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Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 5: Clementi's Legacy

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

By the time of his death in 1832, Muzio Clementi was an influential figure on the London musical scene and a founding member of what's now known as the Royal Philharmonic Society. In conclusion, Donald Macleod sums up the composer's diverse achievements and discovers from Clementi's great great great grandson how the Clementi name continues to be associated with music through Finchcocks Musical Museum.

Prelude I (alla Clementi)
Howard Shelley (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67850
CD2 Track 30

Capriccio in C major, Op. 47 no. 2
Howard Shelley (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67850
CD1 Tracks 7 to 9

Symphony no. 4 in D major
Philharmonia Orchestra
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
Erato 4509-92191-2
CD2 Tracks 5 to 8. Show less

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