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Topic: Which Czerny 'Method Book' is better, his Op. 823 or Op. 599?  (Read 3641 times)

Offline czernyragtimepianoplayer

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Which Czerny 'Method Book' is better, his Op. 823 or Op. 599? :)

Offline 1piano4joe

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Hi czernyragtimepia,

May I suggest you start with F. Beyer Op. 101?

The Op. 823 is shorter and easier than the Op. 599. The second half of Op. 599 is harder and so I would use Op. 823 first.

I hope this helps, Joe.

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