Czerny hidden gems (and how to get them)?

[pianovirus]

It's not about The School of Velocity, of course... But I have come across a number of Czerny pieces that sounded quite refreshing and fun to play to me. Some pieces that I could find were:
- Variations on a Schubert waltz op. 12 (played by Lisitsa here:

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- Horowitz played the Variations on a theme by Rode op. 33
- Variations brillantes op.14 (played by Steven Hough)
- Daniel Blumenthal has a CD of the piano sonatas and some variations: https://www.amazon.com/Carl-Czerny-Piano-Sonatas-Variations/dp/B0000000RO
I have only just ordered it, but the samples available on Amazon sounded cool, too...

I'm wondering what do others think of those pieces? Also, I guess there must be more interesting stuff in his vast output which I haven't come across yet. Any hints? Anybody have some sheet music?

[thalbergmad]

There is definately more to him than finger drills.

I have probably posted these before, but here goes.

Thal

[thalbergmad]

Some of the Sonatas that Blumenfeld plays.

With Czerny, you have do sort through a lot of dross to find something nice. He wrote too much for his own good. It is useful searching for recordings as generally artists will only record the best.

The concerto's are well worth a listen too.

Thal

[pianovirus]

Thanks so much, thal!! I'm going to have a try at one of those...

Some of the Sonatas that Blumenfeld plays.

-tal, not -feld (I like the latter's etudes...)   

It is useful searching for recordings as generally artists will only record the best.

I just listened quickly through some nice CDs on the Naxos online library:
- Anton Kuerti: Sonata No. 1 (amazing second mv.!), No. 3 (liked it quite a lot), Marche funebre sur la mort de Beethoven (a bit boring to me at first listening).
- Anton Kuerti and Erika Raum: Violin sonata in A (45min!!!, very happy mood, quiet, almost meditative in its length. Will listen to this one more often for sure, it's amazing that apparently Czerny was 17 when composing this one); 20 concert variations on a Thema by Krumpholz
- Variations on a theme by Haydn op. 73 (piano+orchestra). That's the theme from Haydn's Emperor quartet. Actually, Czerny starts with a long introduction, only to introduce the theme (piano alone) afterwards. Well, I guess to me no other variations of this theme can surpass Haydn's own set. But still, it had some great moments.

[thaicheow]

You may want to check out this pianist, Felicja Blumental. I did download some of her mp3 on classicaldiscovery.com. she recorded some czerny works, including the concerto in a. But I simply can't find the site now. Moreover, my hard disc which stored all my mp3 has spoiled.