Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82, is a set of nine short solo piano pieces composed by Robert Schumann in 1848–1849, first published in 1850–1851 in Leipzig by Bartholf Senff.
On the set, Schumann wrote:
Movements The nine movements are shown in the table below.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! ! Title !! Approximateduration (mins) !! Keysignature |- | align="center" | 1 | Eintritt (Entry)Nicht zu schnell – Not too fast || align="center" | 2:10 || align="center" | B major |- | align="center" | 2 | Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunters on the Lookout)Höchst lebhaft – Very lively || align="center" | 1:18 || align="center" | D minor |- | align="center" | 3 | Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers)Einfach – Simple || align="center" | 2:17 || align="center" | B major |- | align="center" | 4 | Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place)Ziemlich langsam – Pretty slow || align="center" | 3:07 || align="center" | D minor |- | align="center" | 5 | Freundliche Landschaft (Friendly Landscape)Schnell – Fast || align="center" | 1:07 || align="center" | B major |- | align="center" | 6 | Herberge (Wayside Inn)Mäßig – Moderate || align="center" | 2:02 || align="center" | E major |- | align="center" | 7 | Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet)Langsam. Sehr zart – Slow, very tender || align="center" | 3:20 || align="center" | G minor |- | align="center" | 8 | Jagdlied (Hunting Song)Rasch, kräftig – Fast, strong || align="center" | 2:29 || align="center" | E major |- | align="center" | 9 | Abschied (Farewell)Nicht schnell – Not fast || align="center" | 3:29 || align="center" | B major
Recordings
Pianist PianoLabelRecording year Penelope Crawford Conrad Graf (1835) Musica Omnia 1998 Jan Vermeulen Johann Nepomuk Tröndlin (1830–1835) Accent 2010 Andreas Staier Érard (1837) Harmonia Mundi 2007 Tobias Koch Erard (1852) Genuin 2008 Ziad Kreidy Erard (1852) 2017 Can Çakmur Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Concert Grand Piano Bis 2026
References
External links Autograph manuscript at the National Library of France : Jörg Demus, 2014 : Martin Leung, at the Alfred Newman Recital Hall, University of Southern California, 2013