Czerny is More Than Just a Torturer of Piano Pupils!

     Czerny’s collected studies op. 299, op. 849… I dare say they were most pianists’ nightmare when they first learned how to play the piano. All people remember about Czerny is how they were tortured by his studies or etudes, but never the fact that he also wrote piano concertos, church music, chamber music, and some symphonies too! To be honest, I was also shocked when I first knew that. Here’s Czerny’s Symphony No. 5 in E flat Major.

     After hearing this, you may come up with a thought about Czerny’s symphonies, ‘this is Beethoven’s harmony!’ That’s normal, because Czerny was one of Beethoven’s pupils at a young age. Personally, I think this is the nicest one among all Czerny’s symphonies. The work has so much zest and energy, the counterpoints are simply incredible. The orchestration is well arranged, which  proves he’s not only talented and professional in composing pieces for piano. However, thanks to the giant mighty shadow of his teacher, Beethoven, it’s a pity that not many people are familiar with his symphony works. Hope there’s one day when more people get to appreciate his excellent symphonic works!