Czerny Piano Left Hand Exercises (Op. 718)

Author: (Austrian) Czerny (Carl) Composed by Czerny / Commented by Yao Shizhen
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Czerny (1791–1857), Carl, was an Austrian pianist and composer. Born on February 21, 1791, in Vienna, he passed away on July 15, 1857, in the same city. He initially studied piano under his father and later became a student of L. van. Beethoven from 1800 to 1803, while also delving into the teaching methods of Hummel and M. Clementi. At the age of 15, he became a piano teacher, with Franz Liszt being one of his students. Nearly a thousand of his works have been published, including piano pieces for teaching purposes, as well as masses, motets, requiems, symphonies, concertos, overtures, trios, quartets, choral works, and songs. He is the founder of the Vienna Piano School and is renowned worldwide for composing a vast number of teaching pieces. His works such as Exercises for Rapid and Fluent Playing, Preliminary Studies in Finger Technique, Art of Finger Technique, Left-Hand Studies, and Advanced Technique Studies are widely adopted. This collection of exercises comprises 24 pieces, all designed for left-hand practice, with each piece having a clear exercise objective. Generally speaking, most students have weaker left hands compared to their right hands. As a result, when encountering left-hand technical passages, ornamental phrases, or sections requiring (double-hand playing) in musical compositions, they often struggle to perform them effectively or express the music with ease. Therefore, compiling this specialized collection of left-hand exercises holds particular significance.