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.

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

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.

Op. 139 begins with an easy level of pieces and gradually increases to a moderately difficult level. Some of the technical devices in these pieces include: right-hand melody with left-hand accompaniment; diatonic and chromatic scalar and arpeggio figurations; syncopated melodies and trills. Many of the studies can be transposed into other keys and practiced at varied tempos.

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.