Muzio Clementi was 'The Father of the pianoforte', a performer, teacher, publisher and manufacturer of pioneering importance. But in addition to the works for piano, he also wrote a series of symphonies which, along with Cherubini's D major Symphony (Naxos 8.557908), are the only works by an Italian composer to stand comparison with the great Viennese symphonies of the time. Colorful, character filled and atmospheric, these important works show the influence of Haydn, but also, in their orchestral richness, of Beethoven and Schubert.

Tracklist:

Overture In D Major
Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Woo 32 (Completed By Alfredo Casella, 1938): I. Larghetto - Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Woo 32 (Completed By Alfredo Casella, 1938): II. Andante Con Moto
Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Woo 32 (Completed By Alfredo Casella, 1938): III. Minuetto: Allegretto - Trio
Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Woo 32 (Completed By Alfredo Casella, 1938): IV. Finale: Allegro Vivace - Animato E Giocoso
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Woo 33 (Edited P. Spada): I. Adagio - Allegro
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Woo 33 (Edited P. Spada): II. Larghetto Cantabile
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Woo 33 (Edited P. Spada): III. Minuetto: Allegretto
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Woo 33 (Edited P. Spada): IV. Finale: Presto

UPC: 747313307173
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 1.29.13
Format: CD

Rome Symphony Orchestra - Symphonies 1 & 2 / Overture in D (CD)