MOZART vs CLEMENTI (The Great Duel of 1781)

Two musical giants are pitted against each other! On Christmas Eve 1781, before the entire glittering court of Emperor Joseph II’s Viennese empire, Mozart and Clementi face a musical duel. Who will triumph???? Grammy-nominated pianist Duane Hulbert examines the pianistic competition between Clementi and Mozart and plays some of the pieces the two composers played on that fateful Christmas eve. Stay tuned to the end to see who won. Pieces included are Mozart’s C major Sonata and his A minor Sonata as well as Clementi’s B flat major Sonata and his F sharp minor Sonata. At 16:32 in the video, Hulbert will play Clementi’s Sonata in F sharp minor. If you value classical music, please subscribe to our channel. (It’s free.) And give us a “like“ here (it makes us happy). Thanks for watching! (For fun, check out our video where Duane demonstrates four humorous ways to play Moonlight Sonata )