The Viennese-born Carl Czerny (1791-1857) is best remembered for his countless pedagogical studies, hundreds and hundreds of them. But his astonishing fecundity - his opus numbers go up to 861, and there is much more music than that - has obscured the fact that he was an important composer in his own right, his works forming a link between Beethoven (his teacher) and Liszt (his student), between the Classical and Romantic eras. The four pieces recorded here - two for two pianos and two for piano four-hands - were intended to impress the salons of Biedermeier Vienna. The titles of three of them contain the word 'brillant': Czerny's intention was to dazzle and entertain, and that's just what this sparkling music does.

Tracklist:

Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Molto Brillante
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
PiÃ¹ Vivace
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Meno Mosso Con Grazia
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Allegro Molto Vivace
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Molto Allegro
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Andante Non Troppo
Grandes Variations Brillantes Et Concertantes Pour Deux Pianofortes Sur Un ThÃ¨me Favori de L'opÃ©ra Montecchi E Capuleti, Op. 2
Rondo Brillant in B Flat Major, Op. 321, for Piano Duet
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-I. Allegro Con Brio
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-II. [Theme]. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-Var.
a Tempo
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-Var.
Vivo E Brillante
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-Var.
Meno Allegro Con Grazia
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-Var.
Allegro Vivace E Brillante
Duo Brillant Et Concertant Pour Deux Pianos in B Flat, Op. 358-III. Finale. Molto Allegro
Energico
Veloce E Brillante
Un Poco Ritenuto - Allegro Vivace

UPC: 5060113447913
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 3.13.26
Format: CD

Jingshu Zhao - Carl Czerny: Pno Music Vol. 2 (CD)