Friedrich Burgmüller’s 25 Etudes op. 100 from 1851 are an indispensable part of piano instruction. Their charm lies in the fact that they do not present themselves as mundane finger exercises, but as pieces with evocative titles such as “L’Arabesque” or “L’Hirondelle” (The Swallow). For the Henle edition, the renowned piano pedagogue Melanie Spanswick has written short commentaries to explain the character and technical particularities of the individual etudes. She has carefully supplemented the composer’s original fingerings with additional indications. This Urtext edition also presents for the first time musically expanded versions, which Burgmüller presumably wrote down only after the work had been printed. So, even with these popular exercises there is new territory to discover!

Andreas Pernpeintner (Editor)
Friedrich Burgmüller (Fingering Piano)
Melanie Spanswick (Notes, Additional markings)

Content:
1. Nonchalance
2. Arabesque
3. Pastoral
4. The Little Gathering
5. Innocence
6. Making Progress
7. The Clear Stream
8. The Graceful One
9. The Hunt
10. A Tender Flower
11. The Wagtail
12. The Farewell
13. Consolation
14. Styrian Dance
15. Ballade
16. Soft Complaint
17. Chatterbox
18. Anxiety
19. Ave Maria
20. Tarantella
21. Angelic Harmony
22. Gondola Song
23. The Homecoming
24. The Swallow
25. An Elegant Ride