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Early Romantic Piano Quartets by Hummel, Ries & Schubert

Classical Virtuosic Romantic Playful Energetic
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Details

Composer
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferdinand Ries, Franz Schubert
Artist
Van Swieten Society, Bart van Oort, Elisabeth Smalt, Heleen Hulst, Matyas Virag
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 30, 2026
Catalog #
BRI97705
UPC
5063758977050

About

Romanticism had many faces. Mozart's spirit still floated through musical life, and Beethoven's mighty music set the benchmark for every Romantic composer. Mozart's legacy was carried forward by two great pianists: Hummel, a pupil of Mozart, and Ries, a pupil of Beethoven. They each steered Romanticism in a different direction. Newspapers across Europe wrote of the 'wild Romanticism' of the bohemian Ries, now seen as a forerunner of Schumann. Meanwhile, the virtuoso Hummel enchanted and astonished his audiences. Around 1815, at the time of the Congress of Vienna, he was the most famous pianist in the world, and Liszt was crazy about his music. Schubert, by contrast, was the creator and embodiment of personal expressiveness in the Romantic era. He performed only in private circles and had no interest in empty virtuosity, even though he was a superb pianist whose instrument, according to contemporaries, would sing under his hands. This new recording presents the Piano Quartet in G major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), the Piano Quartet in F minor by Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838), and the Adagio & Rondo Concertante by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante cantabile 05:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Johann Nepomuk Hummel
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  2. 2 II. Allegro con spirito 11:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    11:43
    Composer
    Johann Nepomuk Hummel
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  3. 3 I. Adagio - Allegro 12:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    12:23
    Composer
    Ferdinand Ries
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  4. 4 II. Andantino 04:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Ferdinand Ries
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  5. 5 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato 07:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Ferdinand Ries
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  6. 6 I. Adagio 04:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society
  7. 7 II. Rondo 10:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Rondo
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Van Swieten Society