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Karl Czerny

Karl Czerny , 1791-1857, Austrian pianist; pupil of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt. He is known for his technical studies for the piano; his numerous other works are seldom performed.

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Czerny, Karl (b Vienna, 1791; d Vienna, 1857). Austrian pianist, teacher, and composer. Pf. pupil 1800–3 and friend of Beethoven, who admired him. Début Vienna 1800 in Mozart C minor conc. (K491). Later was soloist in Beethoven's C minor conc. and, at its f. Vienna p. in 1812, E♭ conc. Also influenced by Hummel and Clementi. Was popular teacher at age 15. Pupils incl. Beethoven's nephew Karl, and 9-year-old Liszt. Indefatigable composer and arranger, works numbering more than 1,000 and incl. examples of every form from operas to pf. solos, but best known for his instructive studies. Arr. operas, oratorios, and syms. for pf(s). (incl. arrs. of Rossini's Semiramide and William Tell ovs. for 8 pf., 4 hands each). Contrib. to Hexaméron.

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Beethoven: Les cinq dernieres sonates pour le pianoforte. (Paul Badura-Skoda)
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	At Sanders, brighter sight and sound Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/23/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...pianists, all current students, seated at 8 pianos playing Karl Czerny's arrangement of Rossini's overture to "Semiramide...not at all the exercise in clatteratura one had feared. Czerny produced 861 opus numbers after all, and he knew a thing...
	Beethoven: Les cinq dernieres sonates pour le pianoforte. (Paul Badura-Skoda) Magazine article from: National Review; 1/27/1984; ; 700+ words ; ...would know exactly how he wanted these sonatas played. Karl Czerny, who studied under Beethoven and annotated the sonatas...Though he sometimes hit wrong notes and was seduced by Czerny, he played them with what might be called an intellectual...
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	DANCERS PLAN WORKSHOP.(PREVIEW) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/14/1998; 326 words ; ...Sunday. Division students will perform new pieces choreographed by faculty. Highlights will be ``Etudes'' music by Karl Czerny and choreography by former New York City Ballet soloist David Otto. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors...
	CLEF'S NOTES News Wire article from: United Press International; 10/16/1998; 700+ words ; ...got piano lessons. When he was 10 years old, Liszt and his family moved to Vienna...and the boy got lessons with Karl Czerny, who had been taught by Beethoven. Antonio Salieri was still around in 1821 and Liszt took composition lessons from...
	Arts: A mixed bag of a memorial Classical; JOHN OGDON PIANO GALA QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL LONDON Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/5/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...sharp character. He followed it with Variations sue la Valse du Desir by the unjustly despised German Romantic composer Karl Czerny (he of the famous Studies) - a "gala" piece if ever there was one: truly sparkling and entertaining. Brenda Lucas...
	Why I love... Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 2/8/2009; ; 341 words ; ...la si do". The ultimate goal is Bach but for now I'm following a tune-a-day book. Today was "Badinage" by Karl Czerny. It's like learning how to walk or talk. You know the noise you want but the mouth rebels. It's such a wonderful...
	Springing into action Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 3/21/2008; 601 words ; ...signature piece for English National Ballet following the company's first performance in 1955. The music is taken from a Karl Czerny study and arranged by Knudage Riisager. To finish off the programme, a selection of pas de deux will be performed...
	Birthdays and Anniversaries Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/21/1995; 700+ words ; ...Anne Grant, poet and essayist, 1755; Friedrich Karl von Savigny, jurist, 1779; Carl Czerny, pianist, teacher and writer, 1791; John Henry...painter, 1893; Henry Duff Traill, author, 1900; Karl Begas, sculptor, 1916; Kurt Eisner, Bavarian...
	BEHIND THE MUSIC, A PROVEN MAESTRO Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/5/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Her mother was a painter, Czerny said, and she remains "very...windows on the South Shore, Czerny said. When she and her husband, Karl, an executive for the Samsonite...Mansfield, moved to Rhode Island, Czerny went to work for a music school...