Muzio Clementi : Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1

[btyremanable]

great video, I really enjoyed your playing, thankyou

[PSearPianist]

@btyremanable And thank you for watching!

[MrJFA1978]

i loved the andante

[PSearPianist]

@MrJFA1978 That's great!

[quelita28]

Why is it that sometimes when I play the piano for over an hour my wrist hurts,especially

when I play that song? Most of the times I play once a week. Are the pain in my wrists

normal? I am 38 years old.

[PSearPianist]

@quelita28 I have put my comments on your question on my PSearPianist blog (there is a link on my channel page).

[quelita28]

How long have you been playing?

[PSearPianist]

@quelita28 Over 45 years!

[30inventionman]

I meant peter

[PSearPianist]

@30inventionman It's Phillip!

[sanity052]

@PSearPianist haha

[30inventionman]

hey paul you still playing the piano

[PSearPianist]

@30inventionman I'm not Paul!

[tneatrour]

AMAZING JOB!!!!

[PSearPianist]

@tneatrour Thank you!

[sabrina8899gmail]

so...nice!!

[PSearPianist]

@sabrina8899gmail Thank you, Sabrina!

[PrischLiszt]

@PSearPianist, Uh, what? =)) lol

[PrischLiszt]

@PSearPianist, Just saying. HAHA. 'Cause that's what my professor said. :)) Nice work, though. :>

[PSearPianist]

@PrischLiszt I wonder what he or she found funny!

[sunn233]

Such beautiful playing:) All 3 sections perfectly presented.:) Thank you for sharing.

[PSearPianist]

@sunn233 Thank you for your very kind comment!

[PrischLiszt]

He played the 2nd movement fast... that should be Andante only.

[PSearPianist]

@PrischLiszt Well, andante is walking pace - maybe I walk a little fast!

[dahmin]

Very enjoyable.

[PSearPianist]

@dahmin Thank you!

[Amauroca]

I made a video with this song... GO SEE IT.

[PSearPianist]

@Amauroca I have done that - it's great that you can play it from memory (unlike me!).

[lilmila]

you are playing ALL my favorite peices from my concert piano playing days. i LOVE your interpretation...you are bringing back SO many memories!! I'll have to get the sheet music and get back into playing these beautiful songs again. -SHINE-

[PSearPianist]

@lilmila That's really kind. Do get back into playing piano if you can!

[wildmut13]

questo brano e bellissimo..... lo suonato per l´esame di terza media ed e stato fenomenaleeeeee..... grazie di essere esistito clementi

[PSearPianist]

@wildmut13 Grazie per il tuo commento gentile!

[TheSillybookworm]

@PSearPianist Alright, thanks for the clarification! :)

[TheSillybookworm]

@PSearPianist Well, your interpretation was brilliant, especially for the second movement. I was just wondering if there is a big difference between 'spirited' and 'cheerful.'

[PSearPianist]

@TheSillybookworm I don't think so. I suppose a piece could be simultaneously spirited and bad-tempered, but the correct musical term then would probably be 'agitato'.

[TheSillybookworm]

The first movement for mine is marked as Spiritoso. Is there a big difference?

[PSearPianist]

@TheSillybookworm I don't have the score to hand - but I hope I did whatever the instruction was.

[Nastollo]

@PSearPianist that's a pretty nice thing, no one do that =)

[Nastollo]

@PSearPianist your italian has some mistakes, but it's fine after all ;-)

Nice work!

[PSearPianist]

@Nastollo Thanks. I always try to respond in the language of the comments I receive, and then I check the result by translating back!

[Nastollo]

You use google translator right? :D

[PSearPianist]

@Nastollo Yes, and Bing Translate. I hope I do not produce nonsense with them!

[luisgelves]

En el andante, se usa el pedal?. Soy autodidacta y he conseguido diferentes ediciones de la partitura y no lo indica, pero veo que muchos intrepretes lo hacen (la mayoria)

Gracias y una saludo!!!!!

[PSearPianist]

@luisgelves Gracias!  Yo uso un poco el pedal en el andante, pero no mucho!

[Tafrica85]

Bravissimo! Mi piace molto questo tocco per Mozart :)

[PSearPianist]

@Tafrica85 Grazie. Non ho giocato molto Mozart sul mio YouTube canale!

[Tafrica85]

@PSearPianist Scusami ho sbagliato a scrivere..intendevo Clementi -.-

[PSearPianist]

@Tafrica85 Vi ringrazio - sarà vedere se riesco a creare alcune più Clementi video!

[PSearPianist]

@ISMAEL9963 He tocó el piano durante 45 años!

[PSearPianist]

@ISMAEL9963 Gracias por tu comentario muy amable. Suerte con su estudio de la sonatina!

[MrKayZ96]

Clementi has lived and come alive again!..

[PSearPianist]

@MrKayZ96 Thank you very much - glad you liked it!

[hhgygy]

Thanks for putting this up, I came across this piece while listening to Erik Satie's Sonatine Bureaucratique and found it ver yfamiliar so I checked out Wikipedia

[PSearPianist]

@hhgygy Thank you. That's a very interesting connection with the Satie.

[knowledgecorruptz]

How do you play so consistently, and yet so fast? I can do either one or the other. Also, I struggle with triplets in movement 2, bar 3, how could their speed and fluency?

[PSearPianist]

@knowledgecorruptz All I can say is that I have been playing piano for a very long time. I would have played the piece more slowly when I was working on them for the first time aged 11 or 12! I am not a teacher so cannot give specific advice, but I would recommend doing some finger exercises - as I used to do myself.

[mik0meihi]

So fun sounding! Thanks for putting this up. Your video helped me get a feel for the speed. I remember my teacher at the classical academy subjecting me to this in elementary school as my first sonatina. I never really finished learning it and coming back to it recently as a high schooler sonatinas and Clementi aren't as bad as I remember. I love these fun quick paced pieces. Scherzos are fun too.

[PSearPianist]

@mik0meihi Thank you. That's a really good approach to the sonatinas - to regard them as something to enjoy rather than as a piece of work for a teacher!

[FIATINW]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice

[PSearPianist]

@FIATINW Thank you!

[musicalvagner]

Perfeito!!!!

[PSearPianist]

@musicalvagner Thank you!

[PSearPianist]

@KV467 That may well be.

[beofie]

Now I can see and hear how to play this piece! Thanks! I have to learn this piece for my piano lessons. I do my best but I can't play that fast as you do. Great to hear!

[PSearPianist]

@beofie Thank you - I'm glad to have been helpful. Play the piece at a speed that is comfortable for you but also makes musical sense!

[aprildimacuha]

i'm currently studying this piece and i'm inspired by you. You're so great!!

[PSearPianist]

@aprildimacuha Thank you - and good luck with your study of the piece!

[Zenful83]

I had lost my sheet music to this piece, but this reminds me of how much I loved playing it! Very beautifully fluid - you have definitely inspired me to work it back up (although it won't be quite as good as yours!). Thank you so very much for bringing the joy of Clementi back into my life.

[PSearPianist]

@Zenful83 Thanks for your really kind comment. You should be able to find a free download of the sheet music - if you have any trouble with that, let me know.

[Darkboy2525]

I am practice the allegro piece to now ^^ soo nice littlie piece it is !

And nice playing ! I self would play it a bit diffrence somewhere ..but everyone have a other kind of feeling he !

but very nice !

[PSearPianist]

@Darkboy2525 Thanks for your kind comment. I'm sure that there are a lot of different ways to play this piece, and I wish you luck with your own practice of the work.

[Darkboy2525]

@PSearPianist Thank you Sir :) I appreaciate you say so :)

[PSearPianist]

@ADUM300 Thank you. I hope you get a lot of pleasure from playing the piece yourself.

[phutch77]

Oh my goodness! I played this for a school House music competition in 1991 when I was 13! I was bricking it!! I got 18.5/20 and it was the top mark out of the 12 performers! Lol! Crumbs I learnt this from Michael Aaron Piano Grade 4 book. Went on to bigger things but have let it slip since then! Thanks for the memory Peter!

[phutch77]

@phutch77 Sorry I meant Phillip not Peter! I was so taken away with the moment of it all I forgot the poor chap's name!

[PSearPianist]

@phutch77 Well, with 18.5/20 you might well have played it better than me! NB I'm Phillip not Peter.

[phutch77]

@PSearPianist Philip please see my immediate correction of your name after my comment! I was so take with it I got a bit carried away!

[KtyNR]

ah reminded me of a video game that put this music, the melody of allegro is very happy :)

[PSearPianist]

The melody is cheerful, indeed.

[jannarta]

Has a touch of reveillez-vous a morning signal to sailors or soldiers to rise. A perfect miniature of make ready for the day and what it might bring. To Horse or Make and Mend. jannarta

[PSearPianist]

Thank you - that's interesting.

[RollaArtis]

Aha! now I know who composed this - my brother used to practise the last movt ad infinitum when he was a small boy. Clementi's music I think is underrated, it unfortunately exists under the shadows of both Mozart and Beethoven. It is evident that compared to the latter's compositions, Clementi's are much more sane.

[PSearPianist]

I think this music - with its simple structure - comes across as an (easier) alternative to the Scarlatti sonatas and the movements have similar musical effects.

[sapillo6]

¡¡¡ EXCELENTE !!!

[PSearPianist]

Thank you!

[nunoperalta5]

I loved to play all these sonatinas :)

[PSearPianist]

Well, get them out and play them again, like I did! You will enjoy it even more now than maybe when you were forced to learn them for piano lessons!

[nunoperalta5]

Yeah, sometimes I play old stuff again... In 2009 I played all the book again :) It is pretty cool to remember the past!

[pianovirus]

Charming!

[PSearPianist]

That's kind!

[harmonypianist]

:-) .... so beautifully balanced game.

Very beautiful. Erika.

[PSearPianist]

Thanks Erika!

[clavis55]

Thank you so much for uploading this Sonatina!

I remember i played this Sonatina in a sight reading examination. :)

I'm always a great fan of this miniatures.

Thank you!

Markus

[PSearPianist]

This is good sightreading material. However, I find it very difficult to play the semiquavers absolutely evenly in this music, and I could certainly not do that if I were sightreading the pieces.

[harmonypianist]

Amazing!

I know the issues small finger technique.

Erika.

[PSearPianist]

Thanks - I hope I managed that OK.

[whundt]

The first sonatina I (and many others) learned many years ago...thanks!

[PSearPianist]

Indeed - it is very good to return to these pieces.

[destinybone]

The second movement was so graceful and light. I loved it!

[PSearPianist]

Thanks!

[josedekcr]

what a funny piece!

[PSearPianist]

I think it should cheer people up!

[AndreaPianoPlayer]

Beautifully played, as always in your videos. Thanks for upload Clementi!

[PSearPianist]

Thank you!