Symphonies 2 & 5 arranged by Hummel
BEETHOVEN Ludwig van (1770-1827) (arr. Hummel)
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Label : Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm
Artikelnummer: MDG 927 2276
1 SACD Hybrid Spielzeit : 064:16
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Arrangements of large-scale works were hugely popular, since a symphony orchestra was not always available to perform them - Beethoven's symphonies alone were in circulation in more than 50 versions for every conceivable instrumentation. Johann Nepomuk Hummel had arranged Beethoven's symphonies for an unusual piano quartet instrumentation. In order to channel the proliferation of his works, Beethoven himself sought arrangements by colleagues he deemed worthy - Hummel was expressly one of them.