Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood), Op. 15 (1838)

Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood), Op. 15   (1838)


               Schumann described this set of 13 short movements describing childhood as 

               "more cheerful, gentler, more melodic" than his earlier works.  Childhood 

                 subjects of the movements include "Pleading Child", "Knight of the Hobbyhorse", 

                 "Frightening", and "Child Falling Asleep."


                     Martha Argerich, piano


                3.   Hasche-Mann (Blind Man's Bluff)  B minor  (0:30)

                 7.   Träumerei (Dreaming)  F major  (2:50)  -  This is one of Schumann's best known pieces