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Composer of the Week

Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 1: Father of the Pianoforte

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on Clementi's early years when, during a stay in Rome, he was 'spotted' and brought to England. Show more

Composer of the Week

Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 4: The Piano Teacher

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod visits Finchcocks Musical Museum in Goudhurst, Kent to look at its collection of Clementi pianos. Show more

Composer of the Week

Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 2: Mozart's Rival

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod focuses on the summer of 1780, when Clementi found himself in Vienna, in a piano contest with Mozart. Show more

Composer of the Week

Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 5: Clementi's Legacy

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald sums up Clementi's achievements and hears from his great-great-great grandson how the Clementi name continues to be associated with music through Finchcocks Musical Museum. Show more

Composer of the Week

Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)

Episode 3: The Keyboard Entrepreneur

Duration: 1 hour

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

Donald Macleod finds out about Clementi's entrepreneurial skills, which led him into piano manufacture and a lucrative publishing business. Show more