🇮🇹Muzio Clementi ： Sonata No.3 in h-moll F.3 Op.5

The third sonata in Clementi’s Three Sonatas for Fortepiano or Harpsichord with Violin Accompaniment is a work with a fugal character, written for keyboard and violin. Its appeal lies in the closely woven texture, as the subject passes from one voice to another and the voices overlap to drive the music forward. Performers should maintain the overall flow, bring out each statement of the subject clearly, and keep the inner voices from being obscured. A light, articulate approach suited to the fortepiano or harpsichord, with evenness in smaller details, helps bring out the work’s conversational structure. In performance with violin, it is important to listen to one another’s phrasing and breathing while keeping the sonority well balanced.