Hummel: Piano Quintets, Op. 74 & 87

As a pupil of Mozart and contemporary of Beethoven, Hummel was esteemed for the elegance of both his playing and his music. A quartet of Dutch string players, experienced in the early-music scene, forms the core of the Nepomuk quintet; they are joined by the pianist Riko Fukuda, who contributes an authoritative essay on Hummel and his piano quintets to the booklet. (Brilliant Classics)