Elf Humoresken (Widmann)
Movements
i Kinderlied ii Fast zu ernst iii Anfangs lebhaft iv Waldszene v Choral vi Warum? vii Intermezzo viii Zerrinnendes Bild ix Glocken x Lied im Traume xi Mit Humor und Feinsinn
Notes
Referring to Robert Schumann, the title sets the general mood of these character pieces which alternate between Romantic and contemporary tonal language. This is how the composer stresses it in his preface: ‘May the performer discover the specific tone of each of the pieces and make it sound sometimes scornful, sometimes dry, tinged with melancholy, yet always with humour and sensitivity.’
