Kinderszenen, Op. 15 — “Scenes from Childhood”

Brief AI Commentary

Schumann’s thirteen miniatures are not music written for children so much as an adult’s recollection of childhood. Games, pleading, wonder, and sleep pass in quick succession, with the famous Träumerei forming the cycle’s quiet emotional center.

Horowitz brings unusual intimacy to these small forms. His flexible timing and finely shaded tone make each scene distinct, while the complete cycle retains the unity of a single remembered world.