Schumann - Träumerei, “Kinderszenen“ No. 7, Scenes from Childhood | Vladimir Horowitz

Robert Schumann - Kinderscenen Op. 15, Scenes From Childhood, 1838. - Nº 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples) - Nº 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) - Complete performance: When Schumann wrote Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), he was deeply in love with Clara Wieck, soon to become his wife over the objections of her overbearing father. The composer worked at a feverish pace, composing these pieces in just several days. Actually, he wrote about thirty small pieces, but trimmed them to the thirteen that comprise the set. They are fairly simple in terms of execution, and, of course, their subject matter deals with the world of children. Schumann, however, pointed out that they were not intended for children. The seventh item here, “Träumerei“ (Dreaming), is the most popular in the set. It is a depiction of childhood innocence, vulnerability and gen