Kinderszenen

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Robert Schumann's Kinderszenen ("Scenes From Childhood"), Op. 15, are thirteen pieces for piano, written in 1838.

In this series of piano solos, Kinderszenen, Schumann provides us his adult reminiscences of childhood.

1. Of Foreign Lands And Peoples (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen), G major
2. A Curious Story (Kuriose Geschichte), D major
3. Blind Man's Buff (Hasche-Mann), B minor
4. Pleading Child (Bittendes Kind), D major
5. Happiness (Glückes genug), D major
6. An Important Event (Wichtige Begebenheit), A major
7. Dreaming (Träumerei), F major
8. At The Fireside (Am Kamin), F major
9. Knight Of The Hobbyhorse (Ritter vom Steckenpferd), C major
10. Almost Too Serious (Fast zu ernst), G-sharp minor
11. Frightening (Fürchtenmachen), G major
12. Child Falling Asleep (Kind im Einschlummern), E minor
13. The Poet Speaks (Der Dichter spricht), G major

[edit] External links

• Classical Sheet Music – free download of an early edition of Kinderszenen