Mark Gresham | 17 Nov 2022
Czech-born Austrian composer, pianist, and pedagogue Carl Czerny (1791 – 1857) may be best known for his books of studies for the piano, but he wrote over a thousand compositions. He held some prominence as one of Beethoven’s best-known students.
We offer here three “concertante” chamber works by Czerny: two for a trio of flute, cello, and piano, and one for flute and piano.
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The musical connections to Atlanta in these videos are through cellist and pianist Dorothy and Cary Lewis, who recorded the album with flutist Jacqueline Hofto. The Lewises were long-time active musical residents of Atlanta for decades, both members of The Lanier Trio. They currently reside in Portland, Oregon.
Originally released on vinyl LP in 1984 (Musical Heritage Society – MHS 4893K), the videos are presented here in the order they appeared on the album. ■
Jacqueline Hofto, flute
Dorothy Lewis, cello
Cary Lewis, piano
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 13:43
Jacqueline Hofto, flute
Dorothy Lewis, cello
Cary Lewis, piano
Duration: 8:57
Jacqueline Hofto, flute
Cary Lewis, piano
Duration: 22:37
EXTERNAL LINKS
■ Dorothy & Cary Lewis: laniertrio.org
■ Album entry on Discogs: discogs.com/release/14426888-Carl-Czerny-Chamber-Music
Mark Gresham is publisher and principal writer of EarRelevant. he began writing as a music journalist over 30 years ago, but has been a composer of music much longer than that. He was the winner of an ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for music journalism in 2003.
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