Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, generally known as
Friedrich Burgmüller (born Regensburg, Germany 4
December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German
pianist and composer. He was born in Ratisbon (now
Regensburg) Germany. Both his father, August, and his
brother, Norbert, were musicians. His father was a
musical theatre director in Weimar and other Southern
German centers. He moved to Kassel in 1829 to study
under Ludwig Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann. There he
appeared as a pianist for his firs...(+)
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, generally known as
Friedrich Burgmüller (born Regensburg, Germany 4
December 1806 – 13 February 1874) was a German
pianist and composer. He was born in Ratisbon (now
Regensburg) Germany. Both his father, August, and his
brother, Norbert, were musicians. His father was a
musical theatre director in Weimar and other Southern
German centers. He moved to Kassel in 1829 to study
under Ludwig Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann. There he
appeared as a pianist for his first concert, January
14, 1830. He moved to Paris in 1832 (at age 26), where
he stayed until his death. Norbert, his brother, made
plans to join him in Paris, in 1835. However, he
drowned in a spa in Aachen a year later. In Paris,
Friedrich adopted Parisian music and developed his
trademark (light) style of playing. He wrote many
pieces of salon music for the piano and published
several albums. Burgmüller also went on to compose
piano études intended for children. He died in Paris
in 1874
His 18 Études (Op. 109) is a wonderful collection of
small character studies composed in 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.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Franz_B
urgm%C3%BCller ).
Although originally composed for Piano, I created this
Interpretation of "The Sylphs" from 18 Études (Op. 109
No. 15) for Flute & Classical Guitar.
