Didier Talpain, Stefano Barneschi & Alessandro Commellato - Hummel: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1-2 (2012-2019)

Tracklist

Hummel: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
01. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: I. Allegro Moderato
02. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: II. Larghetto
03. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: III. Rondo: Allegro Moderato
04. Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: I. Allegro Moderato
05. Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: II. Andante Grazioso
06. Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: III. Rondo
07. Introduction & Rondo brillant in F Minor, Op. 127 'Le retour de Londres': I. Introduction (Largo)
08. Introduction & Rondo brillant in F Minor, Op. 127 'Le retour de Londres': II. Allegretto Vivace

Brilliant Classics inaugure une nouvelle série : l'intégrale des concertos pour piano de Hummel sur instruments d'époque. Johann Nepomuk Hummel, contemporain de Beethoven, fut un compositeur romantique ancré dans le style classique, et un pianiste d'une incroyable virtuosité dont les oeuvres requièrent un niveau technique exceptionnel. Le chef Didier Talpain et l'ensemble Solamente Naturali ont édéjà enregistré l'opéra Mathilda et les Messes de Hummel chez Brilliant Classics.


Hummel: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2
01. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, WoO 24a S.5 I. Allegro moderato
02. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, WoO 24a S.5 II. Romanze. Adagio
03. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, WoO 24a S.5 III. Rondo
04. Concerto for Piano, Violin & Orchestra in G Major, Op. 17 I. Allegro con brio
05. Concerto for Piano, Violin & Orchestra in G Major, Op. 17 II. Andante con variazioni
06. Concerto for Piano, Violin & Orchestra in G Major, Op. 17 III. Rondo

While he was one of the most famous and celebrated composers of the Classical period, his popularity declined rapidly after his death, with the onset of Romanticism, and it is only now that musicians have begun to effect a serious revival of his repertoire.

Hummel’s fame as a concert pianist is evident from the sparkling virtuosity of the works heard on this disc, all for fortepiano and orchestra: the A major Concerto and the Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra Op. 17. Both works were written in his twenties and obviously show the influence of the Classical Viennese style of Mozart’s piano concertos: elegant, melodious and overflowing with brilliant virtuosity.

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