Carl Czerny (sometimes Karl; February 21, 1791 - July 15, 1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of etudes for the piano. Czerny was born in Vienna to a family of Bohemian origins. He was taught piano by his father before taking lessons from Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Salieri, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Wikipedia
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Czerny describes his lessons with Beethoven as consisting of scales and technique at first, then progressing through the Versuch with Beethoven's major emphasis placed on legato technique throughout. www.carolinaclassical.com/czerny/
"During the days of my piano studies the name of Carl Czerny was a household word to me and my fellow sufferers as the composer of fiendishly difficult exercises and etudes. www.tal-groethuysen.de/czernycd.htm
Czerny was born in Vienna and was first taught the piano by his father before taking lessons from Johann Nepomuk Hummel , Antonio Salieri and Ludwig van Beethoven . He was a child prodigy, making his first appearance in public in 1800 playing a Mozart pi www.8notes.com/biographies/czerny.asp
Carl Czerny quickly took to teaching and by the age of 15, he was already a sought after instructor. He eventually instructed Franz Liszt , among many others. F. Liszt later dedicated his twelve Transcendental Etudes to Czerny, who was one of the first www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Czerny-Carl.htm
Czerny was born in Vienna to a family of Bohemian origins. He was taught piano by his father before taking lessons from Johann Nepomuk Hummel , Antonio Salieri , and Ludwig van Beethoven . He was a child prodigy, making his first appearance in public in www.classiccat.net/czerny_c/biography.htm
Czerny was born in Vienna to a family of Bohemian origins. He was taught piano by his father before taking lessons from Johann Nepomuk Hummel , Antonio Salieri , and Ludwig van Beethoven . He was a child prodigy, making his first appearance in public in www.classiccat.net/print.php?page=czerny_c/biography.htm