Carl Czerny - 101 Exercises, Op.261 (part 4 of 5) (nos.60 - 80)

#66 - note that Czerny, whilst indicating for the thumb note to be held, doesn't actually state that it is to be played as a melody note. Hence in the second line of this exercise I increased the volume of the upper RH part to match that of the thumb note.

#67 - an interesting LH fingering to try is 5 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 - obviously not as an alternative to the suggested fingering though, as this would defeat the purpose of the exercise.

#79 - as stated earier, it was only possible to get such exquisite turns/shakes in this exercise (and other pieces of a similar technical nature) due to the setup of the piano. The exercise is more than manageable without such a setup, but I feel the setup I have truly lets the melody sing 'like a hummingbird', and the rapidity of the turns/shakes is surely a sound that isn't often heard.

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[30inventionman]

great footage

[Gogolsuite]

This number 63 reminds me the etude number two by Cramer.

[pianodudeler]

In these exercises Czerny seems very close to the modern approach. Isolating difficulties and working intensively similar to sevcik or pischna - or perhaps what all of us do when confronted by something not yet reliably managed.

[MellowCypriot]

What do you mean by the 'setup of the piano'?

And I just realized that this is you playing...excellent job and thank you for posting! Do you play professionally?

Also, do you have any other recommendations for similar works to develop skills for an intermediate pianist? I've already looked into Czerny's 'Art of Finger Dexterity,' 'School of Velocity,' and 'Piano Studies for the Left Hand.'

Thanks!