Album guide
Schumann Kaleidoskop
- Composer
- Schumann
- Released
- 2020
- Label
- ACT
- Forces
- Piano, Solo
- Personnel
- Johanna Summer piano
Summer grew up near Schumann’s birthplace in Zwickau and had known these pieces since childhood.
She tested them in different keys and metres before choosing seven and joining them into a single solo-piano arc, so the four tracks behave more like chapters than separate arrangements.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
Three of the four tracks pair a piece from Kinderszenen with one from Album für die Jugend, so those tracks have a recording of each.
Spotify’s player is here for convenience; the full track listing below remains available to everyone.
Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Glückes Genug - Erster VerlustKinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 5; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 No. 16
- Mai, Lieber Mai - Ritter Vom SteckenpferdAlbum für die Jugend, Op. 68 No. 13; Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 9
- Knecht Ruprecht - TräumereiAlbum für die Jugend, Op. 68 No. 12; Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7
- Von Fremden Ländern Und MenschenKinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 1