Classification · Italy
1752 – 1832
Rome - Evesham (England)
Review
A Roman prodigy boy, he was taken to England in his adolescence by a patron. In 1781 he starred in Vienna in a famous pianist duel with Mozart before Emperor Joseph II.
In addition to a pianist and composer, he was an editor and manufacturer of pianos in London. His didactic works, such as the Sonatinas op. 36 or the Gradus ad Parnassum, continue to form pianist from all over the world. He was a professor of John Field.
Main works
- Sonata en si bemol major op. 24 ° 2, whose theme Mozart used in The Magic Flute
- Sonatinas op. 36 (1797)
- Method «Introduction to the Art of Playing on the Piano Forte» (1801)
- Sonata «Didone abbandonata» op. 50 ° 3 (1821)
- Gradus ad Parnassum (1817-1826)
- Symphonies
