Carnaval , Op. 9
by Robert Schumann
Piano Romantic Character piece ~25 min professional
Subtitled "Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes," Carnaval is a suite of twenty-one short pieces based on the musical letters A-S-C-H. Portraits of Chopin, Paganini, and Schumann's alter egos Florestan and Eusebius alternate with dance movements, culminating in the triumphant "Marche des Davidsbündler."
Editions
Henle Verlag
Ernst Herttrich, 2003
Urtext with fingerings by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
★★★★★
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Wiener Urtext
Ute Bär, 2010
Viennese Urtext with performance notes discussing Schumann's pianistic idiom.
★★★★★
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