Tips on playing Schumann's Kinderscenen
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I would like to begin with one of the most beautiful and beloved of piano pieces, Schumann's Kinderscenen.
Schumann composed this exquisite set of piano pieces when he was secretly engaged to the famous pianist Clara Wieck.
He wrote to her, "My dear Clara, you sometimes tell me that I appear to you to be like a child,. Very well, I have put on my baby clothes with bows and ribbons and composed a set of thirteen pieces which I have collectively called Scenes of Childhood.
I think that you will like them, but when you play them you must forget that you are a great virtuoso."
Clara replied, " You ask me to forget that I am a virtuoso when I play these pieces, but I have had to summon up all my artistry (alle meine Kunst) to play them."
And indeed they demand artistry ! So even if your are an amateur playing these little jewels of music for your own pleasure, even if your technique is limited, you have artistry , and nothing can stop you from playing them with complete satisfaction , both for yourself, as well as anyone who listens to you. :)
In my next blog I will take each one of these pieces one by one and give you some tips on how to play each .
Welcome to my blog.
I would like to begin with one of the most beautiful and beloved of piano pieces, Schumann's Kinderscenen.
Schumann composed this exquisite set of piano pieces when he was secretly engaged to the famous pianist Clara Wieck.
He wrote to her, "My dear Clara, you sometimes tell me that I appear to you to be like a child,. Very well, I have put on my baby clothes with bows and ribbons and composed a set of thirteen pieces which I have collectively called Scenes of Childhood.
I think that you will like them, but when you play them you must forget that you are a great virtuoso."
Clara replied, " You ask me to forget that I am a virtuoso when I play these pieces, but I have had to summon up all my artistry (alle meine Kunst) to play them."
And indeed they demand artistry ! So even if your are an amateur playing these little jewels of music for your own pleasure, even if your technique is limited, you have artistry , and nothing can stop you from playing them with complete satisfaction , both for yourself, as well as anyone who listens to you. :)
In my next blog I will take each one of these pieces one by one and give you some tips on how to play each .
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