Piano Concerto no. 3 in B minor, op. 89
Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Piano Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 89 was composed in Vienna in 1819 and published in Leipzig in 1821.
Along with the slightly earlier Concerto No. 2, it is written in a proto-Romantic style that anticipates the later stylistic developments of composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Liszt.
The work was a favourite of Liszt in his early career. After the teenager performed it at the Paris Opera, François-Joseph Fétis, musicologist and editor of Revue Musicale, published a very unfavourable review. He was particularly critical of the speed with which Liszt took the Rondo finale.
Movements
- Allegro moderato
- Larghetto
- Finale: Vivace
Recommended recordings
- Stephen Hough · English Chamber Orchestra · Bryden Thomson YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
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