Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Carl Czerny
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Performer Biography
Grzegorz Nowak, the conductor on this album, began his international career by winning the Ernest Ansermet Conducting Competition in Geneva in 1984.
Composer Biography
Carl Czerny, who could play all of Beethoven's piano works from memory, taught up to ten hours a day, resulting in an enormous body of work.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Czerny methodically categorized his vast output into four types: studies and exercises, easy pieces for pupils, brilliant concert pieces, and serious music, which included his symphonies.
Composer Biography
Carl Czerny, a composer, piano virtuoso, and piano teacher, was a friend of Beethoven and had his artistic legacy stored in the archive of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.
Performer Biography
Grzegorz Nowak studied conducting and composition at the Music Academy Poznan and the Eastman School of Music, and was mentored by Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa in Tanglewood.
Composition History
Carl Czerny's Symphony No. 6 in G Minor received its premiere after more than 150 years at the first Carl Czerny Music Festival in Edmonton in 2002.
Recording & Production
This album features the world premiere recording of Carl Czerny's Symphony No. 6 in G Minor.
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