DifficultyIntermediate
Duration1:34
Notes2,371
OpusOp.299 No.21
Description
No.21 makes its presence felt through both length and density, running 94 seconds with 2,371 notes. Maintaining fast passagework for this long can quickly reveal insufficient stamina if attempted too early. It reflects the substantial demands typical of the later half of the progressively graded Op.299 set.
Forty studies by Czerny that build the technique for fast passagework, developing finger independence and agility.
About the Composer
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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