Conferència a la Keats Shelley House de Roma

El dijous 5 de novembre, a les 17 hores, oferiré una conferència sobre les relacions intel·lectuals de Clementi a la Keats Shelley House de Roma.

The Keats Shelley House Piazza di Spagna, 26 00187 Rome, Italy

Free Admission – Muzio Clementi Talk

“I am a young Italian, but an old Englishman”—this is how Muzio Clementi described himself. Born in Rome and settled in England from the age of fourteen, Clementi became one of the most remarkable musical figures of his time.

Buried in Westminster Abbey with the epitaph “Father of the Pianoforte”, Clementi is best remembered for his contributions to piano pedagogy. Yet his achievements extended far beyond this: he was an influential composer, a piano manufacturer, a music publisher and an indefatigable traveller.

In this talk, pianist and independent researcher Marina Rodríguez Brià explores a lesser-known chapter of Clementi's life: his friendships with the philosopher William Godwin, father of Mary Shelley, and the writer Thomas Holcroft.

Clementi's longstanding relationship with Godwin developed from an intellectual friendship into a more personal connection, bringing him into contact with the younger generation of Romantic literary figures, including Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley. Their correspondence reveals how naturally Clementi belonged to their circle.

From his early years as an organist in Rome to his performances before European royalty and his involvement in London's liberal intellectual circles, Clementi's story reveals the rich connections between music, literature and intellectual life in the Romantic period.

Publicació del meu article sobre el cercle intel·lectual de Clementi

 

El 16 de juny la prestigiosa revista anglesa The Keats-Shelley Review (Routledge.Taylor & Francis Group), ha publicat el meu article "The Intellectual Circle of Muzio Clementi in London: A Contribution to His Biography". 

En aquest treball estudio i analitzo alguns aspectes biogràfics que relacionen el compositor amb un cercle intel·lectual format per filòsofs, literats, científics i artistes radicals de gran influència. Un entorn defensor dels drets humans i de la llibertat de pensament, quelcom que sens dubte té a veure amb les creences i personalitat de Clementi. Ha estat una recerca molt interessant i plena de sorpreses, com ara la seva amistat amb el filòsof William Godwin, marit de Mary Wollstonecraft i pares de Mary Shelley. 

On June 16, the prestigious The Keats-Shelley Review (Routledge.Taylor & Francis Group), published my article "The Intellectual Circle of Muzio Clementi in London: A Contribution to His Biography".

In this work I study and analyze some biographical aspects that relate the composer to an intellectual circle made up of highly influential philosophers, writers, scientists and radical artists. An environment that defends human rights and freedom of thought, something that undoubtedly has to do with Clementi's beliefs and personality. It has been a very interesting search and full of surprises, such as his friendship with the philosopher William Godwin, husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and parents of Mary Shelley.