Muzio Clementi ： Three sonatas for the piano forte No.3 in g-moll Op.50-3

Among Clementi’s sonatas, this work is especially notable for the contrasting characters of its movements, setting lyrical, spacious passages against more active sections that move forward with tension. Listening for the exchange of melodic lines, changes in harmony, and passages of increased motion helps clarify the musical flow. In performance, it is important to project the melody clearly in the right hand while keeping the left-hand accompaniment well organized, and to shape each phrase through the use of rests and articulation. Carefully controlled changes of tempo and dynamics, together with clear fingerwork in dramatic passages, bring out the appeal of the overall structure.