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'''Carl Czerny''' (1791-1857) was an Austrian composer, pianist, and teacher. As a composer, he is most famous for his literally hundreds of sets of [[etude]]s for the piano, of which ''The School of Velocity'' (Op. 299) and ''The Art of Finger Dexterity'' (Op. 740) are still used frequently by students today. As a teacher, he is an extremely important historical link, as he was taught by [[Beethoven]], who Czerny said taught him "things that were then unknown to most players: the true position of the hands and the fingers, and the use of the thumb."<ref>Philip Hale, Introduction to ''The Art of Finger Dexterity'' (G. Schirmer Ed.), 1893</ref> Czerny was also the primary teacher of [[Franz Liszt]], who had many famous pupils, many of whom went on to found their own schools, from which much of modern piano teaching springs. Thus, Czerny is a crucial part of the pedagogical link between Beethoven and a great many teachers of the present day.

'''Carl Czerny''' (1791-1857) was an Austrian composer, pianist, and teacher. As a composer, he is most famous for his literally hundreds of sets of [[etude]]s for the [[piano]], of which ''The School of Velocity'' (Op. 299) and ''The Art of Finger Dexterity'' (Op. 740) are still used frequently by students today. As a teacher, he is an extremely important historical link, as he was taught by [[Beethoven]], who Czerny said taught him "things that were then unknown to most players: the true position of the hands and the fingers, and the use of the thumb."<ref>Philip Hale, Introduction to ''The Art of Finger Dexterity'' (G. Schirmer Ed.), 1893</ref> Czerny was also the primary teacher of [[Franz Liszt]], who had many famous pupils, many of whom went on to found their own schools, from which much of modern piano teaching springs. Thus, Czerny is a crucial part of the pedagogical link between Beethoven and a great many teachers of the present day.