Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a remarkable prodigy who could read music at the age of three, was to become the most famous Austrian pianist, conductor and composer of his time. Ironically it is a work he never had published, the delightful Bassoon Concerto, that has remained in the concert repertoire. Typical of his output, the Introduction, Theme and Variations calls for a brilliant show of virtuosity from the oboe soloist, while the vividly coloured Quartet ends with a vivacious Rondo.