Here are Burgmüller’s Op. 100 studies ranked from easiest to hardest on Road to Virtuosity.

  1. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 5 - Innocence
    1,536 Points · Level 3
  2. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 1 - Sincerity
    2,120 Points · Level 3
  3. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 21 - Harmony of Angels
    3,000 Points · Level 4
  4. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 6 - Progress
    3,150 Points · Level 4
  5. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 13 - Consolation
    3,154 Points · Level 4
  6. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 2 - Arabesque
    3,200 Points · Level 4
  7. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 10 - Tender Flower
    3,280 Points · Level 4
  8. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 11 - The Wagtail
    3,420 Points · Level 4
  9. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 3 - La Pastorale
    3,550 Points · Level 4
  10. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 7 - The Clear Stream
    3,700 Points · Level 4
  11. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 16 - Tender Grieving
    3,910 Points · Level 4
  12. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 14 - La Styrienne
    4,050 Points · Level 4
  13. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 4 - The Little Party
    4,850 Points · Level 4
  14. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 18 - Inquietude
    4,925 Points · Level 4
  15. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 17 - The Chatterbox
    4,980 Points · Level 4
  16. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 19 - Ave Maria
    5,090 Points · Level 4
  17. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 8 - Gracefulness
    7,100 Points · Level 5
  18. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 24 - The Swallow
    7,690 Points · Level 5
  19. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 12 - The Farewell
    8,000 Points · Level 5
  20. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 15 - Ballade
    8,400 Points · Level 5
  21. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 9 - The Chase
    8,500 Points · Level 5
  22. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 23 - The Return
    9,450 Points · Level 5
  23. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 25 - Spirit of Chivalry
    12,800 Points · Level 5
  24. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 22 - Barcarolle
    15,000 Points · Level 5
  25. Burgmüller - Op. 100 No. 20 - Tarantella
    16,500 Points · Level 5

Quick facts from the RTV ranking

The easiest Burgmüller Op. 100 study on this list is Op. 100 No. 5 - Innocence, with 1,536 RTV points.

The hardest study on this list is Op. 100 No. 20 - Tarantella, with 16,500 RTV points.

The first piece in the original collection, Op. 100 No. 1 - Sincerity, is not the easiest piece on this RTV list.

Most of the lower-ranked pieces are Level 3 or Level 4.

The final section of the ranking contains mostly Level 5 pieces.

The original order of the collection does not exactly match the RTV difficulty order. Some later pieces are easier than earlier pieces, and some earlier pieces are harder than pieces that appear much later in the set.

Burgmüller Op. 100 in original order

  • Op. 100 No. 1 - Sincerity
    View piece — 2,120 points — Level 3
  • Op. 100 No. 2 - Arabesque
    View piece — 3,200 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 3 - La Pastorale
    View piece — 3,550 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 4 - The Little Party
    View piece — 4,850 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 5 - Innocence
    View piece — 1,536 points — Level 3
  • Op. 100 No. 6 - Progress
    View piece — 3,150 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 7 - The Clear Stream
    View piece — 3,700 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 8 - Gracefulness
    View piece — 7,100 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 9 - The Chase
    View piece — 8,500 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 10 - Tender Flower
    View piece — 3,280 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 11 - The Wagtail
    View piece — 3,420 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 12 - The Farewell
    View piece — 8,000 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 13 - Consolation
    View piece — 3,154 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 14 - La Styrienne
    View piece — 4,050 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 15 - Ballade
    View piece — 8,400 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 16 - Tender Grieving
    View piece — 3,910 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 17 - The Chatterbox
    View piece — 4,980 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 18 - Inquietude
    View piece — 4,925 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 19 - Ave Maria
    View piece — 5,090 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 20 - Tarantella
    View piece — 16,500 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 21 - Harmony of Angels
    View piece — 3,000 points — Level 4
  • Op. 100 No. 22 - Barcarolle
    View piece — 15,000 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 23 - The Return
    View piece — 9,450 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 24 - The Swallow
    View piece — 7,690 points — Level 5
  • Op. 100 No. 25 - Spirit of Chivalry
    View piece — 12,800 points — Level 5

About RTV points and levels

RTV uses both points and levels to show difficulty. Levels give a broad category, while RTV points give a more specific ranking within that category.

RTV points are based on the overall difficulty of learning and performing a piece. This can include factors such as length, tempo, rhythm, hand coordination, technical patterns, jumps, repeated notes, articulation, and the amount of control needed to play the piece accurately.

Because points are more detailed than levels, two pieces can have the same level but still have different RTV point values. The piece with more RTV points is ranked as more difficult.

About Burgmüller’s Op. 100 Studies

Friedrich Burgmüller lived from 1806 to 1874. He was a German pianist and composer from the Romantic period.

Burgmüller’s Op. 100 collection is commonly known as 25 Easy and Progressive Studies. The pieces are short piano studies with character titles, such as Sincerity, Arabesque, The Chase, Barcarolle, and Tarantella.

Each study focuses on a different musical or technical idea, while still sounding like a short character piece rather than only a plain exercise.

Modern piano use

Burgmüller’s Op. 100 studies are still printed, studied, and performed on the modern piano.

The studies are often used by developing pianists because they combine short forms, clear textures, memorable titles, and specific technical patterns.

On RTV, each Op. 100 study is listed separately with its own point value and level, giving each piece its own place in the difficulty order.