Anton Kuerti, a pianist born in Austria and raised in the USA, is recognized as a true rediscoverer of Czerny's works, meticulously transcribing his manuscripts.
Historical Context
The finale of Czerny's 1807 Grande Sonate includes an 'apocalyptic scenario' in E-flat minor, reflecting the ever-present danger of Napoleon's troops, which Czerny mentioned in his memoirs.
Compositional Technique
The 1807 Grande Sonate features an innovative dialogue between the piano's bass voice and the violin, entering as if from afar, a novelty in violin sonata literature.
Compositional Technique
Czerny's 1807 Grande Sonate for violin and piano was groundbreaking, pushing boundaries of form, harmony, and virtuosity, and is considered the first romantic violin sonata.
Notable Performances
Neither of Czerny's violin sonatas on this album was performed during his lifetime; they received their world premieres 195 and 165 years later, thanks to Anton Kuerti.
Composer Biography
Carl Czerny, the composer, was a self-taught composer but a highly skilled pianist, familiar with works from Bach to Beethoven.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Czerny, composing always involved an awareness of music history, incorporating baroque forms and anticipating romantic stylistic features in his early works, and later referencing Viennese classicism, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.
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