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In 1848, after finishing an album of little piano pieces for his daughter Marie, Schumann devised the plan of compiling a 'children's album'. Since then the resultant collection of 43 pieces has enjoyed unparalleled success.
- Urtext edition at the cutting edge of scholarship.
- Many additional pieces and 'Advice to Young Musicians' in the appendix.
- Original pedal markings by Clara Schumann and fingering by Ragna Schirmer.
- Detailed Foreword (Ger/Eng) and detailed Critical Commentary (Eng)
Edited by Holger M. Stüwe.
Vorwort
Fingersatz und Hinweise zur Aufführungspraxis
Preface
Fingering and Notes on Performance Practice
Schumann, Robert - 43 Piano Pieces for the Young op. 68
Erste Abteilung
for the Smaller ones
Melody
Soldiers' March
Humming Song
A Chorale
Little Piece
The Poor Orphan
Hunters' Song
The Wild Horseman
Little Folk Song
The happy farmer, returning from work
Sicilienne
Farmhand Rupert
May, sweet May, soon you will be back
Little Study
Spring Song
First Loss
Little Morning Wanderer
Reaper's Song
Zweite Abteilung:
for more Grown-ups
Little Romance
Rustic Song
Roundelay
A Horseman's Piece
Little Harvest Song
Souvenirs from the Theatre
Little Canonic Song
In remembrance (November 4, 1847)
A Stranger
War Song
Sheherazade
“Vintage time– Cheerful time!"
Theme
Mignon
Italian Mariner's Song
Sailor's Song
Wintertime I
Wintertime II
Little Fugue
Nordic Song (A greeting to G.)
Figured Chorale
A Song for New Year's Eve
Appendix I:
Pieces from the autograph engraver's copy not taken over into print
For the Smallest
Doll's Lullaby
A Drinking Song by C. M. v. Weber
[A Little Piece by Beethoven]
On the Gondola
[A Little Piece by Gluck]
Cuckoo in Hiding
Blind Man's Bluff
Appendix II:
Pieces from the Piano Album for Marie
A Little Piece by Mozart
Bear Dance
A Little Piece by J. S. Bach
A Theme by G. F. Händel
A Famous Melody by L. van Beethoven
A Ländler by Franz Schubert
Rebus
Appendix III:
Pieces from the autograph sketches
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Venetian Lagoon
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Musikalische Haus- und Lebens-Regeln
Conseils aux jeunes musiciens
Advice to Young Musicians
Critical Commentary
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