Hummel: Piano Quintets, Op. 74 & 87

� With his ability, precision and sensitivity, this pupil of the celebrated Herr Mozart exceeds all expectations� (Berlinsche Nachrichten von Staats, 21 May 1789). In a letter to Eckermann in 1829, Goethe compares his playing to Napoleon's domination of the world �both feats appear amazing to us; they escape our comprehension, yet occur nonetheless - and these marvels unfold before our very eyes�. And according to Mozart himself, the young man was destined to reach the same heights with the pianoforte as Raffaello had in the world of Art.