Description
No.14 is an extended study at 95 seconds and 1,973 notes, testing both stamina and sustained focus. It reflects a broader trend in the set where pieces tend to grow in scale as the sequence progresses. Working through it helps build the ability to carry fast passagework through to the very end without losing control.
Forty studies by Czerny that build the technique for fast passagework, developing finger independence and agility.
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Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Carl Czerny was a Viennese pianist and composer who studied under Beethoven and later taught Franz Liszt. He is best known for his enormous output of piano etudes, which remain widely used in piano pedagogy around the world today. This site includes 109 of his works, such as pieces from the 160 Eight-Measure Exercises.
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