Kinderszenen / Carnival

Schumann (Artist), Barenboim (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001GE3
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen

2. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 2. Kuriose Geschichte

3. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 3. Haschemann

4. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 4. Bittendes Kind

5. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 5. Gluckes genug

6. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 6. Wichtige Begebenheit

7. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 7. Traumerei

8. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 8. Am Kamin

9. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd

10. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 10. Fast zu ernst

11. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 11. Furchtenmachen

12. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 12. Kind im Einschlummern

13. Kinderszenen Op. 15. Scenes From Childhood: 13. Der Dichter spricht

14. Faschingsschwank aus Wein Op.26. Carnival Jest From Vienna: I. Allegro

15. Faschingsschwank aus Wein Op.26. Carnival Jest From Vienna: II. Romanze

16. Faschingsschwank aus Wein Op.26. Carnival Jest From Vienna: III. Scherzino

17. Faschingsschwank aus Wein Op.26. Carnival Jest From Vienna: IV. Intermezzo

18. Faschingsschwank aus Wein Op.26. Carnival Jest From Vienna: V. Finale

19. Carnaval Op. 9: 1. Preambule

20. Carnaval Op. 9: 2. Pierrot

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance of Schumann's most popular pieces, May 14, 2002

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caspi (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kinderszenen / Carnival (Audio CD)

Kinderszenen and Carnaval are among the most popular pieces for solo piano written by Schumann. This disc offers a lovely performance of these 2 pieces along with the Vienna Carnaval by Daniel Barenboim (from the end of 70-s).

Barenboim's Carnaval is flawless. Everything comes in right proportions - tempo, moods, characters for each piece and for the whole drive of the cycle.
Vienna Carnaval gets a very poetic and charming interpretation. As for the Kinderszenen, I can't say that this is the ultimate one, to my mind it's too smooth and sometimes the contrasts between the pieces could be more sharp, but still in fact it is very skillful and full of good taste.

If you're not familiar to Schumann's piano pieces - this CD is the best one to start with.
In other case - you'll just get much pleasure. This music will call you back again and again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Schumann, well recorded, April 11, 2004

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R. Lane (Tracy, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinderszenen / Carnival (Audio CD)

Overall, these are excellent performance of some of Schumann's most positive and joyful music. Barenboim, prone as his is to slow tempos, finds it in himself to discard the tendency toward introspection in the light and enjoyable Kinderszenen.
The two festive pieces, the op. 26 Faschingschwank aus Wien (Carnival Jest from Vienna) and the op 9 Carnaval, are more approachable than much of Schumann's piano music, but not quite as simple as the Kinderszenen. Barenboim is a little more what we expect from him these two pieces, never in a hurry, always searching for the unseen nuances in the melody. But, he is never excessive in his exploration, the music still has an exciting momentum about it.
I always found it curious that Dietrich Fischer Dieskau chose Christoph Eschenbach as his accompaniest for his cycle of the Schumann Lieder (no longer available I believe) when he already had a great relationship with Barenboim in the leider of Hugo Wolf. This disk only adds to my curiosity, given the great range of moods Barenboim proves himself more than up to the task for.
All and all, one of my favorite solo piano disks.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior performances, showing both care and panache., August 29, 2004

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Miles D. Moore (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinderszenen / Carnival (Audio CD)

Daniel Barenboim's performances of Robert Schumann's most popular solo piano pieces--"Kinderszenen," "Carnaval," and "Faschingsschwank aus Wien"--are exquisite, showing that care and panache can exist side-by-side. This joyous and touching music--revealing no hint of the mental darkness that would eventually engulf its composer--are a high-water mark of German Romanticism, and Barenboim does them full justice in these beautiful, idiomatic performances. Particularly considering this disc's mid-range price, it's a must-have for any Schumann fan.