IDENTIFY THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE PLEASE

[lostinidlewonder]

I can recall playing the first few bars of this but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Please if you know put me out of my misery.

[arensky]

It's "Chopin" from Schumann's Carnaval Op.9 played without a basic tempo, which probably made it hard to recognize.

[rachfan]

I wonder who that pianist was?  The reason there is no basic tempo is because the pianist has fallen overboard into excessive expressiveness, swooning with every sigh.  (Sigh  )  Schumann's portrait "Chopin" played more objectively can still be ravishing.

[lostinidlewonder]

Thankyou very much arensky for the answer. A mate of mine recently mentioned that it was Schumann imitating Chopin and I was about to post it. I enjoy listening to this piece with the expressiveness, it is so much harder to do this. Playing it basic to me sounds too boring, but thats me.

[slobone]

It's called rubato, guys -- probably not right for Schumann but very witty in a Schumann pastiche of Chopin.

[allemande]

i'm pretty sure the pianist is arrau. I have this recording from the arrau heritage set for schumann and it sounds like him.