In 1832 German-born Friedrich Burgmüller settled in Paris where he became internationally admired for his salon pieces and studies. At a time when demand for new teaching material had reached unprecedented heights, he supplied a sequence of works that appealed to the amateur market by virtue of their musical interest and appropriate technical demands.

Written for the burgeoning market for piano teaching material, the set of 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, op.100, was soon followed by the 18 Characteristic Studies, op.109, a continuation of the earlier set, each piece bearing a charming title. They continue to provide a basis for teaching to this day.

Carl Petersson studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with José Ribera, and was awarded the Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes scholarship four years in succession, studying with Pnina Salzman, Viktor Derevianko and Emanuel Krasovsky. Petersson continues to perform internationally, and has appeared at venues such as Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Centre, the Shanghai Oriental Art Center and the Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, New York. He has performed with orchestras such as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kraków Philharmonic, and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. As a lecturer, Petersson has been invited as a guest speaker to, among others, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Tel Aviv University, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the University of Ottawa and the New England Conservatory.