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GRAFENEGG CASTLE - Fred G. Pisecki, clavichord sample set

A short visit to Grafenegg Castle in Lower Austria with Harpsichord Music _____________________________ CONTENTS: Carl Czerny (1791-1857) 01 Part 1 - Le petit pianiste Op.823 No.70 in A-Flat Major - Andantino 00:30 02 Part 2 - Le petit pianiste Op.823 No.60 in B-Flat Major 02:36 03 Part 3 - Le petit pianiste Op.823 No.62 in C Major - Allegretto 04:50 04 Part 4 - Le petit pianiste Op.823 No.57 in F Major - Andantino 07:15 05 Part 5 - Le petit pianiste Op.823 No.63 in G Major + C Major - Allegretto 08:54 06 Tour around the castle 12:38 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 14:17 _____________________________ Recorded with the Virtual Sample Set "Cembalo Mietke". The featured instrument was built in 2005 by the workshop Jan Bečička & Stanislav Hüttl & Petr Šefl, Hradec Králové, sampled by Sonus Paradisi (CZ). Performed by Fred G. Pisecki. _____________________________ Grafenegg Castle is located not far from the town of Krems (Lower Austria) and is one of the most beautiful buildings of romantic historicism. Its origins date back to 1435. From then on, it underwent several metamorphoses over the centuries until it finally became the castle we see today, modeled on English castles. The castle's heyday came in the 19th century, when Count August von Breuner-Enckevoirt (1796-1877) commissioned the renowned Viennese cathedral architect Leopold Ernst (1808-1862) to construct a magnificent building and extensive park in the Romantic Historicist style, modeled on English castles. This redesign, in which the historical elements were artfully integrated into an elegant neo-Gothic style, bears witness to a long tradition of combining opposites. Today, the castle is owned by the Metternich-Sándor family, who have restored the castle with the support of the state of Lower Austria. Grafenegg Castle has been hosting a variety of cultural events for over 30 years. The “Wolkenturm” in Grafenegg, the award-winning open-air stage, a mix of concrete, steel and glass, stands out as one of the best acoustic concert stages in Europe and offers 1700 seats for visitors as well as a further 400 lawn seats on the adjacent hills. ------------------------------ Carl Czerny (1791-1857) “Piano students who despair of his etudes should perhaps listen to his magnificent piano concertos, they would certainly reconcile them with the pedagogue Czerny!” The posthumous fame of the composer, who was born in 1791, the year of Mozart's death, and died on July 15, 1857 in his native city of Vienna, is quite ambivalent. Entire generations of piano students have bad memories of practicing with Czerny's etudes, which were generally considered boring. As a result, Czerny as a person and his work, which went far beyond piano etudes, have been largely forgotten. Carl was born into a musical family in 1791, his father Wenzel earned his living as a piano teacher, so the child was practically born into his future profession. The name indicates a descent from the Bohemian part of the Danube Monarchy. Czerny received his first lessons from his father until he reached concert maturity. At the age of nine, he played for Ludwig van Beethoven, who recognized the child's talent and taught him for three years without payment. The connection to Beethoven remained, and in 1812 Czerny played the solo part in the first public performance of Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto in Vienna. Czerny continued his studies with Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) and Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) as well as Antonio Salieri (1750-1825), but appeared relatively rarely as a concert pianist as he suffered from severe stage fright. He gained a good reputation as a teacher early on, and his pupils included great names such as Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Anna Caroline de Belleville (1808-1880), Theodor Leschetitzky (1830-1915), as well as Beethoven's nephew Karl van Beethoven (1806-1858). With the sheer overwhelming number of his instructional works and etudes, Czerny created a monument to himself during his lifetime. Czerny's impressive compositional oeuvre has been completely forgotten because of these educational works, which are still widely used around the world today. The composer created the unheard-of number of around 1000 compositions of various kinds, including symphonies, piano concertos, church and chamber music. In recent years, some of his works have been recorded. Listening to his piano concertos, which have artistic substance as well as technical finesse, one regrets Czerny's lack of presence in concert halls. He created works that make a revival desirable. In the last years of his life, Czerny had to struggle increasingly with health problems and had to give up his teaching activities. When he died in 1857, he left behind a considerable fortune, which he donated to various charitable causes in his will. His grave of honor is located in Vienna's Central Cemetery, and Carl-Czerny-Gasse in Vienna's 20th district was named after him.