HUMMEL: Mathilde von Guise (Brilliant Opera Collection) [CD de audio] Solamente Naturali, Didier Talpain and Hummel

Johann Nepomuk Hummel was one of the most famous composer-pianists of his time. As a friend and rival of Ludwig van Beethoven, Hummel embodies the era of brilliant virtuosos, who were also creators and who primarily presented themselves through their enormously technically versed public-effective play. But what almost no one knows: Hummel has also written 15 operas! When one hears that Hummel was a student of Salieri and Mozart, one is not surprised by the excursions into the dramatic world of the then enormously popular musical theater, whose great teacher was Mozart for years. Johann Nepomuk Hummel has created an unfairly forgotten masterpiece with Mathilde von Guise, which is now honored in the Brilliant Opera Collection with a world premiere recording. The withering piece sounds like a mix of late Mozart, Cherubini and Weber: a romantic and deeply refreshing singing gem for the heart. He composed the work in 1810, the year of birth of Chopin and Schumann, who were greatly influenced by Hummel.