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Clementi, Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1, Andante

I made the video recording below for Jessica, one of my students. It is not a perfect recording by any stretch of the imagination, but after about fifteen attempts, all with significant errors, I decided to post this one. You'll no doubt notice a few mistakes in this rendition too, but it's the best I can do for now. (I recorded this only a few hours after doing yardwork so please forgive my scruffy appearance.)

If I may critique my own playing, here are some observations:

1. The tempo is too slow.
2. The dynamic balance of the hands is not even enough, with some notes too loud in context.
3. A couple of unintentional pauses interrupt the flow.
4. There are two or more wrong or omitted notes.

This is the second movement of the sonatina, which serves as a contrast to the faster first (see my recording here) and third movements.

Clementi was a contemporary of Mozart and Beethoven. He was a prolific composer and piano virtuoso.

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