Classical Era

The Classical era in Western music, spanning roughly from 1750 to 1820, is characterized by a distinct clarity, balance, and transparency in composition. This period marked a departure from the elaborate ornamentation of the Baroque era towards a greater emphasis on homophonic melodies where a clear solo line is supported by accompanying harmony. Compositional forms such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata became highly refined. The works of composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn exemplify the era with their masterful control of form and expression. Symmetry and structured musical development are hallmarks of the genre, often featuring lyrical melodies, contrasting themes, and a meticulous approach to dynamics and instrumental articulation, leading to music that exudes elegance, grace, and precision.

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Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Album - 13 Tracks - Released March 24, 2025

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Alessandro Marcello
Antoine Reicha
Anton Zimmermann
Antonio Rosetti
Antonio Sacchini
Baldassare Galuppi
Carl Friedrich Abel
Carl Stamitz
Carlo Tessarini
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Daniel Auber
Domenico Cimarosa
Ferdinand Ries
Fernando Sor
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Francesco Geminiani
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Benda
Franz Danzi
Franz Krommer
Franz Xaver Richter
Friedrich Kuhlau
Friedrich Witt
Gaspare Spontini
George Onslow
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Giuseppe Sarti
Giuseppe Torelli
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jiří Antonín Benda
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Adolph Scheibe
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Johann Joachim Quantz
Johann Melchior Molter
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Johann Stamitz
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
João Domingos Bomtempo
Leopold Mozart
Louis Spohr
Luka Sorkočević
Maria Theresia von Paradis
Michel Blavet
Michel Corrette
Michel Richard Delalande
Muzio Clementi
Niccolò Jommelli
Orchestre Divertimento
Paul Wranitzky
Pieter Hellendaal
Pietro Locatelli
Pietro Nardini
Saverio Mercadante
Sebastian Bodinus
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
William Boyce
Étienne Nicolas Méhul
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Domenico Cimarosa
Muzio Clementi
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges
William Boyce
Fernando Sor
Pietro Locatelli
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Francesco Geminiani
Carl Friedrich Abel
Alessandro Marcello
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Baldassare Galuppi
Giuseppe Torelli
Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Johann Christian Bach
Leopold Mozart
Jean-Marie Leclair
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Maria Theresia von Paradis
Friedrich Kuhlau
Paul Wranitzky
Johann Baptist Vanhal
Louis Spohr
Johann Adolf Hasse
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Niccolò Jommelli
Daniel Auber
Johann Joachim Quantz
Johann Stamitz
Carl Stamitz
Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Michel Corrette
Michel Richard Delalande
Franz Danzi
Michel Blavet
Saverio Mercadante
Étienne Nicolas Méhul
Gaspare Spontini
Johann Melchior Molter
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Xaver Richter
Ferdinand Ries
Franz Krommer
Antoine Reicha
Carlo Tessarini
Jiří Antonín Benda
Antonio Rosetti
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Franz Benda
Pieter Hellendaal
Anton Zimmermann
Orchestre Divertimento
Pietro Nardini
Giuseppe Sarti
George Onslow
João Domingos Bomtempo
Friedrich Witt
Antonio Sacchini
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Luka Sorkočević
Johann Adolph Scheibe
Sebastian Bodinus