25 Easy Etudes Opus 100

Burgmüller's most famous work, the 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each selection exposes students to a different technical challenge with the main emphasis on the phrasing, articulation, and dynamics often found in Romantic piano music. The collection includes "Arabesque" and "Ballade," both popular with many early-intermediate pianists.

Burgmüller's 'Easy and Progressive' Studies have been central repertoire for pianists moving from beginner to intermediate level since the 19th century, delightful pieces in their own right, they carefully build the advancing pianist's technique. The famous Edition Peters complete edition of Op. 100 is beautifully presented on high-quality paper and offers a lifetime of pleasurable learning.

This edition is a wonderful collection of small character studies composed by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874). Each piece presents a consistent technical problem, which is often the main idea of the piece, while at the same time having a distinct and lovely musical appeal. Each study is quite melodious and has a programmatic title. This edition may be used as a sequel to Burgmüller's

Friedrich Burgm�_ller, (1806���1874) was a German pianist and composer. This set of 25 progressive studies is an excellent source of short technical pieces for students. More demanding pieces are the 18 Characteristic Studies, Op. 109, and the 12 pieces of Op. 105 are even more demanding. Titles: * La Candeur * Arabesque * Pastorale * Petite Reunion * Innocence * Progress * Courant Limpide * La Gracieuse * La Chasse * Tendre Fleur * La Bergeronnette * Adieu * Consolation * Styrienne * Ballade * Douce Plainte * Babillarde * Inquietude * Ave Maria * Tarantelle * Harmonie des Anges * Barcarolle * Retour * L' Hirondelle * La Chevaleresque

The "25 Easy Studies" Op. 100 with their melodic and tonal charm wins the player over immediately. Burgmüller succeeds in combining technical problems with appealing musical ideas. The choice of the titles and the musical appeal of every single piece stimulate the imagination of the player.

Reminiscent of Schumann's and Tchaikovsky's collections with the same title, Gurlitt's Album for the Young is a whimsical set of 20 character pieces. Each work contains a descriptive title, which is often reflective of nature or a standard piano composition. Many of the selections assist students in developing phrasing, articulation, finger dexterity and melodic voicing.

The 25 progressive pieces are short compositions with evocative and descriptive titles. Each composition proposes to the students one of the many aspects of the piano technique with particular attention to phrasing, articulation, agogics and dynamics of which the piano music of romanticism is often imbued. Tunlike older public domain editions, this brand new edition is very clearly printed and paginated. Particular attention was paid to the care of phrasing and fingerings.The publication conforms to historical editions.Compositions included in this work op.100: La Candeur (Sincerity) * L'Arabesque (Arabesque) * La Pastorale (Pastorale) * La Petite Reunion (The Little Party) * Innocence * Progress (Progress) * Le Courant Limpide (The Limpid Stream) * La Gracieuse (Gracefulness) * La Chasse (The Chase) * Tendre Fleur (Tender Flower) * La Bergeronnette (The Young Shepherdess) * L'Adieu (The Farewell) * Consolation * La Styrienne (Austrian Dance) * Ballad * Douce Plainte ( Gentle Lament) * La Babillarde (The Chatterbox) * Inquietude (Restlessness) * Ave Maria * La Tarentelle (Tarantella) * L'Harmonie des Anges (The Harmony of the Angels) * Barcarolle * Le Retour (The Return) * L'Hirondelle (The Swallow) * Chivalrous (Gallantry)