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Czerny: Symphonies 1 & 5 Reviews
Czerny: Symphonies 1 & 5 Reviews
| 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful  Czerny - "in the serious style", By A Customer This review is from: Czerny: Symphonies 1 & 5 (Audio CD) After he had finished his gargantuan output of 779 opus numbers including the "School of Velocity" and his "Complete Theoretical & Practical Pianoforte School" Opus 500, Carl Czerny, pupil of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt, finally placed on one of his four composing desks the Symphony #1 in C minor, Opus 780. On the first listening of this symphony one can easily hear Beethoven's profound influence on Czerny's own personal style. While his orchestrations are decidedly thick and masculine, this symphony is full of color and highly inventive melody. Scored in the heavy, stern key of C minor the composer weaves his way through from the first movement's deep pathos, the second's tuneful melody, the third's devious quality, to the fourth's vigorous and effective finale with an abundantly rich tone and sonority so common to middle period Romanticism. His Symphony #5 in E flat Major shows us his masterful writing in a more traditional symphonic style. His... Read more 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful Czerny: the forgotten master., By This review is from: Czerny: Symphonies 1 & 5 (Audio CD) It is tragic that (with the exception of his piano studies) posterity has decided to overlook Carl Czerny. His compositional output was staggering, with over 1000 known published works. Of this output only about 15% were his piano studies. Czerny is known to have written at least 6 symphonies, numerous concertos, chamber music, a ballet, and religious music. On this CD we here Czerny at his finest, particularly the first symphony, with its bold thunderous opening. It is similar to Beethoven, but it is by no means a mere imitation. Czerny does have a unique sound, and it is one worth hearing on this CD. The sound and recording quality are excellent, and you should not hesitate at all in purchasing this. You will not regret it. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Czerny - "in the serious style", By A Customer This review is from: Czerny: Symphonies 1 & 5 (Audio CD) After he had finished his gagantuan outout of 779 opus numbers including the "School of Velocity" and his "Complete Theoretical & Practical Pianoforte School" Opus 500, Carl Czerny, pupil of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt, finally placed on one of his four composing desks the Symphony #1 in C minor, Opus 780. On the first listening of this symphony one can easily hear Beethoven's profound influence on Czerny's own personal style. While his orchestrations are decidedly thick and masculine, this symphony is full of color and highly inventive melody. Scored in the heavy, stern key of C minor the composer weaves his way through from the first movement's deep pathos, the second's tuneful melody, the third's devious quality, to the fourth's vigorous and effective finale with an abundantly rich tone and sonority so common to middle period Romanticism. His Symphony #5 in E flat Major shows us his masterful writing in a more traditional symphonic style. His... Read more |
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