Hummel succeeded Joseph Haydn as Kapellmeister at Eisenstadt in 1804, gaining crucial composing experience there.
Critical Reception
Many of Hummel's contemporaries considered him to be the equal of Beethoven as a composer.
Cultural Impact
John Ella, a music critic and founder of the Musical Union concerts, described Hummel's Op. 74 Septet as preserving its stability and duration throughout Europe for over a century.
Composer Biography
Hummel, the composer, studied advanced composition with Albrechtsberger and Salieri, and organ with Joseph Haydn, after returning to Vienna at age fifteen.
Critical Reception
Hummel's popularity declined with the rise of the Romantic movement, and he was even upstaged by Paganini in London.
Composition History
Hummel's Piano Septet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 74, was a huge success and helped establish him as a household name.
Composer Biography
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, the composer, was discovered by Mozart in Vienna in the 1780s and received free lessons from him.
