Piano Concerto No. 2 (Hummel)
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 85 in A minor was written in 1816 and published in Vienna in 1821 [1]. Unlike his earlier piano concerti, which closely followed the model of Mozart's, the A minor concerto, like the B minor Concerto Op. 89, is written in a proto-Romantic style that anticipates the later the stylistic developments of composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Felix Mendelssohn. [2]
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[edit] Date of composition and scoring
The piano concerto was written by Hummel as a showcase for his virtuosity at the instrument. It was written in 1816 and is scored for piano, Flute, two oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 horns, 2 Trumpets, timpani, and strings.
[edit] Movements
The work is composed in traditional three movement form.
- I. Allegro moderato
- II. Larghetto
- III. Rondo: Allegro moderato
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- M.F. Humphries, The Piano Concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, PhD Dissertation (Northwestern University, 1957)
- B.H. Kim, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and His Contribution to Piano Music and the Art of Playing the Piano (University of Rochester, 1967)
