Since you are interested in Hummel At the Opera, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOHN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum David Griffiths (bass) Zan McKendree-Wright (alto) Patrick Power (tenor) Patricia Wright (sop) / TOWER Voices New Zealand / NZ Symphony / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine May 2004 - "This choir has a remarkable level of control, vocal development and musicality. The fact that they are all trained voices means that an effortless power is available to them, with a wide and dramatic... |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Concerto for Piano and Violin, Op. 17 / Violin Concerto Alexander Trostianski (violin) / Polina Osetinskaya (piano) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Gregory Rose (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "Naxos is to be commended for bringing these two works to our attention, especially since the performances are very polished...the recording is beautifully natural." (American Record Guide) |
HUMMEL / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / WAGNER
Great Pianists-Benno Moiseiwitsch Vol 2 Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] A selection of 'encores' from this great pianist |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Oberons Zauberhorn / Variations on Das Fest der Handwerker / Le retour de Londres Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "(A) lovely disc of Hummel rarities. Christopher Hinterhuber is terrific in these works, and seems to be fast becoming a Naxos favourite. That label also works its old and much--appreciated trick of unearthing a really excellent but little-hyped band... |
HUMMEL
Piano Concertos No.2 Op. 85 / No. 3 Op. 89 Hae-Won Chang (piano) / Budapest Chamber Orchestra / Tamas Pal [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] "I think it's just great that some of those Marco Polos are being recycled as Naxoses! What a buy this one is!" - American Record Guide - Sept/Oct. 1996 |
HUMMEL
Flute Sonatas (Complete) Lise Daoust (flute), Elizabeth Dolin (cello), Carmen Picard (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2010 ] "The performers, all Canadians, are technically top drawer and altogether committed to playing the music for all it is worth." (Fanfare) |
SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / HUMMEL / MOZART / etc
Friedmann : Complete Recordings Vol.1 Ignaz Friedman (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 3/Sep/2002 ] classic pianists from the first half of the twentieth century |
ELGAR / SIBELIUS / HUMMEL / RACHMANINOV / RUBISTEIN / CUI / GRANADOS
Easy Listening Piano Classics Joseph Banowetz / Jeffrey Biegel / Havard Gimse / Madoka Inui / Risto Lauriala / Peter Nagy / Douglas Riva / Ashley Wass (pianos) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Naxos' Easy-Listening Piano Classics presents a delightful range of music from Baroque masterpieces to beautiful works of the Classic and Romantic eras, as well as Impressionist classics, specially selected for discerning listeners to enjoy at home... |
HUMMEL
Fantasies (Complete) Madoka Inui (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2006 ] "Hummel's homage to his master is touchingly blended with his own profound feel for the piano, thanks to the flair and intensity of the award-winning Madoka Inui." -- Anthony Holden, The Observer, December 11, 2005 |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Complete German Songs Martin Hummel (Baritone) / Birgid Steinberger (Soprano) / Glen Wilson (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "This is a CD which in any one interested in the history of the German lied will surely want to hear; admirers of Schubert should find it of considerable interest." (MusicWeb July 2006) |