Description
No.23, 'Le retour,' from Burgmüller's Op.100 is said to depict the journey home. With 1,231 notes crammed into about a minute, it has a dense, energetic character, developing the ability to play fast passages with precise rhythm while training finger rotation and wrist flexibility together.
A set of beginner études by Burgmüller, each bearing an evocative title, offering a classic way to develop technique and musical expression together.
About the Composer
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806-1874)
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmuller was born in Germany and spent much of his career in Paris, where he composed the ballet La Peri. He is best remembered today for his pedagogical piano collections, especially the 25 Etudes faciles et progressives, Op. 100, whose accessible, tuneful pieces remain popular with beginning pianists. This site includes 26 of these etudes, such as "La Candeur" and "L'Arabesque."
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