Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 1 Of Foreign Lands and People

[qberticus]

Robert Schumann Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), Op. 15 No. 1. Von fremden Landern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People)

In this interpretation I'm trying to portray the feeling of remembering happy memories but with the overlay of bittersweet from knowing that they are in the past and you cannot return.

I know this piece has many different interpretations on the tempo and phrasing so I hope that this is enjoyable regardless of your preference.

Apologies for the hiss, it seems the mp3 encoding amplifies that part of the recording.

[starstruck5]

   That was very pretty.  You could just try and get a little more colour variation, where Schumann repeats a phrase -it is very subtle this, but if you listen to the great singers, they are wonderful at this. I am not suggesting that your playing is dull and lifeless -far from it -but this a great piece to learn about melodic subtlety.

[rachfan]

Hi

Sounds very nice.  I'd be interested to know what piano you used in making the recording.  Is it a digital?

David

[qberticus]

starstruck5, thanks for the comments. Any comment is good because they always bring a new way to think about the piece and the interpretation of it. Changing the feeling of repeated themes  and sections while keeping them consistent within the piece as a whole is one of the harder things a musician faces imho.


rachfan: It's PianoTeq 3.6 using the K1 Piano. The eq, spectrum profile, and other various parameters were tweaked by me. The midi controller / digital piano used was a Yamaha P200. It's also played tuned to Prinz well temperament. I feel it provides a very nice tonal palette from the different keys.

[flyinfingers]

Very nice!   I just got this piece and was wondering what hand you play with for the final note in the triplets in the left hand.   It's confusing to me.  I've read where most people play it with the right hand.  Thanks!

[cbreemer]

A nicely flowing performance. I agree with other posters that there could be a little more variety in dynamics and phrasing, but to play it smoothly and beautifully is already a task in itself, and a great basis to develop this further.
The top notes of the triplets are indeed best played with the RH, otherwise you have too little time for the downward jump in the LH.

[johnmar78]

very nice playing, i liked your slight rubato. I think I should start learning this piece too. Thanks for sharing...