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
(No dedication)
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

Complete recording by Joseph Renouf

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 Begebenheit	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

1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of foreign Lands and People)	1:38	Loukides, M.
1	Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of foreign Lands and People)	1:38	Wallaart, J.
2	Kuriose Geschichte (Funny Story)	1:07	Loukides, M.
3	Hasche-Mann (Catch me)	0:42	Robson, J.
4	Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)	1:14	Robson, J.
4	Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)	0:55	Loukides, M.
4	Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)	1:08	Wallaart, J.
6	Wichtige Begebenheit (Important Event)	0:56	Loukides, M.
6	Wichtige Begebenheit (Important Event)	1:16	Wallaart, J.
6	Wichtige Begebenheit (Important Event)	0:50	Young, D.
7	Träumerei (Dreaming)	2:52	Bertoli, M.
7	Träumerei (Dreaming)	2:27	Fletcher, A.
7	Träumerei (Dreaming)	3:13	Kingma, J.
7	Träumerei (Dreaming)	2:30	Loukides, M.
7	Traumerei (Dreaming)	2:53	Pfaul, A.
9	Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Ride a Cock-horse)	0:45	Hamm, C.
10	Fast zu ernst (Almost too serious)	1:28	Hamm, C.
12	Kind in Einschlummern (Child falling asleep)	1:43	Loukides, M.
13	Der Dichter spricht (Hark, the Poet speaks)	2:41	Dukes, C.
13	Der Dichter spricht (Hark, the Poet speaks)	2:01	Loukides, M.