Forest Scenes, Op. 82
Robert Schumann – piano sheet music (Waldszenen)
Nine character pieces for solo piano (1848/49). The cycle moves from Entrance through the hunt, lonely flowers and the haunted place to Farewell.
Most often played on its own: The Prophet Bird (Vogel als Prophet, No. 7, G minor). Also Entrance, Lonely Flowers and Farewell.
The works
No. 1 Eintritt (Entrance) · No. 2 Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunter in Ambush) · No. 3 Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers) · No. 4 Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place) · No. 5 Freundliche Landschaft (Friendly Landscape) · No. 6 Herberge (Wayside Inn) · No. 7 Vogel als Prophet (The Prophet Bird) · No. 8 Jagdlied (Hunting Song) · No. 9 Abschied (Farewell)
Lessons, recitals, private playing. Mostly intermediate; The Prophet Bird needs clearer voicing. Issued as single editions — to practise and teach one piece at a time.
