Hummel: Piano Concertos, Volume 1

[@BrilliantClassics]

00:00:00 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: I. Allegro moderato 00:16:12 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: II. Larghetto 00:20:39 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85: III. Rondo: Allegro moderato 00:31:34 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: I. Allegro moderato 00:39:51 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: II. Andante grazioso 00:43:31 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concertino in G, Op. 73: III. Rondo 00:47:45 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Introduction & Rondo brillant in F Minor, Op. 127 ‘Le retour de Londres’: I. Introduction (Largo) 00:51:26 Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Introduction & Rondo brillant in F Minor, Op. 127 ‘Le retour de Londres’: II. Allegretto vivace

[@daphneharvey3036]

Brilliant Classics Really

[@rognunes]

Necessary to revisit masterpieces like this at least once a month

[@Wowmusicable]

Amazing! Hummel is such an underrated composer.

[@josevicentehummel5178]

Gostei

[@canman5060]

He was a pupil of Mozart when he was a 10 year old boy.Mozart was fascinated by his great talent and also took up board and lodging at his place in addition to teaching.

[@joselopes2293]

Hummel was an amazing composer. His music is of an elegance and beauty that deeply enchants us. Although he was an extraordinary musician in the various genres he composed, he is fabulous to me in piano concerts he wrote. The grace, lyricism, subtlety and unbelievable musical harmony, makes him a true genius in this genre of music, that are true masterpieces. Viva Hummel and his divine music. The pianist is fantastic not only for the sensitivity he conveys to us but for the excellent virtuosity he employs. The orchestra and conducting are superb. Thanks for the moments of unforgettable pleasure that this magnificent recording gives us.

[@lauryburr7044]

I remember "discovering" Hummel just before starting uni (in 1968!) - a record of his double concerto (violin & piano) and first piano concerto was one of the 8 records I took with me when I started - and was one of the ones I played most. Recently I bought a box set of his music - 20 CDs - and I've not listened to them all yet... As others here have said, he's still underrated, though he is better known no than 50 years ago!

[@canman5060]

Hummel was one of the torch bearer at Beethoven's funeral together with Carl Czerny and Ries.

[@sorim1967]

I think this the single most insulting sentence I have ever read about Franz Schubert.

[@kentrosaurusboi3909]

@@sorim1967 LOL yes

[@canman5060]

@@sorim1967 I can understand your reasoning.

[@canman5060]

@@sorim1967 Fact is fact and it is most often hurt but Franz Schubert 700 plus great songs are never forgotten and I have over 100 recordings of each and every song.

[@markbeck8384]

I always like the way Hummel blends the orchestra and the piano; to me, it sounds just right.

[@stuartmclaren2402]

Yes indeed and you might like to listen to the new Naxos release of Czerny's Grand concerto in Eb as Czerny seems to follow in the steps of Hummel

[@youtubepremium3505]

Agreed. I have just discovered him.

[@Gguy061]

Its amazing how top quality production values can bring a piece to life. This is how classical music should be heard: in full clarity and in full force, like you're in the middle of the orchestra yourself. I hope amazing production values like this will continued to be pursued in classical recordings in the future. Poor recording quality only re-enforces the misconception that classical music is a thing of a past.

[@findelka1810]

Whenever I’m tired and/or facing a difficult task I always listen to Hummel. Such invigorating, brilliant music which with all its vitality never leaves the realms of grace and beauty. A joy to the world! Thank you for the upload! 🙏

[@glennbourque111]

Utter delight. I never knew and I've lived a lifetime. Thanks to KZbin

[@massimo5526]

20:40 = Future chopin

[@franzitaduz]

Let’s applaud Mr Commellatto for his superb virtuosity here! Thank you so much for doing these recordings with real Hammerflügel. It makes all the difference! There is obvious passion and respect for these works coming through your performance. A wonderful composer too often overlooked.

[@stuartmclaren2402]

White we may lament as to why Hummel was forgotten, he had by all accounts a wonderful life when compared to Beethoven and at one stage was the most expensive and celebrated teacher in Europe . I have followed his remarkable revival from oblivion and now we are seeing others like Czerny following in his footsteps. He has certainly enriched the lives of those of us who enjoy his music. If you enjoy Hummed I recommend you also listen to the piano concertos and chamber works of Carl Czerny as I cannot help but think that his works were what Hummel might have written if he had lived. (eg the A minor concerto and the newly released premiere recording of the Grand Concerto in E flat on Naxos.

[@StuartSimon]

Stuart McLaren Hummel was still alive when Czerny’s A-minor concerto was written in 1828. For Hummel’s part, I believe that he wasn’t in the business of ripping off his own hit, and Czerny’s concerto is inspired by Hummel’s in several key places.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The wonderfulness of this performance is irreplaceable , and universal

[@michelealba744]

Très beau concerto, qui mérite amplement d'être connu et rejoué !!! Hummel, un compositeur indéniablement très inspiré ! Un immense merci à tous ces artistes qui le tirent de l'oubli ...qu'il n'aurait jamais dû connaître !!!

[@weile4u]

Highly delightful, between Mozart and Chopin, these virtuoso compositions deserve a wider audience.

[@armchairrockstar186]

Hummel is an example of someone doing everything right but not winning. But hey, that's life!

[@yihanwu1126]

He was actually pretty successful at his time. His fame faded after he died though.

[@canman5060]

Hummel is my great great great piano teacher.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Comfort of these music is immeasurable and beyond description I'm on cloud

[@ghislainegabard3934]

Comment ai je pu ignorer les concertos pour piano 🎹 de Hummel ??.... Absolument magnifiques et si brillamment interprétés

[@michelealba744]

Vous avez tellement raison !!

[@annchadwick4613]

Love Hummels music It is full of joy and invention We need some joyful music in this dark time

[@hoihoover929]

I had been looking for Hummel music. I found your volume 2. So I have to look for Volume 1. Here we are! You make my day and every day after. What a joy. Merci infiniment Brilliant Classics.

[@Lemma01]

This is my first encounter with Hummel; what a distinct, and interesting orchestral voice (and I'm not referring to the fortepiano...). I'm delighted - thank you!

[@stuartmclaren2402]

I have been following Hummel's revival for many years and remember the first recording of this must be 40 years ago. But his big break came in 1988 with the now famous recording by Stephen Hough and the ECO which won the recording of the year in the concerto section. He did it again a few years later with the recording of his masses. All his piano concertos have been recorded at least once and some several times.

[@uprooy]

I am baffled! It is so wonderful, original and virtuoso. A true delight to listen to. How come I never heard this before....?

[@maries8599]

Un vrai bijou ces concertos ❤ Un mélange délicieux entre Mozart,Beethoven,Chopin…

[@michaelschmidt8702]

Welche Leichtigkeit, Brillanz im Spiel...Hervorragend!

[@michaelschmidt8702]

Einfach...WUNDERSCHÖN!

[@SmartMeterEducation]

I love Hummel!

[@richarlesberthemy7332]

One of the most beautifull Concerti of all the repertory.

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

HUMMEL was brilliant when he composed this masterpiece.

[@fransmeersman2334]

The fortepiano in these concertos gives them a very captivating and surprising aspect.I like it very much. Thanks !

[@barrymalkin9679]

I never expected such color & feeling could be achieved with this instrument. Combining the sturm und drang of the early Beethoven concertos with the joyful lyricism of Chopin, Maestro Hummel welcomed the Romantic era in a dramatically operatic fashion. This is a wonderful performance of a composer who wrote way more than trumpet pieces.

[@robotkarel]

The fortepiano in these concertos gives them their names, piano concertos.

[@fransmeersman2334]

@@robotkarel I meant against for instance Steinways and Bechsteins pianos.

[@fransmeersman2334]

@@robotkarel Not that I have anything against Bechsteins or Steinways but I like the sound of a fortepiano and certainly in these these concertos

[@robotkarel]

Ah ok

[@witeksz.8926]

When Steven Hough performs this concert it's magic, here it's a second league

[@robertschaaf8606]

Agreed. This is somewhat labored and dull. Not the fault of the piece, though. The Shishkin performance is also very fine, but Hough remains unmatched.

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

More -or less I agree but they’re gains here and there : orchestral sonorities often come across with more immediacy, and I like the extra percussiveness/ clarity of the fortepiano. .

[@류순열-h6i]

아름다운 연주곡 잘 들었습니다~감사합니다~🎵🎻🎹🌿🍀☘🌹🌹☘🍀🌿❤❤

[@maadhav6844]

what a wonderful concerto.... finally after a long time I have found a beautiful peace to listen

[@ivanigorpollick6690]

i love Hummel,beautifull,mature music.great,great talent...

[@Marcos.Pablo.Dalmacio]

Wonderful works! The piano concerto in A minor is a masterwork!!!

[@danielrodriguez9630]

Gran compositor.Se nota su amor al piano. Nadie puede negar su virtuosismo.En cuanto a los conciertos suyos.Hermosos como su amor por la musica!

[@trucoalaspardasalaspardas30]

Un talento brillante. Es especialmente notable y brillante!!! Una injusticia que no se conozca!!!!!!!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Que piano !!! una gran pianista ,impacta braviiiiisimo!!!! La orquesta es la exelencia que he escuchado hasta hoy. 🌹

[@francit.7636]

The first concerto is beautiful! Especially his first movement. I didn't know who was this guy, but he seems to be a good composers. Hope to hear more pieces of him in the future!

[@jonathanlawrence6586]

There are quite a few recordings of the Hummel piano concertos posted on KZbin. Steven Hough has a good rendition of the b minor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn6wpoiOhZqgkKM I can't recommend Hough's recording of the a minor, though. Gratefully, that hasn't made it to KZbin so far as I can tell.

[@mariusbiz1]

Magnific, nu stiam nimic de Hummel pana acum ceva vreme.

[@thereisnoproblem]

Just wonderful music!

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

A big Thank you to Brillant Classique for making us know this excellent composer. Posterity is sometimes very unfair. It’s excellent, we never tire of it. Of course Mozart and Beethoven... But here is a composer of a creative quality quite comparable to those great Masters of the past whose name is unknown! Un grand Merci à Brillant Classique de nous faire connaître cet excellent compositeur. La postérité est parfois très injuste. C'est excellent, on ne s'en lasse pas. Bien sûr Mozart et Beethoven... Mais voila un compositeur d'une qualité créatrice bien comparable à ces grands Maîtres du passé dont on ignore le nom!

[@armchairrockstar186]

Really, yes. I just got to know Hummel and it's GREAT. It's on another level.

[@MARIAHELENA606]

Magnifico ! Un concerto che dovrebbe far parte del repertorio dei grandi pianisti attuali; ho sentito la mancanza del video dell' orchestra e del pianista, ma la musica mi ha rinfrancato l'anima, Grazie !!!

[@DINO93535]

Pienamente d'accordo !

[@basilisvasileiou434]

Υπεροχη ερμηνεια και πολυ σημαντικο επισης πεντακαθαρος ηχος.❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Está marcado que hace un año me lo mandaste 😂 gracias de nuevo 👋👋👋👋👋🌹

[@LS-kg9dq]

He is brilliant! Thank you for sharing his gift!

[@aluxebalam]

I love Brillian Classics because I met composers never known for me before

[@XavFranz]

I am began introduce with Hummel's piano works from November 2007 and get many pleasure! I am enjoy very much by his music for a today - at present time! Piano concerto a-moll - is Miracle! From 3:59 - is very magnificent, fiery!

[@user-tb8lq8sj8f]

絕不遜於任何名家！真好聽！好就是好！

[@wq6737]

Einfach emtzückend diese lebendigen, temperamentvollen Klavierparts.

[@vivebourgogne]

Can you upload volume 2 please ? Thakns alot for sharing all this music.

[@iainmcintyre6758]

Great pathos in the A minor. Wonderful

[@ropranzonimk3815]

I love this concertos! Cares my ears and soul ❤❤❤

[@steadyheartbeats2061]

Delightful! Instantly changed my mood. ^^

[@huyhoang8265]

❤xinh quá

[@jakobler3474]

Brilliant! ;) and thanks for using the (apparently) original metronome markings (and so kind of debunking the "whole beat theory")!

[@williamx2528]

beautiful

[@all7509]

Thank you for uploading , my favorite concerto, excellent performance.

[@opsalazar65]

This is quite a wonderful find!!! Remarkable piano concertos. Thank for posting!!!

[@charlesopels9676]

I was exposed to the music of Hummel, accidentally and by coincidence, and happily, find it equally enjoyable.

[@AthSamaras]

Thank you for this excellent upload!.

[@montserratjurgensbatlles4822]

Wow! Fantastic!

[@brubi5220]

Quel magnifique moment!

[@LoveJoyPeace378]

Beautiful and appealing music!

[@bronsonlkm5875]

Thanks, beautiful lovely melody piano concertos music.Sounds of silence, peace and light the mind n heart. Lovely combination of sounds n music! Amazing piece video! Infinite love!🙏🎹

[@NubiaViera]

Que belleza de música!!!! Muchas gracias por compartir!!! Abrazo!!❤❤❤🙌

[@Xyriak]

30:04

[@spiderlime]

hummel has composed some of the most dramatic and innovative piano concertos of the early 1800's. with spohr and ries he belongs in a group of innovators who are sadly little-known today although in their day they were considered as legitimate successors to beethoven, until schumann gave the title to brahms later on.

[@canman5060]

The A minor concerto should be mandatory for all music graduate major in pianoforte because it has every essence to be expected from a competent professional piano virtuoso.

[@TheLifeisgood72]

I’m playing it as a sr in high school for concerto competition

[@itsmz827]

@@TheLifeisgood72 Good luck!

[@canman5060]

@@TheLifeisgood72 Your high school must have Music as a mandatory subject.

[@TheLifeisgood72]

@@canman5060 Yeah and I got 1st place btw did the 3rd mvmt.

[@sashahera5679]

Stupendo ed immaginario 💙🎶🧚🏼🌈🕊🙏🏼

[@wolfonmoon26]

amazing production, wonderful piano .

[@pengp8876]

Thank you.

[@margaretjj9171]

I'm so pleased to be introduced to this composer. I had heard his name but never heard his work till now.

[@canman5060]

Please Please upload Volume 2.

[@바람소리-p6l]

업로드 감사합니다. 즐겁게 감상했습니다. 훔멜이 베토벤에 비해서 후세대에 대중적으로는 덜 알려졌지만, 제게는 훔멜의 작품들도 베토벤이나 모짜르트 쇼팽과 다름없이 좋습니다. 베토벤은 베토벤이라 좋고, 모짜르트는 모짜르트라 좋고 훔멜은 훔멜이라서 좋습니다. 훌륭한 작곡가들과 연주가들이 창조한 음악 세계 속에서 즐거움을 누리는 이 행복이 얼마나 귀중한지요.

[@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk]

It's a shame Hummel isn't better known for being a contemporary of Beethoven, but at least he wasn't as unlucky as Salieri, who has been ridiculed endlessly by people who haven't bothered to listen to a single piece written by him.

[@barbaracrespo5828]

🧑😁👌👍 es Magnifica ESA Musica me gusta un besote grandote para usted💋🙆

[@reyessanchez8621]

De una belleza para los sentidos...

[@stefanstamenic3640]

@Vassilis Papadopoulos For contemporaries, Hummel is a bigger name than Beethoven (Hummel could play Beethoven's scores, Beethoven couldn't play Hummel's!); Beethoven himself envied him, although Hummel supported him financially.

[@mrdietergericke]

Very well, that is the first possible version to play, i've listen to. Stephen Hough's Version is a masterworks, but in this style not possible to perform for anyone

[@barbaracrespo5828]

Hoy trabajo ayayay 😮de 3pm a 11pm Gracias 🙋👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👌 es lindo lo escuchare🧑

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Es bellísimo. (Escondido. ). En mis audiciones. Si. le escuchaba. será porque no es lo más difícil.

[@umovilac]

De locos... una belleza!!!. Gracias Brilliant

[@trucoalaspardasalaspardas30]

Realmente brillante y de locos!!!!

[@n0f4ke74]

Chat gpt did bring me here, i was asking about "underground musicians" at the time of mozart.

[@bogdanghiurco]

Mozart like this.

[@canman5060]

Hummel was Mozart's pupil when he was a 10 year old boy. Mozart also provided him with food and lodging as well.This shows how well Mozart care of him.

[@louiscouperin3731]

30:00

[@mikedaniels3009]

It's a tragedy tantamount to a deadly sin to play this masterwork on ancient instruments. A 5 minutes piece of reference would have sufficed. There IS a reason for the existence of modern & great concert grands.

[@MJSpangle]

Having no experience in this area, it would be presumptuous of me to assess the validity of your statement. What would be of interest to me would be to hear this same music played on modern instruments, as a way of comparing the differences. I have heard it said that Beethoven was, essentially, composing for instruments that did not exist yet. It may well prove to be the same case here.

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

I don’t entirely agree. I think there are gains here and there with the fortepiano and older instruments, particularly as regards clarity, range of colour , clarity etc. Doesn’t displace the Hough / Gibson version but there’s room for different perspectives.

[@tusichiao]

Tremenda belleza.

[@seniorjp1032]

In my opinion a way better interpretation is the one from Stephen Hough with the English Chamber Orchestra.

[@canman5060]

You are comparing a beginning professional to a long time many prices winning world virtuoso.

[@moisessan1]

Solo esto puede ser llamado musica!!!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Disculpa ,no es el mismo ,es otra respuesta. 🌹Gracias.

[@tnsnamesoralong]

7:10 14:26

[@arthursantos5353]

Magnífic

[@Tallmanrg]

Hermoso, perdon por mi ignorancia pero al compositor no lo tenía ni siquiera en mi radar de conocimiento. Que lindo concierto de piano

[@adonaispin9787]

Fue alumno del coloso de Bon.

[@papagen00]

You can hear Beethoven in these 'Hummel-klavier' concertos.

[@marcalexandrefontenay9801]

Les concerti pour piano de Hummel valent mieux que ce que la postérité leurs a laissée faute aux programmateurs de concerts, aux interprètes frileux dans leur choix. Le concerto op83 le plus connu est aussi le plus abouti. Il flirte déjà avec Chopin. La version piano forte est intéressante mais ma préférence va à celle de Stephan Hough sur piano moderne.

[@BUFONICO25]

piano forte

[@kenjitatekawa3254]

Let's have fun on the swing of melody (^^)/