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Very interesting question, although not easy to answer because several of the works listed contain some easy movements and some which are much more technically demanding.soh choon wee wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:53 am Of all the Schumann's "set piece" (example, but not limited to OP 2 Papillions, Op 6 Davidbundletanze, Op 9 Carnival, Op 12 Fantasiestrecke, Op 15 Kinderszenen, Op 16 Kriesleriana, Op 19 Blumenstueck, Op 20 Humoreske, Op 21 Novelletten, Op 23 Nachstuecke, Op 26 Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 68 Ablum fur die Jugend, Op 82 Waldszennen, Op 99 Bunte Blatter, Op 124 Albumblatter etc.....)
What is your order of difficulties?
What a brilliant performance of Op 21 (very neglected, i must say, as compared to Papillions, Carnival, Kriesleriana). youthful and energetic.... wonder if he lived to ripe 70 age, how much it would fermented into wine.... (think young Arrau vs old Arrau)Timtin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:03 amVery interesting question, although not easy to answer because several of the works listed contain some easy movements and some which are much more technically demanding.soh choon wee wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:53 am Of all the Schumann's "set piece" (example, but not limited to OP 2 Papillions, Op 6 Davidbundletanze, Op 9 Carnival, Op 12 Fantasiestrecke, Op 15 Kinderszenen, Op 16 Kriesleriana, Op 19 Blumenstueck, Op 20 Humoreske, Op 21 Novelletten, Op 23 Nachstuecke, Op 26 Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op 68 Ablum fur die Jugend, Op 82 Waldszennen, Op 99 Bunte Blatter, Op 124 Albumblatter etc.....)
What is your order of difficulties?
Btw, Dino Ciani made a superb recording of Op.21 before his untimely death in 1974, aged just 32.
Schumann's 8 Novelletten are one of his finest sets of piano pieces imo, but recordings are quite scarce. One of few currently available is Martin Helmchen's recording on the Alpha-Classics label. However, this is completely ruined by him playing a fortepiano, which sounds like a slightly-out-of-tune modern piano, or a low-bitrate MP3 file extracted from YouTube using one of the dodgy YT download sites. Having said that, the recording by Danny Driver on the Hyperion-Records label is superb!soh choon wee wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:34 am What a brilliant performance of Op 21 (very neglected, i must say, as compared to Papillions, Carnival, Kriesleriana). youthful and energetic.... wonder if he lived to ripe 70 age, how much it would fermented into wine.... (think young Arrau vs old Arrau)