Monday 9 in November the exhibition “Beethoven and its confluences. The relationship with M. Clementi and the evolution of the piano”, organized by the Conservatory of Cervera, as an extraordinary activity on the occasion of the celebration of Santa Cecília.
Arrived in November and therefore in the celebration of Santa Cecília, patron saint of music, extraordinary activities are carried out every year. This year, despite the socio-sanitary situation, we did not want to stop doing some of them from the Conservatory. And thanks to the encouragement of several teachers, led by Xavier Balcells, Monday 9 in November a small exhibition was inaugurated, on the capital figure of L.V.. Beethoven, of whom this year the 250 birthday.
Joan Josep Gutiérrez was present at the inauguration, -the curator of an exhibition relating the figure of Beethoven and Clementi to the Museum of Music in 2019-, and with that of the paer in head, Joan Santacana.
The exhibition, entitled “Beethoven and its confluences. The relationship with M. Clementi and the evolution of the piano ", will be located in the Municipal Auditorium until 15 January. You can find content about these composers and also about the history and evolution of the piano. To be able to visit it, you must make an appointment at: direccioconservatori@cerverapaeria.cat
The exhibition has the support of the Muzio Clementi Association of Barcelona and shows us a journey through the life and work of someone who is considered the forerunner of the first generation of professional pianists after the latest research.: Clementi. We can see a first area dedicated to him as a man, one second, related to the entrepreneurial facet of the composer, as well as a brief explanation of the history of the piano since its invention. And the third area is dedicated to the nexus between Clement and Beethoven. This connection is explained in three specific ways: the influence of musical and piano language, the editorial relationship and the link.
Clement's sonatas influenced and were an important precedent for the development of Beethoven's musical language. Clementi, in addition to musician, he was a publisher in London. Beethoven's work was spread throughout the Anglo-Saxon world, largely, to the publishing contracts that Clementi established with him exclusively. Likewise, he conducted many symphonic works of the Bonn genius with the Philharmonic Society of London, institution that he founded with other musicians and that was the one that would order the composition of the Ninth Symphony.
So in the exhibition we can explore the world of two interconnected composers, which passed in parallel·lel to the history of the piano. And we will also find other interesting materials by Beethoven: partitures, discs, cd ’s- and col·lectionism — like some col·stamp lessons.
Information and image provided by the Conservatory of Cervera.
Cervera, 10 of November 2020.