Muzio Clementi - Symphony No.1 in C-major, WoO 32

Muzio Clementi (24 January 1752 -- 10 March 1832) was a composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer. Born in Rome, he spent most of his life in England.
Work: Symphony in D-major, WoO 32
Mov.I: Larghetto - Allegro 00:00
Mov.II: Andante con moto 08:12
Mov.III: Minuetto: Allegretto - Trio 13:56
Mov.IV: Finale: Allegro vivace 18:44
Orchestra: The Philharmonia
Conductor: Francesco d'Avalos

[@davideiannarelli3715]

Sinfonia superba, geniale, meravigliosa. Clementi, genio indiscutibile

[@joselopes2293]

Muzio Clementi born in Rome in 1752. His activity in musical field was very varied from composer, piano maker, pedagogue,etc. He was probably the first composer to write pieces dedicated to the dynamic possibilities of then new instrument with perforated keys, the piano. Due to his virtuosic technique Clementi influenced composers like Czerny, Cramer etc. His compositional techniques were studied by Beethoven who held him in high regard as composer and pianist. Clementi was director of the Phillarmonic Society in London. He composed symphonies, Sonatinas,etc. He died in March 1832. This symphony is musically strong, however with moments of great elegance and superb harmony. I didn’t know Muzio as a composer, but after this piece I consider him one of the great musicians of classic-romantic period. This masterpiece touches us deeply whether in the moments of greatest intensity or in those of greatest lyricism. Thanks for this admirable recording. The orchestra and direction are magnificent.

[@nancyspada2240]

Truly exhilarating! I had forgotten just how much. Many years have passed since the last time I listened to this marvelous symphony!!

[@brianknapp8645]

Clementi had such a gift for melody! Love it!

[@erika6651]

Clementi's orchestral personality is not what I imagined it would be like! Very brassy, massive late Classical/Romantic feel. If i didn't already know this was his music, I'd never guess it was him. Does anyone else feel like the music doesn't breathe enough? Perhaps its the recording.

[@LuizBHMG]

Obra aparentemente bem pouco conhecida. Geralmente Muzio só é lembrado por seus trabalhos pianísticos, mas este "rival" de Mozart foi um dos importantes desenvolvedores do classicismo.

[@EugenioCaronna]

Stupenda...Vero...anticipa Beethoven

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful ! Thank you so much :)

[@angeliner59]

Very enjoyable! ❤

[@enricosala3574]

Bellissima musica! Peccato poco conosciuto, anzi quasi dimenticato, un vero peccato, da riproporre. Un piccolo genio da riscoprire e proporre, a mio parere, nei teatri 👏👏👏

[@erika6651]

Yes, people should enjoy this sinner more. His treatment of the orchestra is interesting!

[@Plantocrate]

Concordo. Direi solo meglio: un genio non piccolo, ma meno fortunato e dimenticato.

[@edgardopocorobba9816]

Perché non si esegue mai? Troppo bravo.

[@nancyspada2240]

Forse perchè, come diceva Clementi stesso "Nemo propheta in patria" ! Chi lo sa.

[@leothefoxy3779]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍❤️💛💚💙💜😍

[@galek75]

The opening of this symphony is quite like that of Beethoven's First!

[@mikebott]

15kwakmatthew far more romantic though.

[@AdamGillett]

Notably, Beethoven was an enormous admirer of Clementi's. In fact, the latter published most of Beethoven's works for the English and European market. Perhaps unsurprising that there is an overlap.

[@ernshaw78]

I thought it sounded better personally with a lot more gusto.

[@leothefoxy3779]

😻❤️❤️😹my parakeets share their love :)

[@theopaopa1]

magnifica musica, gracias !

[@themusicalgerbil192]

I'm impressed!

[@nicolapezzella1748]

Genio dimenticato (fatto passare come un insegnante o didatta), questa sinfonia dimostra da dove viene Beethoven e poi molti altri

[@francosiniscalchi9512]

+Paolo Perrelli Peccato che tutti i compositori italiani dovessero fuggire del paese per essere riconosciuti. Forse per questo motivo il classicismo italiano e visto como inferiore alla prima scuola di Vienna

[@maliuatu]

@@francosiniscalchi9512 Non "fuggivano" dal paese. Essendo rinomati e ricercati ovunque (giustamente o meno sarebbe materia da discutere caso per caso in altro frangente), andavano dove richiesti e meglio pagati.

[@Alleriian]

5:27 is my favorite part

[@hectorreynoso6308]

Is it in C Major or D Major, the description of the work says D Major. Wonderful work

[@derphysiker1774]

C Major

[@tepmich]

No doubt we meet now and then in Beethoven"s symphonies powerfull and rich harmonies, but it does not mean that sombody imitated them . This unwothy hint only insults the dignity of some other composers non less greater than Beethoven. They, also as he, were inspirated by Spiritual World. Tepper Michael, Israel.

[@dirienzo98]

The beginning is almost identical to that of Haydn’s symphony 36, movement 2.

[@gdr487]

L'Haydn italiano supera Haydn. Capolavoro.

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Clementi non è il Haydn italiano; Clementi non supera Haydn; Questa sinfonia è una curiosità interessante, ma non è un capolavoro.

[@gdr487]

@@elaineblackhurst1509perche'?

[@fmiyaramusic2462]

The 3rd Symphony is the one that is a capolavoro!

[@davideiannarelli3715]

@@elaineblackhurst1509 invece è proprio un capolavoro.

[@defensorgentium2047]

Tutte e quattro le sinfonie di Clementi le ritengo dei capolavoro. Anche il concerto per piano e orchestra.

[@alejandrodmsosa]

great sympho, author of the picture pls?

[@nancyspada2240]

The cover is a view from the Prater towards the lane leading to the outskirts of town by Joseph Heideloff. Josef Heideloff II was a German painter and etcher, active in Austria. He was the son of the painter Joseph Heideloff I from Mainz. Around 1750 his father took him to Vienna, where he studied under Johann Christian Brand at the Vienna Academy. He produced a number of architectural views and landscape veduta of Lower Austria which are very interesting from a topographical point of view.

[@alejandrodmsosa]

thank you so much@@nancyspada2240

[@nancyspada2240]

It is quite interesting! You're very welcome.@@alejandrodmsosa

[@leothefoxy3779]

3rd comment!!!!!!

[@MsSandtime]

I don't know any of those people . Please rermove them all

[@JT29501]

For me, this is quite a bad performance, the balance is all wrong and the melody is lost in lots of places. Try the recording with Matthias Bamert instead, it has much more clarity. Having said that, I hope this helps to bring the work of Clementi to a wider audience, thankyou for uploading.

[@j.l.callison1837]

This is my first exposure to Clementi's symphony, to my knowledge. I took the time to listen to the Barnert recording, also, and i will agree with you that it is a better rendition. Not having seen the score, I can't evaluate any more than from what I heard. Barnert's interpretation does seem a bit more even without some of the harshness of the brass and percussion in this piece. I must say, though that I thoroughly enjoyed both performances and have favorited them for future enjoyment. Thank you for your comment.

[@davidschafer5518]

It could be that youtube uses it's own eq....sounded good on my system because I have a sub woofer type system...

[@Nuraghes100]

Now we know by whome Beethoven was inspired of and who the real genius,in terms of classical music spoken,was. Muzio Clementi,like so many other italian composers,were snobbed,neglected,ignored,like today and copied,or should we say,STOLE even Masterpieces,like Mozart did from italian composers,such as the "Jupiter-Symphonie" and the "Pariser Symphonie". Leopold II.Emperor of Austria allways prefered Salieri´s Works and Symphonies to those from Mozart. It has been revealed,than Mozart never got over it and was tremendously jealous of Salieri. More and more Doubts are rising,if Mozart is really the Composer of so many Masterpieces like "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" and many more,Piano-Sonatas,"Die Zauberflöte" and so on. How could a Man like Mozart,who allways was on the run from his Debitors,whome he owned a fortune,who allways was broke to the bone,who was a Party-Man at it´s best,attending Courts and Houses of Nobiles,rushing from town to town,be able to write and Compose Pieces,of which today he´s famous for??? His lifestyle stands in no relation to the amount of time he would have had to spend to compose them. Questions after Questions...... Is this the reason that nobody has to doubt and only has to focus ALLWAYS AND EXCLUSIVELY on german composers??? One becomes the Impression that german composers are the non-plus-ultra of the classical music,which they certainly aren´t and never has been.

[@brookelicious19]

Dude r u trying to discredit Mozart of his own work😂

[@Nuraghes100]

I´m not discretiting anybody.I´m just stating a fact.

[@brookelicious19]

You said “doubts are rising”. Doubts are not fact. They are not even anyone else’s but your own. If there is any fact to your claims (or doubts), please share the authority of these facts.

[@Nuraghes100]

@@brookelicious19 I´ve done that so many times before. Just listen very close to Clementi´s 3rd Sinfonie,for example and compare it to "God save the Queen" and you´ll find the British national Anthem in this Masterpiece. So the Composer of "God save the Queen" is Muzio Clementi.

[@brookelicious19]

And what does that have anything to do with Mozart and his works that you were referring to?