HUMMEL: Piano Concertos volume 2; Alessandro Commellato, Stefano Barneschi, Orchestra La Galante, Milano Classica, Didier Talpain (CD)

Concerto for piano and orchestra in A WoO 24a S.5

1 I. Allegro moderato                                                                                                                                                    14’37

2 II. Romanze: Adagio                                                                                                                                                   6’07

3 III. Rondo                                                                                                                                                                    9’01

Concerto for piano, violin and orchestra in G Op.17

4 I. Allegro con brio                                                                                                                                                       14’28

cadenza: J.N. Hummel

5 II. Tema con Variazioni (Andante con moto)                                                                                                             9’55

6 III. Rondo                                                                                                                                                                    8’20

cadenza: A. Commellato

Total time                                                                                                                                                                      62’31

Alessandro Commellatofortepiano Joseph Böhm,Vienna, 1825

Stefano Barneschiviolin Giacinto Santagiuliana, 1830 (4–6)

Didier Talpain conductor

First recordings on period instruments

La Galanteon period instruments (1–3)

Violins I Archimede De Martini, Simone Draetta, Artem Dzeganovskyi, Tatiani Romo Bocanegra

Violins II Gemma Longoni, Regina Yugovich, Pierfrancesco Pelà, Cristiana Franco, Debora Travaini

Violas Domenico Scicchitano, Marco Calderara, Leoluca De Miceli

Cellos Marcello Scandelli, Maria Calvo, Giacomo Biagi

Double Basses Davide Nava, Paolo Bogno

Flute Marcello Lucifora

Oboes Andrea Mion, Elisabeth Passot

Bassoon Alberto Guerra

Horns Ermes Pecchinini, Elisa Giovangrandi

Milano Classicaon period instruments (4–6)

Violins I Eleonora Matsuno, Benedicta Manfredi, Jodi Livo, Cosetta Ponte, Steven Slade

Violins II Alessandro Vescovi, Sara Meloni, Silvana Pomarico, Arcimede di Martini

Violas Claudia Brancaccio, Leoluca De Miceli

Cellos Cosimo Carovani, Marlise Goidanich

Double Basses Carlo Segarro, Paolo Bogno

Flute Marco Brolli

Oboes Rei Ishizaka, Michele Favaro

Bassoons Leonardo Dosso, Luca Barchi

Horns Ermes Pecchinini, Benedetto Dall’Aglio

Recorded: 30 & 31 October 2018, Chiesa San Bernardino, Abbiategrasso (Milan), Italy (1–3);

11 & 13 January 2018, L’Auditorium, Seregno (Monza & Brianza), Italy (4–6)