Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (Schumann)
Movements
i Äußerst bewegt (Extremely animated), D minor ii Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly), B♭ major. iii Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated), G minor iv Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B♭ major/G minor v Sehr lebhaft (Very lively), G minor vi Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B♭ major vii Sehr rasch (Very fast), C minor/E♭ major viii Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful), G minor.
Notes
Kreisleriana, Op. 16, is a composition in eight movements by Robert Schumann for solo piano, subtitled Phantasien für das Pianoforte. Schumann claimed to have written it in only four days in April 1838 and a revised version appeared in 1850. The work was dedicated to Frédéric Chopin, but when a copy was sent to the Polish composer, “he commented favorably only on the design of the title page”
