The reputation of Hummel has been clouded by time. Born in Pressburg (the modern Bratislava) in 1778, he was a pupil of Mozart and enjoyed a successful career as a pianist and composer. He was employed by the Esterházy family at Eisenstadt as Konzertmeister, while Haydn, now in retirement in Vienna, continued as nominal Kapellmeister. He later served as Kapellmeister at Stuttgart and from 1818 at Weimar.

Orchestral Music

Recent recordings and performances have revived some interest in two of Hummel's half dozen or so piano concertos, Op. 85 and Op. 89. His Trumpet Concerto is a useful part of current repertoire.

Chamber Music

Hummel's Op. 87 Piano Quintet has particular interest in that it is scored for the same instruments as the famous Trout Quintet of Schubert, with which it is sometimes coupled in recording. Both quintets are scored for piano, violin, viola, cello and double

BARBELLA, E.: Duetto No. 4 / CALACE, R.: Suite No. 3 / BEETHOVEN, L. van: Mandolin Sonatina, WoO 43a (Stephens, Mossop)	Bassoon Recital: Geoghegan, Karen - HUMMEL, J. / WEBER, C. M. / BERWALD, F. / JACOBI, C. / ELGAR, E. / GERSHWIN, G.	BEETHOVEN: 'Moonlight' Sonata / CHOPIN: Mazurkas (Friedman) (1923-1926)
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN: Music from the Novels of Louis de Bernieres	CARCASSI / MERTZ / HUMMEL: Works for Guitar and Fortepiano	CELLO (THE ART OF THE)
Clarinet and Orchestra	CRAMER, J.B.: Piano Concerto No. 5 / HUMMEL, J.N.: Piano Sonata No. 5 / Fantasy in G minor (Sagara)	CZIFFRA, Gyorgy: Piano Works by Liszt, Schumann, Balakirev, Field, Hummel and Cziffra
EARLY ROMANTIC PIANO CONCERTOS	Easy-Listening Piano Classics: Popular Light Classics	Easy-Listening Piano Classics: Romantic Expressions
Flute Music - SCHUBERT, F. / MOZART, F. / HUMMEL, J. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix	Flute Trios - HUMMEL, J.N. / HAYDN, F.J. / GYROWETZ, A. / WEBER, C. M. von (Haupt, Teutsch, Zenziper)	Fortepiano Recital: Burnett, Richard - HUMMEL, J.N. / CHOPIN, F. / SCHUBERT, F. / SCHUMANN, R. / CZERNY, C.
German Organ Music, Vol. 1	GIULIANI, M.: Rondos, Op. 68, Nos. 1-2 / HUMMEL, J.N.: Potpourri / DIABELLI, A.: Sonata for Piano and Guitar in D major (Stenstadvold, Blewett)	HAYDN / HUMMEL / NERUDA: Trumpet Concertos