FRIEDRICH BURGMÜLLER

Composer(s): Friedrich Burgmüller

Artist(s): Veerle Peeters
Reference: KTC1761
Barcode: 8711801017617
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2022-06-01
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€ 21,50

It is quite possible that Friedrich Burgmüller (1806 - 1874) wrote his etudes in imitation of Chopin’s fiendishly difficult but wonderful works. An experienced teacher resident in Paris, he would have rightly noticed that there was a scarcity of music that would be of interest to beginning pianists — the etudes by Czerny, Cramer or Pozzoli are useful but one-sided, both technically and musically. It was a stroke of genius on his part to fill this gap with his op. 100 and 109, as these pieces cover just about the entire range of pianistic difficulties. La Candeur, in all its simplicity, is a fine exercise for the beginning pianist in legato playing, speed, harmony, musicality, phrasing, and tone weighting. The even better-known Arabesque etc., on the other hand, develops speed in both hands, wrist movement, wide leaps and independence of the hands. A student rarely has the impression that he is practicing a study, as all of these pieces contain musical challenges that parallel their technical difficulties. The atmospheric titles Burgmüller provided for these works make his intentions even clearer: their musical aspect is at least as important, if not more so, than the purely technical.

Jan Vermeulen and I stated in the preface to our book Pianospelen that we believe that piano technique has no sense if it does not start from the musical story you want to tell — and this is precisely why we attach such great importance to Burgmüller’s etudes: all the techniques we deal with are linked to musical interpretation and can be found in his pedagogical works.

Veerle Peeters
Veerle Peeters studied at the Luca School of Arts in Leuven with Jan Vermeulen. During her studies she became a laureate of several important piano competitions. After her studies, she led the chamber music ensemble “Frescamente” for ten years. In 2006 the ensemble was laureate of the prestigious chamber music competition “Golden Wings” (now “Supernova”). In 2007 they released a CD with 20th century music for piano, violin, horn and clarinet. That same year they became finalists of the “International Chamber Music Competition Almere” in the Netherlands. Veerle has recorded several CDs with work for piano(forte) solo by, among others, the French composer Mel Bonis and the Flemish Zen Buddhist and composer Luc De Winter.

In 2014 Veerle formed a duet with pianist Jan Vermeulen. She had been directing all of his Schubert recordings since 2004 when he asked her as his partner to expand his Schubert series with the four-hand repertoire. In March 2019, the complete recordings were released by the Etcetera Records label. The duet recorded the works on a period instrument (J. N. Tröndlin from 1830), an absolute world premiere, and has been acclaimed at home and abroad. They have already played countless concerts in Belgium and far beyond.

1. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Candeur
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

2. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Arabesque
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

3. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Pastorale
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

4. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Petite réunion enfantine
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

5. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Innocence
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

6. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Progrès
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

7. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Ruisseau limpide
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

8. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: La gracieuse
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

9. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: La chasse
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

10. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Tendre fleur
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

11. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: La Bergeronnette
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

12. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Adieu
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

13. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Consolation
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

14. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: La Styrienne
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

15. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Ballade
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

16. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Douce plainte
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

17. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Babillarde
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

18. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Inquiètude
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

19. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Ave Maria
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

20. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Tarentelle
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

21. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Harmonie céleste
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

22. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Barcarolle
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

23. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: Retour
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

24. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: L’hirondelle
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

25. 25 Etudes faciles et progressive, Op. 100: La chevaleresque
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

26. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Confidence
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

27. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Les perles
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

28. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Le retour du pâtre
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

29. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Les bohémiens
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

30. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: La source
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

31. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: L’enjouée
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

32. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Berceuse
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

33. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Agitato
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

34. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Cloche des matines
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

35. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Velocité
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

36. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Serenade
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

37. 18 Etudes De Genre, Op. 109: Réveil Dans Les Bois
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

38. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Orage
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

39. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Refrain du gondolier
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

40. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Les Sylphes
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

41. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Séparation
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

42. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Marche
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

43. 18 Etudes de genre, Op. 109: Fileuse
Composer: Friedrich Burgmüller
Artist(s): Veerle Peeters

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It is quite possible that Friedrich Burgmüller (1806 - 1874) wrote his etudes in imitation of Chopin’s fiendishly difficult but wonderful works. An experienced teacher resident in Paris, he would have rightly noticed that there was a scarcity of music that would be of interest to beginning pianists — the etudes by Czerny, Cramer or Pozzoli are useful but one-sided, both technically and musically. It was a stroke of genius on his part to fill this gap with his op. 100 and 109, as these pieces cover just about the entire range of pianistic difficulties. La Candeur, in all its simplicity, is a fine exercise for the beginning pianist in legato playing, speed, harmony, musicality, phrasing, and tone weighting. The even better-known Arabesque etc., on the other hand, develops speed in both hands, wrist movement, wide leaps and independence of the hands. A student rarely has the impression that he is practicing a study, as all of these pieces contain musical challenges that parallel their technical difficulties. The atmospheric titles Burgmüller provided for these works make his intentions even clearer: their musical aspect is at least as important, if not more so, than the purely technical.

Jan Vermeulen and I stated in the preface to our book Pianospelen that we believe that piano technique has no sense if it does not start from the musical story you want to tell — and this is precisely why we attach such great importance to Burgmüller’s etudes: all the techniques we deal with are linked to musical interpretation and can be found in his pedagogical works.

Veerle Peeters
Veerle Peeters studied at the Luca School of Arts in Leuven with Jan Vermeulen. During her studies she became a laureate of several important piano competitions. After her studies, she led the chamber music ensemble “Frescamente” for ten years. In 2006 the ensemble was laureate of the prestigious chamber music competition “Golden Wings” (now “Supernova”). In 2007 they released a CD with 20th century music for piano, violin, horn and clarinet. That same year they became finalists of the “International Chamber Music Competition Almere” in the Netherlands. Veerle has recorded several CDs with work for piano(forte) solo by, among others, the French composer Mel Bonis and the Flemish Zen Buddhist and composer Luc De Winter.

In 2014 Veerle formed a duet with pianist Jan Vermeulen. She had been directing all of his Schubert recordings since 2004 when he asked her as his partner to expand his Schubert series with the four-hand repertoire. In March 2019, the complete recordings were released by the Etcetera Records label. The duet recorded the works on a period instrument (J. N. Tröndlin from 1830), an absolute world premiere, and has been acclaimed at home and abroad. They have already played countless concerts in Belgium and far beyond.