Both Carl Czerny's Sonata No. 6 in D minor and Franz Schubert's Sonata in C minor were written almost at the same time, just months after Beethoven's death, and share a strong spiritual connection to him.
Critical Reception
Carl Czerny's reputation as a composer has suffered because his famous etudes, meant for pedagogic work, overshadowed his more serious and complex compositions like symphonies and large-scale solo piano works.
Compositional Technique
Carl Czerny's D minor Sonata, at 50 minutes long and with seven movements including an extensive chorale with variations, stands out in terms of form and proportion, challenging established rules.
Instruments
Aurelia Visovan performs on a fortepiano, a copy of a Jakob Bertsche instrument from Vienna, c. 1815, made by Robert Brown in 2015.
Composer Biography
Carl Czerny, a beloved pupil of Beethoven and teacher to famous musicians like Liszt and Thalberg, was a key figure in passing on the piano tradition.
Interpretation
Aurelia Visovan is the first person to record Carl Czerny's longest and most challenging piano sonata using a period instrument, specifically a fortepiano.
Interpretation
Performing on a fortepiano, an instrument of its time, allows the polyphonic character of the music to be heard more clearly, as it is not lost in the massive sound and long reverberation of a modern piano.
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