Album For The Young Op. 68 (Paperback)

Album for the Young, Op. 68 by renowned Romantic composer Robert Schumann is a piano solo collection featuring 43 character pieces from one of the most celebrated works in the piano repertoire. This Schirmer Library of Classics edition brings together the complete Op. 68 collection, presenting expressive miniatures that continue to be widely performed, studied, and enjoyed by pianists, teachers, and admirers of classical piano music.

Written for piano solo, the collection showcases Schumann's gift for melody, imagination, and musical storytelling through a wide variety of moods and musical scenes. From reflective selections such as First Loss and In Memoriam to beloved favorites including The Happy Farmer Returning from Work, Soldiers' March, and The Wild Horseman, this volume offers a broad survey of Romantic-era piano literature within a single collection.

The pieces explore lyrical, pastoral, dramatic, and playful musical ideas while reflecting the distinctive character and artistry that have made Schumann's music a lasting part of the classical piano repertoire.

Song List
Melody * Soldiers' March * Humming Song * Choral * Little Piece * The Poor Orphan * Hunting Song * The Wild Horseman * Folk Song * The Happy Farmer Returning From Work * Sicilienne * Knecht Ruprecht * May, Sweet May * Little Study * Spring Song * First Loss * Roaming In The Morning * The Reaper's Song * Little Romance * Rustic Song * Lento Espressivo * Roundelay * The Horseman * Harvest Song * Echoes From The Theatre * Andante Con Moto * Little Song In Canon-Form * In Memoriam * Strange Man * Molto Lento * War Song * Sheherazade * Vintage-Time * Theme * Mignon * Italian Sailor's Song * Sailor's Song * Winter-Time I * Winter-Time II * Little Fugue * Norse Song * Figured Choral * New Year's Eve