Cyprien Katsaris - Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 

I love how he plays the bass melody in after the repeat.

My father played this frequently, while a was playing with my toys besides his piano. I will never forget that !!!! :(.....

0:09- From foreign Lands and People 2:11- Curious Story 3:09- Catch me if you can 3:38- Entreating Child 4:25- Perfect Happiness 5:48- An Important Event 6:40- Dreaming 9:33- By the Fireside 10:19- Knight of the Rocking-Horse 10:53- Almost too serious 12:40- Frightening 14:08- Child falling asleep 16:32- The Poet Speaks

The reason Katsaris brings out the inner voice in the first piece is because that melody spells B-A-C-H (in German pitch names, B-flat A C B). It's Schumann giving away the main inspiration for these pieces even before writing a chorale in the final piece; he was open about considering Bach the most important influence on his generation in his writings.

No pianist should be without these charming pieces in their repertoire.

One of best Kinderszenen ever . Schumann's poetry is entirely on stage, especially in Traumerei.

An incredibly beautiful and sensitive interpretation. Playing the harmony as the dominant melody totally makes this recording hit just right

I'm just imagining playing these for my children one day...

This is a cool interpretation bringing out the lower voices especially on repeats. Very nice.

Beautiful performance! I love how the inner voices are made to sing out at places.

Von fremden Ländern und Menschen~0:09 Curiose Geschichte~2:12 Hasche-Mann~3:09 Bittendes Kind~3:38 Glückes genug~4:25 Wichtige Begebenheit~5:47 Träumerei~6:37 Am Camin~9:31 Ritter vom Steckenpferd~10:18 Fast zu Ernst~10:53 Fürchtenmachen~12:40 Kind im Einschlummern~14:07 Der Dichter sprightly~16:28

0:00 - Von fremden Ländern und Menschen/ Of Foreign Lands and Peoples/ Des pays mystérieux (G major) 2:10 - Kuriose Geschichte/ A Curious Story/ Histoire curieuse (D major) 3:09 - Hasche-Mann/ Blind Man's Buff/ Colin-Maillard (B minor) 3:37 - Bittendes Kind/ Pleading Child/ L'enfant qui prie (D major) 4:25 - Glückes genug/ Happiges/ Bonheur parfait (D major) 5:47 - Wichtige Begebenheit/ An Important Event/ Grande nouvelle (A major) 6:39 - Träumerei/ Dreaming / Rêverie (F major) 9:31 - Am Kamin/ At The Fireside/ Au coin du feu (F major) 10:18 - Ritter vom Steckenpferd/ Knight Of The Hobbyhorse/ Sur le cheval de bois (C major) 10:52 - Fast zu ernst/ Almost Too Serious/ Peut-être trop sérieux (G-sharp minor) 12:39 - Fürchtenmachen/ Frightening/ Faire peur (E minor) 14:16 - Kind im Einschlummern/ Child Falling Asleep/ L'enfant s'endort (E minor) 16:31 - Der Dichter spricht/ The Poet Speaks/ Le poète parle (G major)

Such a lovely set of pieces. Perfect little poems and so original. Schumann was an amazing composer! In the slower pieces the pianist interweaves the weight of the melody and bass notes in an amazing way! An outstanding interpretation of the set.

The musicality in number 9 is so fantastic. Reminds me of the first time I heard Richter’s Schubert; like a light bulb going off into how it could sound.

The way Katsaris voices the harmony at 0:26 made me do a double take

I listened to the first one every night when I was little.

Short, pretty easy yet gorgeous. C. Katsaris’ playing is wonderful.

Schumann is such a great composer

Magnifique avec contrechants et respect appliqué des indications avec finesse et délicatesse. Sobriété , enthousiasme et maitrise soignée du rubato sont également au rendez-vous.

When my parents would fight or scold me about something, I would lock myself in my room and listen to this. It makes me very nostalgic and sad, but I love this music.

Sight reading is so good without a mistaking tone Thanks !

He was a member of NHK piano lesson selease. Thank you for upning this music. 彼はNHKピアノ講座の講師の方のお一人でした。 up、ありがとうございました。

13:04 I love this part

I just got a copy of these scores. I've never played Schumann but I'm quite excited to experiment around. It'll be nice supplementary repertoire to learn how to create smaller character portraits rather than only massive works.

My parents used to set this as my lullaby. I would continue to listen to it until I turned 8. Even though I didn’t need a lullaby anymore

You have such perfect voicing, your interpretations of romantic works are some of my favourites!

AMAZING

i love the first piece that is very great

well done indeed! voicing was great! I am learning this opus over the summer and this was a great tool to listen to and enjoy!

Omg, Maestro you are a magician

I wish i could see the pictures that he imagined while composing this songs

delicate and beautiful

is there anything more wonderful than his bejewelled tone at 1:10,1:50(that Bm7 the entire phrase one could put words to (So alive is this music making No.4 the mixing of the descending harmonies brought tears to my eyes as well as 4:40, the phrasing at 5:43 . Everywhere fantastic Things . Every millisecond is full of a singing pianist (so many characters and voices it feels like a duet and sometimes a trio . Luscious chordal playing in and the communicative middle voices ,each time different meaning , dynamic and then the bass duets with top soprano in the B section . So many details make this heartfelt MUSICMAKING .The gorgeous variety of tone is also what makes character here It's in the easy music that you can tell a thinking artist who is more than just fingers ! Catsaris spoke to us all with his Chopin Nocturne album decades ago .

This left hand a accents are Just Perfect!

I played this song on brain age 2 alot it was my favorite somg on there and i could remember the notes and when to hit them perfectly and after awhile i forgot the name of the song. I could only remember the tune. I found it again and its like a lullaby

this gives me 1830's vibes

Thanks for uploading!

The best

I adore your interpretation of this work by Schumann and I admire your language skill. How many more languages do you use besides French and English. K.

Yes, because a child can play on a rocking horse that fast

난 오늘부터 슈만 팬

I know about this song because of the brain age piano player game on the dsi.

Great playing! I just uploaded this piece too :)!

This is very Good for me to complete my school stuff!

This reminds me of scenes from little woman

3:10 how is possible to play stacatto with this fast tempo

My sheet music has no pedal markings and I am playing it it with an easy syncopated pedal (1st piece) but it doesn't sound very beautiful.

So much effusive rubato.

Very good playing

Estou aqui pra ler o cap 41 de insipt. Quem já leu sabe... dor

I LOOOVE his voicings, but the fluctuating rhythm/tempo bothers me at times…

No 8. 💀Amkaming

19c 낭만주의 - 피아노 음악 슈만 - [어린이 정경] 피아노 소품집

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1,3,6

6:40 트로이메아리

I think No. 8 is played too fast. A relaxed atmosphere by the fireside would suggest a slower pace?

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A wonderful exhibit of superb piano playing, of course. The mastery of voicing is impressive, but there is too much overt virtuosity here. Some of the tempi seem unnecessarily and exaggeratedly brisk, and much of the tone strikes me as too "present," -- too forceful -- too vibrant -- to evoke the intimate, musing , SONG-LIKE quality these pieces require. Kinderscenen is supposed to be both nostalgic and endearing. I don't believe Schumann intended it to be "impressive." The German adjectives "innig" and "zart" seem to be missing this otherwise-excellent rendition.

don’t like the sound quali on this . such a great piece !!

Keep calm and compose ~ C**** W***

Well done! I just uploaded this too :)!

10:19 why it sounds so... terrible? nothing with the pianist, he/she is awesome. But why so, so fast? T____T

No, it’s autocreccting

which grade is this? Grade 6?

I don’t, but I don’t like his interpretation at all. Especially no 10. It lacks everything that was put but the composer. The title never matches the atmosphere. Ugh

I like Katsaris, but this voicing makes light texture heavy. like fat-child xD

Difficult technique and phrasing.

I'm glad everybody else liked this. For me, some crazy interpretations and tempi. Don't know where he came up with the broken chords in the second repeat of "From Foreign Lands..." but they're not written and detracted from the simplicity of the piece for me. Knight of the Rocking-Horse was way too fast and the melody was lost in the rush. Ditto (actually moreso) for the fast parts in Frightening. Far too fast to bring out the beautiful melody or even hear it. I guess to each his own, but I think far too many liberties were taken, and so many parts were rushed through.

McDull

Jebal bullshit