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Ballet Music from - The ‘Sappho’ Ballet
the ‘Zauberschloss’ Ballet
Twelve Waltzes and Coda

The case of Hummel is sadly typical of that of many early nineteenth-century composers. Accorded the greatest respect as composer and performer and showered with gifts and honours for most of his life, Hummel fell into near-oblivion soon after his death, his music rarely heard apart from representations in conservatory curricula. Happily, he and others like him are now beginning to enjoy the popularity they deserve. A most versatile composer, his output embraces all genres with the signi? cant exception of the symphony – unsurprising, perhaps, in view of Beethoven’s ongoing contribution; compare Brahms’ reticence in embarking on his own ? rst essay in the form.

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St Silas The Martyr, Kentish Town, London 3 & 4 July 2006