If it were not for the affection with which Vladimir Horowitz regarded his music, Muzio Clementi's prolific contribution to piano literature would by now have faded to the edge of dblivion. As it is, he's known more as a pianist, scholar, theorist, teacher, piano manufacturer, and as Beethoven's friend and publisher, than as a composer. However, as a child Clementi was paraded as a prodigy of Mozartian abilities, and for most of his eighty years he was one of the most famous and highly respected musicans in Europe.
- The Rough Guide to Classical Music(Joe Staines & Duncan Clark), p.142
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Nikolai Demidenko is a more circumspect performer than Horowitz. Though he uses a modern piano, his approach is restrained and sensitive. Instead of drama he employs a very refined variey of touch and, when required, some wonderfully clear and quiet playing.
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