Canon
Where to start with Hummel
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85
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ChamberSeptet, for flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, double-bass, and piano, op. 74
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Keyboard24 Etudes, op. 125
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Vocal5 Settings of Scottish folksongs, for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano, S.169
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StageDas Zauberschloss, oder Das aufgelöste Rätsel, 4 numbers for the Viganò's ballet, WoO 32, S. 88
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OrchestralPiano Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 89
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OrchestralTrumpet Concerto in E or Eb, WoO1, S.49
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Orchestral12 Waltzes and Coda, S. 104
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Keyboard3 Amusementes en forme de caprices, op. 105
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Chamber3 Violin Sonatas, op. 5
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Keyboard6 Bagatelles, op. 107
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Keyboard7 Cadenzas for Mozart piano concertos, op. 4
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Orchestral7 Hungarian Dances, op. 23
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OrchestralAdagio and Rondo alla Polacca, for violin and orchestra
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OrchestralAdagio, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra in F minor/F
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Hummel's catalogueMost Popular
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Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
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Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor Op. 81
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Septet in D minor Op. 74
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Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 85
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Rondo brillant in A Op. 56
Most Acclaimed
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Piano Concerto in A minor
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Septet Op. 74
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Piano Sonata Op. 81
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String Quartet in G major Op. 30
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Piano Trio in E-flat Op. 12
Most Weird
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Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor Op. 81F-sharp minor was an almost unused key; the sonata is proto-Romantic in its harmonic daring
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Fantasie in E-flat Op. 18
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Oboe Concerto in F major
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Bassoon Concerto in F major
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Piano Septet in D minorthe most unusual of his chamber works — piano + flute/oboe/horn/viola/cello/double bass
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 108
- Orchestral
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85
- Piano Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 89
- Trumpet Concerto in E or Eb, WoO1, S.49
- 12 Waltzes and Coda, S. 104
- 7 Hungarian Dances, op. 23
- Adagio and Rondo alla Polacca, for violin and orchestra
- Adagio, Theme and Variations for Oboe and Orchestra in F minor/F
- Bassoon Concerto in F major, S.63, WoO23
- Concertino in G major, for piano and small orchestra, op. 73
- Concerto, for piano, violin and orchestra in G major, op. 17
- Gesellschafts Rondo in D major, for piano and orchestra, op. 117
- Le retour à Londres, rondo brillant in F major, for piano and orchestra, op. 127
- Mandolin Concerto in G major, S. 28
- Oberons Zauberhorn, fantasy for piano and orchestra, op. 116
- Overture in D, S.148
- Piano Concerto in A flat major, op. 113
- Piano Concerto in A major, WoO 24, S.4
- Piano Concerto in C major, op. 34a
- Piano Concerto in E, op. 110, "Les Adieux"
- Piano Concerto in F major, op. posth. 1
- Potpourri in G minor, op. 94
- Rondo brillant in A major, op. 56
- Rondo brillant in B flat major, for piano and orchestra, op. 98
- Variations in F major, for piano and small orchestra, op. 97
- Variations on a theme from a Berlin Singspiel 'Das Fest der Handwerker' in B flat major, for piano and orchestra, op. 115
- Variations on ‘O du lieber Augustin’, WoO2
- Chamber
- Septet, for flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, double-bass, and piano, op. 74
- 3 Violin Sonatas, op. 5
- Adagio, Variations and Rondo on 'Schöne Minka' in A major, for piano, flute and cello, op. 78
- Amusement in F major, for violin and piano, op. 108, "Sonatine"
- Cello Sonata in A major, op. 104
- Introduction and variations on a German song in F major, for violin and piano, op. posth. 2
- Partita, S.48, "Octet-Partita"
- Piano Quartet in G major, op. posth.4
- Piano Quintet in E flat minor, op. 87
- Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 12
- Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 96
- Piano Trio in E major, op. 83
- Piano Trio in F major, op. 22
- Piano Trio in G major, op. 35
- Piano Trio in G major, op. 65
- Potpourri in G minor, for piano and guitar, op. 53
- Quartet in E flat major, for clarinet, violin, viola and cello, WoO 5, S.78
- Rondo brillant for Violin and Piano, op. 126
- Sonata in A major, for flute or violin and piano, op. 64
- Sonata in C minor, for mandolin or violin and harpsichord or piano, op. 37a
- Sonata in G for violin or flute and piano or harpsichord, op. 2a/2
- String Trio in G major, WoO4
- Sérénade en potpourri in G major, for piano, guitar, violin, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 63
- Sérénade no. 2, for piano, violin, guitar, clarinet or flute and bassoon or cello, op. 66
- Variations in D minor, for cello and piano, op. 54
- Violin or Flute Sonata in D major, op. 50
- Keyboard
- 24 Etudes, op. 125
- 3 Amusementes en forme de caprices, op. 105
- 6 Bagatelles, op. 107
- 7 Cadenzas for Mozart piano concertos, op. 4
- Andante in A flat major
- Capriccio in E flat major, op. posth.6
- Capriccio in F major, op. 49
- Fantasie in E flat major, op. 18
- Fantasie on themes by Neukomm and Hummel in G minor, op. 123
- Fantasina on Themes from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, op. 124
- Introduction and Rondo in E flat major, for 2 pianos, op. posth.5
- La bella capricciosa, polonaise in B flat major, op. 55
- Nocturne in F major, for piano 4-hands, op. 99
- Overture to Mozart's Don Giovanni
- Piano Sonata in A flat major, op. 92
- Piano Sonata in C major, op. 2a
- Piano Sonata in D major, op. 106
- Piano Sonata in E flat major, op. 13
- Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, op. 81
- Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 2, no. 3
- Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 20
- Piano Sonata no. 4 in C major, op. 38
- Piano Sonata no. 7 in G
- Piano Sonata no. 8 in A flat major
- Piano Sonata no. 9 in C
- Pot-pourri, op. 58-59
- Potpourri from the opera Die Eselshaut, op. 58
- Prelude and 2 Fugues, op. posth.7
- Recollections of Paganini in C major, fantasia, WoO 8, S.190
- Rondeau villageoise, op. 122
- Rondo brillant, op. 109
- Rondo in E flat major, op. 11
- Rondo quasi una fantasia in E flat major, op. 19
- Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli, S.161
- Variations on Vivat Bacchus from Mozart's Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, op. 34, no. 3
- Variations on a 'Chanson hollandaise' in B flat major, op. 21
- Variations on a march from Cherubini’s Les deux journée, op. 9
- Variations on a march from Dalayrac's 'Les deux Savoyards' in A minor, op. 15
- Variations on a theme from Gluck's 'Armide' in F major, op. 57
- Variations on the March from Isouard's Cendrillon, op. 40a
- Vocal
- 5 Settings of Scottish folksongs, for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano, S.169
- Air à la tirolienne avec variations, for voice and orchestra, op. 118
- Alma virgo, offertory for soprano, chorus and orchestra, op. 89a
- Mass for soloists, chorus and orchestra in D minor, WoO 13, S.67
- Mass for soloists, chorus and orchestra no. 1 in B flat major, op. 77
- Mass for soloists, chorus and orchestra no. 2 in E flat major, op. 80
- Mass, for soloists, chorus and orchestra in D major, op. 111
- Missa solemnis in C major, WoO12
- Quod quod in orbe, gradual for chorus and orchestra, op. 88
- Salve Regina, offertory for soloists, chorus and orchestra in B flat major, WoO 18, S.79
- Te Deum, for chorus and orchestra in D major, WoO 16, S.70
- Zur Logenfeier, "Zwischengesang"
- Stage
- Das Zauberschloss, oder Das aufgelöste Rätsel, 4 numbers for the Viganò's ballet, WoO 32, S. 88
- Final Ballet for Hérold's opera 'Das Zauberglöckchen', WoO 31, S. 206
- Quintuor des nègres in Paul et Virginie, op. 41 — Ballet
- Sappho von Mitilene, op. 68 — Ballet