Sonatinas Op 36 (Bk/Cd)

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editionsoffer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historica l and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), a renowned piano teacher in his own day, is today best-known for this set of six Sonatinas, Opus 36. It is a tribute to their inherentmusical appeal that, after two centuries, almost anyone who has studied piano knows one or more of these small gems. In these short, sparkling works, all a ttention is directed to the most basic pianistic concepts: precise phrasing, evenness of touch, an