Howard Shelley - Clementi: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

Howard Shelley�s series of Clementi�s piano sonatas is receiving great critical acclaim and is increasing popular interest in this under-recorded composer. The sonatas in the present volume date from the period just after Clementi�s adventures in Europe of 1780�83 that included an unfortunate and well-known confrontation with Mozart, and a protracted stay in Lyons. Clementi moved back to London and there had a considerable reputation as a performer, composer and teacher. His playing was praised, among other things, for its �novel freedoms in tempo and dynamics in the service of heightened expression� and those qualities are noticeable in the works recorded here.