Carl Czerny: Symphony No.6 in G minor, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Grzegorz Nowak

Carl Czerny - Symphony No. 6 in G minor, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern, Grzegorz Nowak (conductor) I. Andante maestoso. Allegro con brio – 00:00 II. Andante un poco sostenuto – 10:36 III. Scherzo. Trio – 19:23 IV. Finale – 24:46 Carl Czerny (German: 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works. His books of studies for the piano are still widely used in piano teaching. “Czerny maintains a toehold in the recorded repertoire, yet remains best known as a pupil of Beethoven (he played at the premiere of both First and Fifth Concertos). To many he remains known for his piano exercises and his work as a teacher. Yet he was an immensely prolific composer. Opus numbers reach 861, and he composed many more works than that. The era of recording has meant that works other than those for piano – such as his chamber music, and, less frequently, his symphonies - occasionally appear