MARCIN MURAWSKI
"Viola: means of expression in J. N. Hummel works - on selected examples"
lecture and chamber music concert

First part:

Dr Murawski lecture concerning J.N. Hummel viola works. Appendix: the main thesis or important questions used in "Viola: means of expression in J.N. Hummel works - on selected examples":

1. Personal interest in J.N. Hummel viola pieces - as a representative composer of classical Viennese and brilliant style of writing
2. Short historical background; was Hummel playing the viola himself ?
3. "Proficiency", "demanding" and "charm and elegant writing" in his first major viola work
4. Characteristics of J.N. Hummel composing craft
5. Various ways of expression pointed on selected places
6. Why was Potpourri for viola and orchestra written and in which way it connects Hummel with Mozart and Rossini ?
7. Hummel and tempi used in his works: accidentally or on purpose?
8. Was Hummel a man with a good sense of humor ?
9. Hummel viola works compared to other pieces of his contemporaries
10. Final conclusions

Second part:

Viola and piano recital, consisting of J.N. Hummel works used in lecture and/or recorded on dr Murawski CD.

1. J.N. Hummel - Viola Sonata op. 5 nr 3
2. J.N. Hummel - Arioso
3. J.N. Hummel - Sonata op. 104 for violoncello and piano (in M. Murawski transcription for viola)

Marcin Murawski - viola, Urszula Szyryńska - piano