Virtuoso Pianist by Charles-Louis Hanon. Edited by Otto Weinreich. For piano. Studies. Technique and Studies. Instructional book. Instructional text (English) and introductory text. 104 pages. With instructional text (English) and introductory text. Technique and Studies. . Piano pedagogue and composer Charles-Louis Hanon was born on July 2, 1819 in Renescure, France. He died on March 19, 1900 in Boulogne- -sur-Mer. Preface in English (includes supplementary exercises by the Editor, Otto Weinreich).