Description
Schumann was a poet at the piano, and his most famous piano pieces bear programmatic titles evoking a sense of poetry and imagination, such as "Träumerei" ("Reverie"), "Von fremden Ländern und Menschen" ("Of foreign lands and people"), and "Vogel als Prophet" ("The bird as prophet"). His entire body of work exudes a poetic freedom that makes him the quintessential Romantic composer. From the accessible pieces in his Album for the Young written for children, to the more demanding Papillons, Schumann's distinctive voice and wide range of expression can be heard throughout this selection, which spans from the easy to the moderately difficult.
