Gould Piano Trio - Hummel: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro agitato
02. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: II. Andante
03. Piano Trio No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Finale. Presto
04. Piano Trio No. 4 in G Major, Op. 65: I. Allegro con spirito
05. Piano Trio No. 4 in G Major, Op. 65: II. Andante grazioso
06. Piano Trio No. 4 in G Major, Op. 65: III. Rondo. Vivace assai e scherzando
07. Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major, Op. 83 "Grand trio concertante": I. Allegro
08. Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major, Op. 83 "Grand trio concertante": II. Andante
09. Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major, Op. 83 "Grand trio concertante": III. Rondo


Trained by Mozart and Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed the highest reputation as a composer and virtuoso performer of his day. His piano trios are characterised by their richness of sonority, good humour and flowing melodic inventiveness. While the influence of Beethoven can be heard, Hummel’s own creative voice is highly distinctive. The early Piano Trio, Op. 12 exudes the atmosphere of Vienna at the turn of the 19th century, and the Grand Trio is a concerto in all but name, the demands on the pianist expressly designed for its dedicatee Johann Baptist Cramer.

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