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Mozart and friends

Alexander Melnikov plays Clementi, Haydn and Mozart on the fortepiano, live from Wigmore Hall, London.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London.

Introduced by Andrew McGregor.

Alexander Melnikov plays Clementi, Haydn and Mozart on the fortepiano.

With wide-ranging musical interests that have led him to explore an exceptional breadth of repertory with tenacity and imagination, the Russian pianist focuses on the Italian-born, London-based pianist-composer Muzio Clementi, including his homages to two major contemporaries.

Clementi: Musical Characteristics Op 19
Prelude alla Haydn in C

Haydn: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor HXVI:36

Clementi: Musical Characteristics Op 19
Prelude alla Mozart in A

Mozart: Fantasia in D minor K397

Clementi: Piano Sonata in G minor Op 34 No 2

Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Muzio Clementi

    Preludio II alla Haydn in C from "Musical Characteristics", Op.19

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Sonata in C minor, HXVI:36

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Muzio Clementi

    Preludio II alla Haydn in C from "Musical Characteristics", Op.19

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fantasia in D minor, K397

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Muzio Clementi

    Preludio II alla Clementi from "Charakteristische Musik op. 19"

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
  • Muzio Clementi

    Sonata in G minor, Op.34 No.2

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 13 Jan 2020 13:00
  • Sun 19 Jan 2020 13:00

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