Franz Hummel
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Franz Hummel (2 January 1939 – 20 August 2022) was a German composer and pianist.
From his youth, Hummel was interested in music and, in particular, the works of Richard Strauss, Eugen Papst and Hans Knappertsbusch. In Munich and Salzburg, he studied both composition and piano. He became a virtuoso pianist and travelled across Europe performing, and making 60 recordings of much of the standard repertoire of classical, romantic and contemporary piano music before. In the 1970s, he ceased to publicly perform as a pianist, choosing instead to concentrate on composition. Since then, his operas, symphonies, ballets, concerti and chamber works have been performed, many times, in the most renowned concert halls and opera houses around Europe.
Hummel's musical Ludwig II: Longing for Paradise premiered at the Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein in Füssen, and was released on CD in 2000. Then, in 2001, he began to perform again as a pianist and gave a concert with the Russian violinist, Liane Issakadse, and the clarinetist, Giora Feidman, at the Carnegie Hall in New York City. Thereafter, he began work on a follow-up piece to Ludwig II, about Richard Wagner; this was planned to be premiered in 2009, in Dresden. He has also wrote a third musical, more popular in style, first performed in the spring of 2008.
Hummel latterly contributed, with his wife Sandra, on a work about Anton Bruckner. A new opera, titled "Der Richter und sein Henker" ('The Judge and His Hangman'), based on the novel of the same name, was also penned for November 2008. This work premiered at an opera house in Erfurt. To promote Linz as the European Capital of Culture for 2009, he was commissioned to write an opera about Joseph Fouché who was exiled to Linz.
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- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Hummel: Krieg und Frieden: I. Patriotischer Aufmarsch und Schlacht - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Franz Hummel: Krieg und Frieden: II. Schockstarre und Hoffnung - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Hummel: Krieg und Frieden: III. Die neue Generation (Arr. for Orchestra by Yojo Christen) - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op, 90, D. 899: No. 1 in C Minor - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-Flat Major - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op, 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op, 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A Minor - VIVUM - Yojo Christen plays Gershwin, Hummel & Schubert - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Turkish March": III. Alla turca - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11: II. Aria - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 537: II. Allegro quasi andantino - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28 - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Allegro - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo (Molto vivace) - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: II. Andante cantabile - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Keyboard Sonata No. 37 in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: I. Allegro con brio - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Archipelagos: I. Allegro frenetico - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz Sonata": I. Allegro - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 13 - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Lento) - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in B-Flat Major, K. 358: I. Allegro - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- 16 Piano Sonatas: No. 12, Sonata in C Minor - Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Lento) - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11: II. Aria - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 537: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 537: II. Allegro quasi andantino - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28 - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein Sonata": I. Allegro con brio - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282: I. Adagio - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: I. Adagio - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No . 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo (Molto vivace) - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: II. Andante cantabile - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Keyboard Sonata No. 37 in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: I. Allegro con brio - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Archipelagos: I. Allegro frenetico - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, K. 284 "Dürnitz Sonata": I. Allegro - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 13 - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in B-Flat Major, K. 358: I. Allegro - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- 16 Piano Sonatas: No. 12, Sonata in C Minor - Greatest Piano Sonatas - Franz Hummel
- Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 (version for solo piano) - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Piano Sonata No. 2, "Hypnosis" - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161: Annees de pelerinage, 1st year, Switzerland, S160/R10: No. 7. Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi una sonata - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Polyphonic Sonata: I. Prelude: Vivo - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Polyphonic Sonata: II. Fugue: Andante sostenuto - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Polyphonic Sonata: III. Toccata: Allegro vivace - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
- Atavistic Music - Improvisation - Chopin, Hummel, Liszt & Babajanian: Piano Works - Franz Hummel
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