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    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    Czerny Op 299 #7, 7 Versions

    In a collection with few easy LH studies #7 is an inviting candidate for your repertory. Czerny’s four basic 16th-note patterns (the init...
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    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    Czerny Op 299 #10, 3 Versions

    I was surprised that a study so challenging would appear in Book 1 (even though at the end). Czerny’s LH alberti figure often encompasses...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #11, 3 Versions

    Practicing stepwise broken thirds has always seemed uniquely valuable to me for gaining independence of the fingers and preparing for sca...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #14, 2 Versions

    Though of an entirely different character (to the degree that there is difference of character among these studies) #14 is virtually iden...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #18, 2 Versions

    Running LH 16ths in stepwise motion under a placid singing RH is very appealing to the ear, and many such LH studies in duplets and tripl...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    Czerny Op 299 #27, 6 Versions

    This lovely short study can make a surprisingly substantial addition to your ballet class repertory. Czerny’s structure is a simple song ...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #35, 2 Versions

    The specific technical task here is initiating broken octaves from the upper note. That’s valuable training for strengthening RH 4-5 as w...
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    rudyapffel-czerny
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #39, 3 Versions

    Czerny’s marking “a la galopade” gets your attention. He’s not just saying the study is for dancing; he’s saying it in French–he’s signal...
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    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Czerny Op 299 #40, 3 Versions

    To wrap things up Czerny ends Op 299 with a remarkable sonata-allegro movement. What’s remarkable to me is the complexity of #40’s struct...
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