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Burgmüller - 23. Le Retour (from 25 Easy and Progressive Etudes, Op. 100)

Le retour (The Return) is all about the excitement of seeing a friend again after an absence. Marked molto agitato quasi presto, there is a strong sense of agitation and eager expectation; the diminuendo e poco ritenuto in the coda seems to express relief that all the excitement is over, and contentment that both parties are happily reunited. It is worth noting that the title, key and time signature are the same as in the finale of Beethoven’s Sonata in E-flat, op 81a (“Les Adieux”). The main technical challenge of the étude is how to manage the repeated notes without... Read >>