On This Day!

[Joy]

1791 -- Birth in Vienna of Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist, teacher, composer, and pupil of Beethoven.

[Peter]

Yes an amazing man who had a tremendous influence on the development of piano teaching and technique with such famous pupils as Thalberg, Franz Liszt, Stephen Heller, and Theodor Leschetizky.

A list of Czerny’s published works occupies 22 pages of small type, at the end of which his London publisher, Robert Cocks & Co., apologizes that "many other arrangements exist by the talented author of this work, of which even the titles have escaped his memory." It includes 861 published opus numbers plus a great deal of unpublished material, including 4 Symphonies (in addition to two published Symphonies), 30 String Quartets and innumerable religious works for voices and orchestra.

[Rutradelusasa]

The mp3 section has been quiet for some time, does anyone want to know some of Czerny's symphonies? I have n.1, 2, 5 and 6.

[Hofrat]

Peter;

Czerny actually wrote 6 symphonies. I have the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th on commercial CD's. One can hear Beethoven's influence on them. Czerny took the scherzo to new levels.

[Peter]

Peter;

Czerny actually wrote 6 symphonies. I have the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th on commercial CD's. One can hear Beethoven's influence on them. Czerny took the scherzo to new levels.

Thanks for that Hofrat - I got the information from another website, just shows!

[Peter]

The mp3 section has been quiet for some time, does anyone want to know some of Czerny's symphonies? I have n.1, 2, 5 and 6.

That would be great but I'd only do selected movements (not the whole thing) to avoid any legal issues.

[Rutradelusasa]

No problem! When I get home, I'll rip either the 1st or the 4th movement of the 1st, just tell me the usual size limit so I can adjust the bitrate.

Cheers!

EDIT: In addition to Czerny, I'd like to suggest we start a new series on the mp3 page of Beethoven's contemporaries, pupils and friends, ranging from Hummel to Ries, Moscheles to Czerny and etc.

[Peter]

No problem! When I get home, I'll rip either the 1st or the 4th movement of the 1st, just tell me the usual size limit so I can adjust the bitrate.

Cheers!

EDIT: In addition to Czerny, I'd like to suggest we start a new series on the mp3 page of Beethoven's contemporaries, pupils and friends, ranging from Hummel to Ries, Moscheles to Czerny and etc.

Yes a good idea but I have little of this music (aside from Hummel) so members will have to contribute their own files. It would also create a nice contemporary context for Beethoven's music. We do however have to be careful of the legal side and I don't want to be actively seen to encourage file sharing! Perhaps excerpts with reference to the recording details would be a safer option?

Anything under 10 MB I suppose would be ok for those of us with broadband - any suggestions Chris?

[Chris]

Anything under 10 MB I suppose would be ok for those of us with broadband - any suggestions Chris?

That seems reasonable. Presenting very high quality versions is not really a good idea, since to get that, you should really have to buy the CD. Personally, though, I have a very difficult time telling the difference, so I am not the person to ask when to comes to balancing file size and quality.

[Rutradelusasa]

Yes a good idea but I have little of this music (aside from Hummel) so members will have to contribute their own files. It would also create a nice contemporary context for Beethoven's music. We do however have to be careful of the legal side and I don't want to be actively seen to encourage file sharing! Perhaps excerpts with reference to the recording details would be a safer option?

Anything under 10 MB I suppose would be ok for those of us with broadband - any suggestions Chris?

In my case, I have Symphonies from Ries, Spohr, Czerny, Moscheles, Kalliwoda, Weber (not a complete unknown, but his symphonies are about the most neglected of his music), Burgmüller, Cherubini and Reicha.
There are also the extensive chamber music they wrote, most notably Hummel, but I also have one of Ries oratorios (he wrote two).

Contact me on how I should send you the file.

[Peter]

In my case, I have Symphonies from Ries, Spohr, Czerny, Moscheles, Kalliwoda, Weber (not a complete unknown, but his symphonies are about the most neglected of his music), Burgmüller, Cherubini and Reicha.
There are also the extensive chamber music they wrote, most notably Hummel, but I also have one of Ries oratorios (he wrote two).

Contact me on how I should send you the file.

I've sent you a private message on the forum with contact details - (check top of the page for private messages).