Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Concerto, Op. Posth.1 (1833)
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- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Born 14 November 1778 Pressburg/Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) Died 17 October 1837 (aged 58) Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (now Thuringia, Germany) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.
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Piano Concerto in F Major, Op. Posth. 1 (1833) (No. 6)
Dedication: Madame la Grande Duchesse de Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
1. Allegro moderato (0:00)
2. Larghetto (13:53)
3. Allegro con brio (20:23)
Howard Shelley, piano and the London Mozart Players
Op. post. 1, one would expect to be an early work but it isn't- it was his last concerto, published after his death. In the first movement, after a lengthy orchestral introduction, the piano makes its dramatic entrance. The rather short (6:30) slow center movement includes an extended cadenza and the concerto ends with a brilliant Allegro con brio. It's difficult to understand why this concerto wasn't well received at its premiere in London in 1833. - เพลง
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Love the first piano entrance! The orchestra has been playing in F for over 3 minutes, the the piano suddenly comes in in D-flat major! What a kick in the pants!
It brought to mind Beethoven’s 4th concerto which also exploits a mediant-upper in that case- soloist entry. Very striking in both cases !
@@monteverdi1567 Hey, you're right! I forgot about that B major business at the beginning of Beethoven's 4th Concerto. (And after the soloist actually starts the piece, too!)
Johan Nepomuk Hummel was born on November 14, 1778, in Poszony. He was a pupil of his father and after Mozart, who was impressed by his prodigious gifts as a child, he asked to be trusted by following his musical education for two years, in his own home. Salieri was also one of his teachers. At the age of nine, he gave his first concert with Mozart. Later he toured Bohemia, Germany, Denmark, Scotland, Netherlands, etc. In 1804 he was appointed Kapellmeister of Prince Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, later holding similar posts in Stuttgart and Weimar. He had unfriendly relations with Beethoven, his fellow student with Albrechtberger. Among his students are Czerny, Hillier and Thalberg.
His work includes masses, ballets, instrumental and vocal works, five concerts and about 24 studies.
He died in Weimar on October 17, 1837.
This concert is a true masterpiece of elegance, harmony and grace. Mozart’s influence is felt here, although the originality imprinted by Hummel makes the melody startling with magnificent and subtle harmony that touches us deeply. What a marvel of composition, played by a fabulous pianist who transmits with incredible sensibility the sublime sound composed by this outstanding composer.
The orchestra direction and performances are flawless.
Viva Hummel and his admirable music. Thanks for this remarkable recording that gives us unforgettable moments of pleasure.
Thank you Mr Bartje Bartmans for uploading this. Thank you Composer Mr J N Hummel; Thank you to the Pianist Howard Shelley and the London Mozart Players. I thoroughly enjoyed this Piano Concerto. Bless you all for making an old man happy. ***I am a stroke damaged musician now aged 77, who entertained thousands of aged people in over 60 nursing homes in Perth Western Australia, for over 20 years (part-time as a hobby on my days off.)***
I always smile when people who do not know Hummel refer to the influence of Chopin on his work I then tell them to look at the dates of Hummel and Chopin :-) Chopin 1810, Hummel 1778...It often comes as a shock to them. Beethoven in an unguarded moment said that Hummel was probably the greatest living pianist. It does not seem far-fetched to suggest that with a 32 year age difference, Chopin was influenced by Hummel... 🙂
Chopin was a big admirer of Hummel and played his 2 most famous piano concertos often. He called Hummel ‘The father of us all’ (all the romantic composers). His playing style and teaching is based on Hummel’s ‘The Art of Playing the Pianoforte’ which is as valid and useful source today as was 200 years ago. Chopin often made his pupils play Hummel’s music which he considered the best technical preparation for his own works.
Bedankt for de internet werk !!! Groetjes Konrad Brinckmeier
I appreciate the upload with the sheet music. Hummel wrote some of the finest concertos of his time, and we are fortunate to have them so well displayed by Shelley and his musicians - bravo!
At 3:39, that’s a reference to Mozart piano concerto n. 20 !
Dude I'm learning that one right now. I heard that and immediately shot up
lol
This is true and correct, Hummel was most likely a pupil of Mozart.
@@colind18 As indeed he was, for free and for several years.
@@colind18 "most likely" lmao
Il fascino di questo concerto è indiscutibile ed è quello che conta,Il resto possono solo essere chiacchiere.
Ancora grazie a Bartje per l'irreprensibile consulenza e bellezza del post.
Didn't expect the plagal cadence at the end there. Nice one!
I love Hummels piano works. Thanks for sharing this concerto, I never knew it existed! I really like how you find all these pieces and share them on your channel, it’s nice to be able to hear them.
Lovely and high musical quality like in his other Piano Concertos.Thank you Bartje Bartmans for your excellent and hard work for us musicians and pianists. In love to your music videos,
Anastasia
Quite enchanting, in a vigorous sort of way! ❤️👍🏻👌👏🎼🎵☘️🇮🇪
A brilliant pianist!
Another excellent concerto. Still with “advanced” virtuosic demands but seems to stay closer to Classical ideals, which, in spite of it’s apparent quality, may be why the audience of 1833 wasn’t as receptive as they might have been. The Romantic was underway and this might have struck them as a bit old fashioned?
And some harmonic surprises in the third movement too, the music is moving in unexpected directions.
👍🎼🎼🎼♥️🎼🎼🎼.. Good, strong and soft at the same time 🎶🎶
Pure joy! Thank you!
Just for the opening of the piano solo already this is a superior concerto !Hummel was far superior to the many other pianist/composers of that era.
Bravo bravo bravo music super concerto
Of all of Hummel"s piano Concertos this is My favorite. It was Very difficult to find. (the written music)
27:05 isso é simplesmente magnífico
27:04 what a beautiful resolution
I always call Hummel the piano's precursor to Paganini's violin. I detect so many awesome parallels
And Chopin’s as well
Precursor? I see them strictly contemporary. Look at the dates of their respective concerts. They even took turns playing in the same theaters. They certainly influenced each other.
Ok, thanks, I thought the Aflat concerto was his final one.
Could you maybe upload the Weber symphonies and overtures?
Why would Op. post. 1 be considered an early work? Posth. is an abbreviation of "posthumous", which means after death. The early Hummel piano concertos (both in A Major) weren't discovered until later (at least the first of them, composed when he was 13) and neither is counted as a mature concerto (the piano concerto "No. 1" is the C Major, Op. 34a from 1809).
Op. Posth. 1 dated 1833 obviously not early work.
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It is indeed a charming first movement, starting in pure classical fashion, but some chromaticism indicates that it is going to be more complex......
How much do you think this concert come from improvising? The larghetto is so sparse that one can think is improvisation
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How was this composed 18 years after his great A Minor Concerto and feel so backward? It's full of the usual Hummel tricks - Mozart inspired Classical statements mixed with lines bogged down with an excess of trills, turns, grace notes, thirds, and forced tempi changes to accommodate these arduous, empty virtuoso moments. I just wish he had continued to search and allow poetry to guide him in his compositional efforts.
The answer is simple: It was catered towards the taste of the dedictee and probably (hopefully) got rewarded for that. If you read the info under the video you will see that the work wasn't well received, meaning Hummel was out of touch with the audience. The fact that it is an Opus Posthumous means Hummel never gave it an Opus number himself.
@@bartjebartmans I read before I posted. Works can be poorly received for a variety of reasons. Beethoven's 3rd and 9th symphonies did not get the highest of praise initially. In any event, if Hummel got paid for each individual note, he was surely rewarded handsomely lol
I think Hummel's health declined during the 1830s, maybe the concerto was too taxing for him?
At the time it was performed, Hummel's reputation was on the wane and it was said when he toured Britain he was upstaged by Paganini. After his death he fell into rapid decline. But if his fall from grace was spectacular, his revival is little short of remarkable. I remember when the first recording of this came out about 10 Years before this Shelley release, it was played on concert radio. In the next week a number of people went to the specialist Classical Cd store in the city asking for it.
yea hummel comes through again - even after death...ha
Totalmente enfadonho com aqueles rodriguinhos hummelianos, capazes de me adormecerem de tédio. Tudo se passa à flor da pele, sem alma. O piano é varrido de uma ponta à outra com um espanador de plumas. Chato, chatíssimo.
Veja o concerto dele em lá menor,vc vai gostar
Great composition, but very superficial , no imagination and depth.
...wasn't well received...
But I can understand that: In this work there is nothing impressive, nothing worth remembering. I tortured myself to listen to it completely. I'll never need it again, unlike many of your uploads.
I am uploading the piano concertos by Hummel. Had already 1, 2 and 3 uploaded. It makes sense for the completist I am to upload them all, regardless. The least you can say is that they are of historical interest. The word "torture" doesn't fit my world view. BTW this concerto is not on a par with his fabulous 2 and 3 but it still has many charming and exciting moments for the pianist. Shelley wouldn't have bothered if not.
@@bartjebartmans I like your work. People are different. Interesting are such weak compositions, so that you can appreciate the good ones more. Others may like it, I haven't found a single good idea in Hummel. Sorry, some people like it - it doesn't satisfy my expectations. I think, besides the many exuberant comments, hard judgements are sometimes necessary. - Have a good time!
Hard judgments are sometimes necessary? Why? If I had that mindset nothing much would be uploaded. Some of the works I upload, like the Salieri, I myself don't care for but I know others will. I try to oblige as many tastes as possible and also make lesser known works available with score. And if you are familiar with my uploads it should be clear to you that there are standards I adhere to. I try to educate. Judging is not part of education.
The main problem with this concerto, from my perspective, is being published/composed about 20-25 years later than what really fits it stylistically. It would definitely be out of fashion by 1833, as most of Hummel's music became around the same period, so its not a big mystery why the audience of the time wouldn't be super impressed by it, especially compared to his previous much more dramatic and ambitious concertos no. 2 and 3.
Personally I consider it a competent work, but not a masterpiece in any sense. It hits the beats you'd expect from a piano concerto in major composed during the classical period but never really goes beyond that.
I am not sure if Hummel or any composer for that matter were interested in writing "master pieces" they wrote for the spur of the moment, for a gig, for an opportunity to make money. That was it. The thousands of variations of those days give ample proof. Making a living in those days as an artist, composer, pianist etc. was an eternal struggle to keep dire poverty and destitution at bay. We comfortably living 21st Century people forgot how tough life was. It is amazing that so much wonderful music was composed. Let's talk about that.