3 Sonatas, Op.5
Sonata · Op. 5
Johann Nepomuk Hummel 1778–1837
Sonata
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Op. 5
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Themes & character
Early sonatas·Between Mozart and Beethoven·Classical inheritance·Elegant writing
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 5
- Form
- Sonata
About the piece
Three sonatas from Hummel's earlier output, written in the transitional years when the classical style was giving way to the early Romantic without either being fully settled.
His music sits precisely in that gap, more ornamental and pianistically brilliant than Mozart's, less structurally disruptive than Beethoven's. Chopin studied it closely, and Hummel's fluid decorative right-hand writing left clear traces in the nocturnes.
The composer
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1778–1837
Johann Nepomuk Hummel was an Austrian composer and pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. He was among Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri’s best students. He also studied under Joseph Haydn. Hummel significantly influenced later piano music of the nineteenth century, particularly in the works of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, and Felix Mendelssohn.
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