Description

This video is a full recording of Robert Schumann's Kinderzsenen, or 'Scenes from Childhood'. Composed in 1838, this is a collection of works for the piano, each reflecting an experience through the eyes of a child.

The piece is broken down into the following movements:

1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples) 00:16
2. Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story) 01:58
3. Hasche-Mann (Blind Man's Bluff) 03:05
4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) 03:46
5. Glückes genug (Happy Enough) 04:39
6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) 05:23
7. Träumerei (Dreaming) 06:11
8. Am Kamin (At the Fireside) 08:31
9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobbyhorse ) 09:29
10. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious) 10:10
11. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening) 11:54
12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) 13:34
13. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks) 15:15

The music in the video is performed by Lewis Kesterton. Lewis is a classical pianist, teacher, and writer based in London: https://www.lewiskesterton.com/

The artwork in the video was designed by Katy Vaughan, a library assistant at Bournemouth Library.

You can download the colouring page for free here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UcrshVgw7KQ00fGO2RlrqB6yShSo7K1T/view?usp=sharing