Schumann – Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 7 “Träumerei” | Complete Piano Tutorial

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Here is my complete tutorial on "how to" learn, practice, and play Robert Schumann's Träumerei (Dreaming) from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) Op.15 No.7
In this In-depth lesson, you'll find an explanation of playing each phrase with separate & both hands, timing, implementing the pedals, different options of interpretation, and more.
Schumann's Träumerei is undoubtedly a challenging piece to learn, play, teach, and perform.
I hope this video will help you play and enjoy this music as much as I do.
Good luck!

Kinderszenen, (Scenes from Childhood) Op. 15 is a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano, written during the spring of 1838. The same year in March, Schumann wrote to Clara, "I have been waiting for your letter and have in the meantime filled several books with pieces... You once said that I often seemed like a child, and I suddenly got inspired and knocked off around 30 quaint little pieces... I selected several and titled them Kinderszenen. You will enjoy them, though you will need to forget that you are a virtuoso when you play them."

The seventh piece, "Träumerei," is one of the most popular in this set. It is a depiction of childhood innocence, vulnerability, and gentleness. The main theme is sweetly innocent and sentimental, perhaps representing the adult Schumann's fond view of aspects of his own childhood.
The whole piece lasts under three minutes but is the longest in the Kinderszenen set.

I heard this piece for the first time from a CD of Vladimir Horowitz when I was a child.
The recordings from his Hamburg and Moscow concerts are very well known, and you can find them on YouTube.

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Contents of this video;
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - 1st phrase; Right hand
3:52 - 1st phrase; Left hand & Both hands
5:48 - 2nd phrase
7:59 - Pedals (How to implement them)
10:22 - Phrasing
12:45 - 3rd phrase
15:28 - 4th phrase
16:55 - The last phrase
19:17 - Tempo/Timing (what speed?)
22:11 - Playthrough/Whole piece

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