Eight-year-old Johann Nepomuk Hummel impressed Mozart so much that he taught and housed the child prodigy for two years. Hummel followed in Mozart’s compositional footsteps by producing, among a massive body of work, eight piano concertos of which No. 2 in A minor and No. 3 in B minor are featured on this widely praised 1987 recording. Rather than follow the style of his famous mentor, Hummel looked forward and composed these works in a manner that had more in common with music of the Romantic era, leaving behind his earlier classical style. There’s even a whiff of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony in the B minor Concerto. Stephen Hough presents sparkling and elegant interpretations, enjoying the bravura writing but never allowing himself to be seduced into pure showmanship. The final moments of the A minor Concerto are magnificent and exciting, with Hough stylishly accompanied by the English Chamber Orchestra.