Carl Czerny

Carl Czerny ( born February 21, 1791 in Vienna, † July 15, 1857 ) was an Austrian composer, pianist and piano teacher.

Life

Czerny was first taught by his father, a renowned piano virtuoso, and was already ten years old, a brilliant pianist, so he became a student of Ludwig van Beethoven; at the first Vienna performance of Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto on February 11, 1812, he played the solo part. He studied under Muzio Clementi and Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Antonio Salieri further, however, occurred relatively infrequently in concerts.

Czerny was a teacher of Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg. He wrote over 1,000 compositions; some of his Etudes collections, such as the " School of Velocity " ( Op.299 ) and the " Art of Finger Dexterity " ( Op.740 ), are used to this day in the classroom. He was one of the first composers who chose the name Etude as the title. Significant was also his extensive, about 1838, published piano school Op. 500 ( "Complete theoretical and Practical Pianoforte School, from the first beginnings to the highest education progressively "). Czerny is counted among the most important members of the Viennese musical life of his time. Liszt later dedicated his 12 Etudes d' exécution transcendante.

About Czerny exercises collections came his other works, including numerous symphonies and piano concertos, church music and chamber music, for a long time forgotten, and only found out the end of the 20th century increasingly popular again. His compositional style is modeled on the Viennese classical music, but can occasionally hear influences of the music of Romanticism. Czerny died a wealthy man. His grave is located in Vienna's Central Cemetery (Group 0, number 1, number 49).

Czerny was also active as music theorist, wrote a Systematic Guide to fantasize on the Pianoforte Op. 200, was one of the first editors of a Bach Complete Edition ( as such but quickly replaced because of questionable editorial practice ) and translated four extensive compositional treatises by Anton Reicha: the Compositionslehre ( 4 volumes 1832) and The Art of Dramatic Composition (1839 ).

In Vienna ( 20th district Brigittenau ) Karl Czerny- street was named after him in 1907. In Heidelberg, however, the bridge and the Czerny Czerny Ring opposite the Central Station after the Heidelberg surgeon and cancer researcher Vincenz Czerny are named (* 1842 Bohemia, † 1916 Heidelberg).

165651
de