Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Life and music

Hummel was a piano virtuoso, teacher and composer whose training included Mozart, Haydn, Albrechtsberger and Salieri. He held court posts at Esterházy, Stuttgart and Weimar. His music and teaching connect the Classical piano tradition with the expanding virtuoso culture of the nineteenth century.

Hummel was a piano virtuoso, teacher and composer whose training included Mozart, Haydn, Albrechtsberger and Salieri. He held court posts at Esterházy, Stuttgart and Weimar. His music and teaching connect the Classical piano tradition with the expanding virtuoso culture of the nineteenth century.

Pieces in the Music Room

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• Scherzo in A majorLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro