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- one of the outstanding Austrian contemporaries of Beethoven, and a child prodigy and pupil of Mozart, Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) was renowned throughout Europe as a virtuoso pianist with a phenomenal technique.
- this collection of attractive and poetic miniatures, taken in part from his celebrated tutor Klavierschule, delights in the Classical style while looking forward to the Romantic era.
Contents
- Alla Polacca in Bb: No. 53 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Allegretto in C: No. 50 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Allegretto in D: No. 47 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Allegretto in F: No. 46 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Allegretto in G: No. 48 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Allegro in C, Op. 52 No. 2
- Allegro in F: No. 56 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Andante in D: No. 26 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Andantino in Ab: No. 57 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Gigue in D: No. 40 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Romance in G, Op. 52 No. 4
- Rondo in C, Op. 52 No. 6
- Rondo in F: No. 51 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Scherzo in A: No. 45 from ‘Klavierschule’
- Tempo di Menuetto in C, Op. 52 No. 3
- To Alexis: No. 59 from ‘Klavierschule’
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