Köhler: Etude Op. 242 No. 9

Louis Köhler (1820 – 1886) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor. After studying piano in Vienna, he had a career as a conductor, before settling in Königsberg, where he began to focus on composing and teaching piano. Köhler was also a well-known music critic and author, writing for the Hartungsche Zeitung, and contributing to the Signale für die musikalische Welt for about 40 years. Today he is mostly remembered for his pedagogical piano works, this set of studies (Op. 242) is the most well-known and widely used by students today.

Grade: 6

This score is available on IMSLP here:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Kleine_Schule_...)

Grade levels for this project are taken from Jane Magrath’s “Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance: A Graded Guide and Annotated Bibliography”

Recorded June 21, 2024
Sean Cavanaugh, piano