Piano Sonata No. 5 (Hummel)
| Piano Sonata No. 5 | |
|---|---|
| by Johann Nepomuk Hummel | |
 Hummel in 1820 | |
| Key | F-sharp minor |
| Opus | 81 |
| Composed | 1819 |
| Dedication | Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| Published | 1819 |
| Publisher | Steiner |
| Duration | 23-35 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
| Scoring | piano |
Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 81 was written and published in 1819.[1] The work is written in a proto-Romantic style that anticipates the later stylistic developments of composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms.
Structure[edit]
This sonata has three movements:
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo con molto espressione (in B minor)
- III. Finale:Vivace
The first movement is in sonata form. The movement has been described as a "stylistic mélange of writing that more closely resembles a fantasy than a formally structured sonata first movement (there is no exposition repeat, for example)."[2]
The second movement, marked Largo con molto espressione, is in B minor and 3/4 time.
The finale is in rondo form and returns to the sonata's home key of F-sharp minor. It is the most technically challenging movement, featuring double thirds and fugal passages.
Reception and influence[edit]
This sonata influenced certain works of Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms.
Joel Lester points out the similarities between this sonata and Schumann's Allegro Op. 8 and Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11.[3] Schumann said that the work will "alone immortalize his [Hummel's] name."[4]
Chopin based his Piano Sonata No. 3 on this sonata.[5]
This sonata may also have influenced Brahms' Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hummel Piano Sonatas". Gramophone. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Nicholas, Jeremy. "Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 81". Hyperion. Hyperion.
- ^ Lester, Joel (1995). "Robert Schumann and Sonata Forms". 19th Century Music. 8 (3): 189–210.
- ^ Kroll, Mark (2007). Johann Nepomuk Hummel A Musician's Life and World. Scarecrow Press. p. 276.
- ^ Rosen, Charles (1998). Sonata Forms. p. 390.
- ^ Carew, Derek (2005). "Hummel's Op. 81: a paradigm for Brahms' Op.2?". Ad Parnassum. 3 (6): 133–156.