Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Piano Masterworks in Miniature

Selected and Edited by Joanne Haroutounian

The piano pieces in this collection offer the piano student an opportunity to enjoy works composed by a master teacher that will nurture technical skills as well as musical sensitivity at the intermediate level of development. The pieces were carefully selected from sets of teaching pieces in Hummel’s master treatise, A Complete Theoretical and Practical Guide of Instruction on the Art of Playing the Piano Forte and Pieces tres facile opus 52. This edition retains most of Hummel's ample fingering and dynamics with additional fingering options provided as well as expanded dynamics suitable to the Viennese style. These compositions deserve a place in student repertoire of today’s studios, offering attractive and effective alternatives for students and amateur musicians to intermediate level works by other composers of the Classical and early Romantic era.

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Concertino, op. 73

The Hummel Concertino orchestral score and parts are available here.
The piano reduction is available from Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

"I literally woke up one morning to the sounds of this delightful concertino on my clock radio. It was perfect for that gap of repertoire between the simple concertinos of Haydn and his D Major concerto; however, it was no longer in print. After a solid year of research at the Library of Congress and the British Library, this wonderful concertino was again in print thanks to Kjos and can be enjoyed by students, teachers, and audiences." – Joanne Haroutounian

Composed in 1816 by the outstanding Austrian pianist, composer and teacher, Johann Hummel, Opus 73 in G shines with finely sculpted melodies above a basic moving accompaniment with elements of virtuosity interwoven for dramatic effects. Joanne Haroutounian's orchestral reduction fits the hand and defines the chamber orchestra sounds with finesse.

Chamber Music Sampler

“Chamber Music Sampler embraces the student, teacher, and adult performer to encourage more widespread performance of chamber music by offering music that is accessible. Musicians from piano students, string studios, school orchestras, and life in general will have more opportunities to discover the joy of making music with others on an intimate scale.” – Joanne Haroutounian

Chamber Music Sampler, Books 1, 2, and 3 are collections of short works or movements from trios for violin, cello, and piano in progressive levels of performance difficulty. Relatively unknown but charming piano trios by Muzio Clementi, Pius Köhler, Julius Klengel and other are included with movements from trios by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.

Editor Joanne Haroutounian selected these uniquely charming pieces because of their accessibility for students as well as adult chamber music enthusiasts. All of the works are original and not arranged, with clearly edited fingerings and bowings. The books include additional details on specific performance suggestions.