Anyone for Hummel?

[doversoul1]

Like Clementi and Jommelli who were the subjects of CoW awhile ago, Hummel may not be one of The Greats, but there is much to enjoy in his music. I’m looking forward to the coming programmes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01scxtq

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I don't know much Hummel, just a few piano pieces I learnt rather reluctantly many years ago. But playing a student orchestra, accompanying the Trumpet Concerto. That was something!
The solist was Gwyn Williams, who later became a music later, before becoming a producer for BBC Wales.

[BBMmk2]

His masses and chamber music are a delight!

[salymap]

One movement of a very nice bassoon concerto earlier. I'd like to hear the whole work.

[gurnemanz]

Two piano concertos with Stephen Hough on the Chandos Anniversary box are very pleasant - witty , tuneful virtuosos pieces. I also have a very enjoyable piano quintet on fortepiano from Brilliant Classics

[Hornspieler]

Like Clementi and Jommelli who were the subjects of CoW awhile ago, Hummel may not be one of The Greats, but there is much to enjoy in his music. I’m looking forward to the coming programmes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01scxtq

Anyone for Hummel?

Yes, me!

Like Louis Spohr, overshadowed by his more famous contempories and deserves a lot more recognition.

Let's hear it for ...

HS

[verismissimo]

He seems to me to be the link to Chopin.

I particularly like the CD by Malcolm Binns of piano sonatas played on 1825/1830 pianos.

[salymap]

I got quite excited on #4 when I said I'd heard the 3rd movement of Hummel's Bassoon Concerto.

Looking through the RT I see it features in this week's programmes. Yes, the 3rd movement only.

Surely a chance for a bit of forward thinking, an opportunity missed?

[Flosshilde]

The MAndolin concerto that finished today's programme was truly delightful


He might not be one of the 'greats' (who determines such things, anyway?) but Mozart was sufficiently impressed to break his rule about not taking on pupils & took him on.

[Nick Armstrong]

Anyone for Hummel?

Yes, me!

I'll have some too please!!

A distinct improvement over the last couple of weeks!

The MAndolin concerto that finished today's programme was truly delightful

It should be subtitled 'The Trumpton Concerto'... Remember the signature tune?

[verismissimo]

I enjoyed Day 1 greatly - until he got to the mandolin concerto.

[salymap]

Some of the piano music reminded me of John Field, another neglected composer imo.

[MickyD]

Brilliant Classics have recently launched a complete period instrument Hummel piano concerto cycle - Vol.1 kicks off nicely with Alessandro Commellato using an 1825 Bohm and 1837 Pleyel piano. I'm looking forward to the next releases....and of course being Brilliant, this series won't break the bank.

[ardcarp]

I'm sorry to say I'm going to be a bit of a party pooper. Having dipped in and out of this week's Hummel offerings, my opinion hasn't changed...a great craftsman, of course, but just a bit Hum(mel)-Drum. As students we were always told that the likes of Hummel and (as Hornspieler suggests) Spohr might be seen differently by 'history' had they not been overshadowed by the great names with whom they had the bad fortune to be contemporary. To make history a composer needs to do something new. IMV, the Mass that was (partly) featured in today's programme had less to offer than those of Papa Haydn who knocked them out with considerably more wit (yes, wit) and invention.

[Barbirollians]

ardcarp I agree - I remember being very underwhelmed by that GRamophone award winning record of the Piano Concertos