Search - Schumann, Weissenberg :: Album Pour La Jeunesse Opus 68

One of Schumann's less played works, beautifully played!

06/05/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Weissenberg, the man who can play faster than his shadow, here pauses and plays Schumann's work meant for young hands. Unlike the Scenes from Childhood, this work is not the composer's vision or memories of childhood, but Schumann the poet turns these exercises into probably just that. How can a child better than an adult play a piece such as No.4 (A Choral), so simple yet so full of the most profound poetry, the poetry of a paradise lost? Weissenberg is the best guide into this world as he plays it with utmost simplicity and the heart of a child."