Carnaval Op. 9 - Schumann classical Edited by Franz Giegling

Edited by Franz Giegling

His literary “forks of lightning” had already fascinated Schumann when he was 17 years old

Of the famous sonatas

- With fingering and suggestions for performance (Ger/Eng) by Mario Aschauer

As a performer

Carnaval Op. 9 - Schumann classical Edited by Franz GieglingSchumanns turbulent love affair with the barely eighteen year old Ernestine von Fricken, though strong enough to lead to a secret engagement, lasted only a few months. Nevertheless, it managed to give rise to one of his most frequently played compositions: Carnaval. Some of these twenty one character pieces are named after figures from the commedia dellarte, others after such fictitious creations as Florestan and Eusebius, in which Schumann