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Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

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With a style reminiscent of Mozart, these works by Hummel deserve to be heard by a wider audience. In this double concerto for piano and violina form with only a few examples, including those by MendelssohnOsetinskaya, who garnered attention during her concert tour in Japan, delivers an excellent performance.Johann Nepomuk Hummel enjoyed a reputation as Europes foremost pianist-composer. Active during an intriguing intermediate period sandwiched between the era of Haydn and Mozart and the era that produced masterpieces for violin by German Romantic composers, Hummels only violin concerto features a solo part that makes masterful use of virtuosic technique in the outer movements, as well as a beautiful, graceful Adagio brimming with a lyricism usually heard only in opera. On this CD, you can hear the reconstructed complete version by Gregory Rose. The Concerto for Piano and Vio