| 1. Tracklist |
| 2. 01. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, Op. 17 |
| 3. 02. Capriccio in A Major, Op. 34 No. 3 |
| 4. 03. Capriccio in F Major, Op. 34 No. 4 |
| 5. 04. Capriccio in E Minor, Op. 47 No. 1: I. Adagio – Allegro agitato |
| 6. 05. Capriccio in E Minor, Op. 47 No. 1: II. Adagio sostenuto |
| 7. 06. Capriccio in E Minor, Op. 47 No. 1: III. Allegro vivace |
| 8. 07. Capriccio in C Major, Op. 47 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro con espressione e passione |
| 9. 08. Capriccio in C Major, Op. 47 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile |
| 10. 09. Capriccio in C Major, Op. 47 No. 2: III. Allegro vivace |
| 11. 10. Black Joke with 21 Variations, WoO 2 |
| 12. 01. La chasse, Op. 16: I. Allegro |
| 13. 02. La chasse, Op. 16: II. Andante vivace |
| 14. 03. La chasse, Op. 16: III. Allegro assai |
| 15. 04. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: I. Allegro |
| 16. 05. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: II. Allegro non troppo |
| 17. 06. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: III. Allegretto con espressione |
| 18. 07. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: IV. Allegretto con molto |
| 19. 08. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: V. Allegretto con grazia |
| 20. 09. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: VI. Allegro |
| 21. 10. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: VII. Allegro vivace |
| 22. 11. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: VIII. Vivace assai |
| 23. 12. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: IX. Allegro moderato |
| 24. 13. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: X. Allegro moderato |
| 25. 14. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: XI. Allegro non troppo |
| 26. 15. 12 Monferrinas, Op. 49: XII. Allegro moderato |
| 27. 16. Fantaisie and Variations on "Au clair de la lune", Op. 48 |
| 28. 17. Variations on "Batti, batti" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, WoO 10 |
| 29. 18. Variations on a Minuet by Mr Collick, WoO 5 |
| 30. 19. Rondo in B-Flat Major, WoO 8 |
| 31. 20. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: I. Prelude 1 alla Haydn |
| 32. 21. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: II. Prelude 2 alla Haydn |
| 33. 22. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: III. Prelude 1 alla Kozeluch |
| 34. 23. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: IV. Prelude 2 alla Kozeluch |
| 35. 24. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: V. Prelude 1 alla Mozart |
| 36. 25. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: VI. Prelude 2 alla Mozart |
| 37. 26. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: VII. Prelude 1 alla Sterkel |
| 38. 27. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: VIII. Prelude 2 alla Sterkel |
| 39. 28. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: IX. Prelude 1 alla Vanhal |
| 40. 29. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: X. Prelude 2 alla Vanhal |
| 41. 30. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: XI. Prelude 1 alla Clementi |
| 42. 31. Musical Characteristics, Op. 19: XII. Prelude 2 alla Clementi |
| 43. ’s survey of the complete piano sonatas of Clementi was acclaimed not only as a set of benchmark performances, but also as the rediscovery of a composer who was uniquely important in his lifetime, which overlapped the careers of Scarlatti and Chopin. This set of Capriccios and Variations is something of a footnote to the series. The earlier works demonstrate Clementi’s lighter and more whimsical side. Most of this music was written to entertain and amuse, with many fantastical virtuoso flourishes of an improvisatory feel. The later works date from the nineteenth century, when Clementi was not quite as prolific as his younger self. Although many of these works, too, were designed for domestic use, there are exceptions such as the Two Capriccios Op 47. These are clearly ‘professional’ music: ambitious, dramatic, radically experimental, often determinedly chromatic, they show the septuagenarian composer still at work in the forefront of the most modern keyboard style |
| 44. has made this repertoire his own. He performs with his usual impeccably stylish flair |
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