Schumann composed the "Kinderszenen" or "Scenes from Childhood" opus 15 in 1838. These piano works, a favourite of Schumann's compositions, are playful and childlike, and in a wonderfully fresh way captures the innocence of childhood. The Träumerei is one of the most famous piano pieces ever written, and exists in myriad forms and transcriptions, and has been the favourite encore of several artists, including Vladimir Horowitz. Although deceptively simple, Alban Berg, in reply to charges that modern music was overly complex, pointed out that this piece is in no way as simple as it appears in its harmonic structure. The whole collection is deceptive in its simplicity, yet genuinely touching and refreshing.

Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 (1838) Complete recording by Daniel Hoehr
Recorded in august 2008
1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen	1:35
2	Kuriose Geschichte	1:07
3	Hasche-Mann	0:36
4	Bittendes Kind	0:53
5	Glückes genug	1:15
6	Wichtige Begenbenheit	0:52
7	Träumerei	2:34
8	Am Kamin	1:07
9	Ritter vom Steckenpferd	0:38
10	Fast zu ernst	1:56
11	Fürchtenmachen	2:03
12	Kind im Einschlummern	2:26
13	Der Dichter Spricht	1:39

Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 (1838) Complete recording by Joseph Renouf
Recorded in august 2009
1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen	1:26
2	Kuriose Geschichte	1:02
3	Hasche-Mann	0:34
4	Bittendes Kind	0:47
5	Glückes genug	1:13
6	Wichtige Begenbenheit	0:46
7	Träumerei	2:47
8	Am Kamin	0:55
9	Ritter vom Steckenpferd	0:37
10	Fast zu ernst	1:52
11	Fürchtenmachen	1:27
12	Kind im Einschlummern	1:35
13	Der Dichter Spricht	2:17

Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 (1838) Complete recording by Chris Breemer
Recorded june 18, 2011
1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen	1:52
2	Kuriose Geschichte	1:24
3	Hasche-Mann	0:42
4	Bittendes Kind	1:05
5	Glückes genug	1:19
6	Wichtige Begenbenheit	1:11
7	Träumerei	2:53
8	Am Kamin	1:09
9	Ritter vom Steckenpferd	0:53
10	Fast zu ernst	2:03
11	Fürchtenmachen	2:10
12	Kind im Einschlummern	1:49
13	Der Dichter Spricht	1:52

 

1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen	1:38	Loukides, M.
1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen	1:46	Willmer, R.
2	Kuriose Geschichte	1:07	Loukides, M.
2	Kuriose Geschichte	1:14	Tucker, R.
3	Hasche-Mann	0:42	Robson, J.
3	Hasche-Mann	0:49	Tucker, R.
4	Bittendes Kind	0:55	Loukides, M.
4	Bittendes Kind	1:14	Robson, J.
4	Bittendes Kind	1:06	Tucker, R.
6	Wichtige Begebenheit	0:56	Loukides, M.
7	Träumerei	2:52	Bertoli, M.
7	Träumerei	2:27	Fletcher, A.
7	Träumerei	2:30	Loukides, M.
7	Traumerei	2:53	Pfaul, A.
12	Kind in Einschlummern	1:43	Loukides, M.
13	Der Dichter spricht	2:01	Loukides, M.