Original compilation of the composer's most popular, most mature piano works, including Witches Dance, Op. 5, No. 1; Four Fleeting Pieces, Op. 15; Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16; Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20; Romance, Op. 11, No. 2; and Three Romances, Op. 21. Selected and with an Introduction by Dr. Nancy B. Reich.

This selection of Schumann's solo piano compositions contains all of his major work: "Variation über den Namen Abegg" (1830), "Papillons" (1832), "Studien nach Capricen von Paganini" (1832), "Davidsbundler" (1837), "Toccata" (1832), "Allegro" (1831), "Carnaval" (1834–5), "6 Concert-Etuden nach Capricen von Paganini" (1833), "Grosse Sonate No. 1" (1833–5), "Phanatasiestucke" (1937), "Grosse Sonate No. 3" (1835–6), "Kinderscenen" (1838), "Kreisleriana" (1838), "Arabeske" (1839), and "Blumens...

"Schumann's short pieces are distinguished from those of his predecessors and contemporaries not only by their intrinsic charm and fantasy, but also by their literary and musical allusiveness and by their autobiographical nature." — Grove's Dictionary.Noted for their extraordinary romantic warmth and imagination, Schumann's piano pieces are among the very greatest ever written. Their deeply felt lyrical beauty, impressive originality, and eloquent expression of the composer...

Dover Publications continues its series of playing editions of musical masterpieces with this selection of Robert Schumann's later compositions for solo piano, edited by Clara Schumann. This second volume contains the major compositions from the period 1838–53: "Humoreske," "Novelletten," "Sonate No. 2," Nachtstücke," "Faschingsschwank aus Wien," "42 Clavierstücke für die Jugend," "4 Fugen," "Waldscenen," "Bunte Blätter," and "3 Clavier-Sonaten für die Jugend."This book has been esp...