Carl Czerny
Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist, 1791-1857
Czerny's vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works. His books of studies for the piano are still widely used in piano teaching. As a child prodigy, he began playing piano at age three and composing at age seven. His first piano teacher was his father. He was one of Beethoven's numerous pupils. Czerny remained under Beethoven's tutelage until 1804 and sporadically thereafter. Czerny's autobiography and letters give many important references and details of Beethoven during this period. At the age of fifteen, Czerny began a very successful teaching career. Basing his method on the teaching of Beethoven and Muzio Clementi. Franz Liszt became his most famous pupil.
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Austrian pianist, composer and teacher (1791-1857). Musical manuscript with autograph inscription and signature. No place. Oblong large 4to. 24 pp. (incl. title page) on 12 pp.
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"Variations brillantes / pour le Pianoforte / à 4 mains / sur l'air favori de Mr Francois Schubert / (Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust) / composée / par / Charles Czerny / oeuvre 223 / (avec accomp. de quatuor ad libitum)": "Copie exacte revue / par l'auteur / Charles Czerny / aout 1830". - In fine condition.
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Carl Czerny (1791-1857), pianist, composer, famed music teacher, student of Beethoven. AMusQS. Vienna, 13 August 1856. 1 p. 4°. With autogr. dedication. Vocals: "Wer den Bessten seiner Zeit genug gethan, der hat gelebt für alle Zeiten" ("He who has satisfied the best men of his time has lived for all ages"; quoting Friedrich Schiller's "Wallenstein"), set to piano music. Eight bars "Moderato" in F major, in two staves, with the words written above the notes. With dedication in German below: "To Mr. Grabner-Hoffmann | may he remember me kindly | Carl Czerny". Written in the year before his death, with a broad pen. Fine, attractive quotation.