Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 | Tiffany Poon, piano
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen” ("Scenes from Childhood") is one of the most popular piano works of the Romantic period. The highlight of the 13-part piano cycle is the "Träumerei" (Dreaming). The work is considered the epitome of romantic piano compositions. New York pianist, Tiffany Poon, played Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen", Op. 15 at the Dresden Music Festival 2023. The concert took place on June 17, 2023, at the Palais im Großen Garten.
(00:00) Coming on stage
(00:21) 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples)
(02:02) 2. Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story)
(03:07) 3. Hasche-Mann (Blind Man's Buff)
(03:39) 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
(04:39) 5. Glückes genug (Happy Enough)
(05:17) 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event)
(06:09) 7. Träumerei (Dreaming)
(08:51) 8. Am Kamin (At the Fireside)
(09:47) 9. Schumann Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobbyhorse)
(10:32) 10. Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
(12:40) 11. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)
(14:13) 12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
(16:16) 13. Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)
Robert Schumann's "Kinderszenen" was composed in 1838 and published the following year without a dedication and with the misleading subtitle "Easy Pieces for the Pianoforte." Unlike the "Album for the Young," which Schumann had composed for "younger children" in his own words, he did not write the "Kinderszenen" for children, but for adults reflecting on their own childhood. At first, the cycle was to be titled "Children's Stories" and preceded or appended to the "Novelettes," Op. 21. However, Schumann later refrained from doing so. He wanted to have the "Kinderszenen" published as a separate opus. Although the work was not very successful during the composer's lifetime, it eventually evolved independently and was highly regarded. It had a significant influence on the Romantic program miniature for piano.
In addition, the "Kinderszenen" resembled a soundtrack that was associated with Robert Schumann's and Clara Wieck's relationship. It is clear from an exchange of letters that Schumann firmly believed that he would marry the pianist and composer. On March 11, 1839, he wrote: "Do you have my 'Kinderszenen' now? Dearest, allow my op. 15 to remind you of my and our future and give me a sincere, blissful kiss, your Robert, who loves you with all his soul." To which she replied on March 22: "To whom did you dedicate your "Kinderszenen"? Isn't it true they belong only to the two of us, and I can't get them out of my mind. They are so simple, so cozy, so completely 'you.' I can't wait to play them again tomorrow." The wedding took place on September 12, 1840.
Tiffany Poon was born in Hong Kong in 1996. She started taking piano lessons at four. At nine, she moved to New York, where she attended the Juilliard School Pre-College program. Poon made her concert debut at 10. She graduated high school in 2014 and continued her piano studies as part of the exchange program between Columbia University and The Juilliard School. Poon also studied philosophy. In 2018, she graduated from Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts. Today, she performs worldwide both with an orchestra and solo. In 2017, she started a UA-cam project to share a more personal side. She has an impressive social media presence, with 320,000 followers on UA-cam alone. Poon also engages with the community, her charity "Together with Classical" supports musicians during training and brings classical music lovers from all over the world together. Her new album with works by Robert Schumann "Diaries: Schumann" will be available from February 9, February 2024.
Fun fact: The idea to include the 13-part cycle on the program for the Dresden concert came to Poon on a concert tour: "I thought of this Dresden concert program at the Heathrow airport in front of a toy store. And I was looking at a bunch of stuffed animals. And I thought: Kinderszenen."
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It's when you have played all the hardest standard repertoire, ballades, kreislerianes and appassionatas of the world, you settle down with something simple and beautiful because you know: you don't have to prove yourself anymore.
Crisp clean playing with so much love for what you do. That is what good life is all about -- forget yourself, let the music speak.
I agree with so many of the comments, this is truly amazing. She's brought something new and exciting to an old friend. It's so crisp and clean and so beautifully played.
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Thank you for this concert! I was there in June and I really loved her concert and the emotions she brought to the audience! Tiffany Poon is such a good pianist
I've never heard this played so sympathetically and wise. The final movement's evolution to silence is worth all the years' listening I've done to hear this played this way. Thank you, Ms. Poon.
Who else have you heard play this?
These pieces are close to my heart. They have so much emotional depth. It has always been a question of scholars whether or not they should be played by students. In my piano studies I quit playing etudes and undertook to learn these pieces, taking one a week. I don't think I've ever learned more from a single work. Even though now I am playing much more technically demanding work they remain some of my favorite music. They have so much to teacher in voicing, score interpretation and musical form. Every student should play these.
I understand they are meant for adults as a musical means to reflect on childhood. They exist purely for their musical content. Horowitz, Argerich, Kempff and many other great pianists understood this.
I can't stop listening to this recording - I think it has become one of my favorite
This is so wonderful - I have listened like 5 times in a row - this is wonderful
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Omg! I'm so happy for her, she's great!!
Track 10 is my favorite. I never listened to much of Schumann before Tiffany and have followed her journey on youtube and enjoy her vlogs and she is really inspring.
I love Kinderszenen. I have had the joy of hearing Hélène Grimaud playing them at the Music Center in Los Angeles. As a French immigrant, it’s not so easy to admit, but this is better. The best interpretation that I have heard.
So beautifully characterised one could enter deep into that world with you.
I know this is going to become my favourite recording of Kinderszenen
that's sad, you must be a young kid. Try to listen to recordings of the great pianists of the past. Classical music is all about tradition.
Horowitz
@@mangomerkel2005 and Arrau
@@papagen00classical music should be about removing old coots
@@herobrine1847 then don't bother, go back to your justin bieber and taylor swift, classical music is not for the unwashed masses.
Vielen Dank für diesen besonderen Konzertgenuss, diese feinfühlige Interpretation, und auch für die Erläuterungen, die das Verständnis für die Musik ebenso wie die Sympathie für die Pianistin noch einmal vertiefen. Auf die Schumann-CD bin ich sehr gespannt!
I love her Träumerei! 🤗
Lovely, really poetic. Thank you so much!
Another inspired -- and inspirational -- Schumann performance, Tiffany!
Your work here, as in the Davidsbundlertanz, demonstrates a deep and abiding connection you clearly have with Schumann. Clara would be a bit jealous, I think! Many "bravas"! 👏😉
Wonderful.
Wonderful performance. Looking forward to listening to the album
My 'God' that was breath taking!
Cheers!
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For me, the highlight is the opening "Foreign Lands and People".
me too
May be
Wonderful playing and outfit. Enjoyed this very much. Great job!
A Schumann Rave concert! 😍 Vid of her fabulux La Campanella is also on YT you wan't hear it played better by anyone.💯
Tiffany LOVE~~
Bravo!!! ❤❤❤
Fabulous performance, with a rare transparency of counterpoint.
❤️❤️❤️
"Der Dichter spricht" really is a miniature master piece.
J'adore ça !
Wonderful choice for relaxing 👏👏👏
Quanta delicatezza, meravigliosa esecuzione, adoro questa pianista 💛
El más apropiado lugar para el concierto ❤
Wunderbar🧡
Subline. Thanks DW Music for another amazing performance, and especially the thoroughly written about the composer, the work, the musician. This is better than even what record companies would do in providing the credits to all involved. Great performance by Ms Poon. She is another example of Hong Kong born Chinese American that achieves great thing in life through hard work and dedication. The subtle significance is her family came to US in 1996, just before the transfer of Hong Kong by the British back to the Communist China in 1997.
Tiffany WOOOOO!!!
Suona con una delicatezza che sa fermare il tempo grazie mille
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
BRILLIANT! A very personal and heartfelt performance. And so wonderful ❤
Beautiful performance 🌷❤️🎶
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Such a charming piece.
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I loved!!!
Tiffany觸楗很好
I love your performance of this masterpiece. I have taught myself many of the sections but have yet to play them nearly as beautifully as you do, and I have not worked "Hasche Mann" up to speed- finding it very challenging to do that!
Can someone tell Tiffany Poon that I love her? 😍
Delicately and beautifully played
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Wuuuuuuoouuuu excelente interpretación ❤ She is The Best 🎉
That is a lot of notes to have to remember.
The first song is like her theme song to me now😊
Remove the cougher
And so many people fidgeting...drives me nuts!
She said the second half was better😮
A troll that deliberately wanted to make its mark on this video. I would have just stopped playing and STARE at the cougher.
@@bikedawglol, people can't control their coughing! It is annoying though.
That cougher is so annoying and inconsiderate.
An exquisite performance. Thanks to DW.
💖
I fell in love again at 6:09
15:35 scream fits perfectly
I'll be back to eavesdrop!
a once in a generation piano player.
Tiffany! 😊
若い女性の演奏で聴くのははじめてです、upありがとうございます。
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🎼🎼🎼🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪💖💖💖👏👏👏
Ist gute schon, christus der nuns sileg match, der deutsche music auch, liebe Deutschland 😮
the coughing at 6:11 is criminal D:
The fast bit is OK
I think the Kinderszene < Glückes genug > is in D-Major ( the following one is A-Major and them all start off in G-Major... ...and Mama Joana is probably glad to see that I won't fail on pitch I dare modestly to say...
And please get me out... ...so that there ain't no variation necessary - of Glückes genug > that turns minor...
Le p'tit Daniel, Mama Joana makes me a winner... ...from breakfast to dinner ( ...ex brevitate what makes me apart from music some happy kid ( to be continued the way this sentence emerged yesterday with Mama Lita... )).
Bravo,sol el duyulmuyor.
❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
15:37 extra organ notes?
Por qué la gente siempre va a toser a los conciertos?
Pasa lo peor
동영상의 타이틀을 정할 때에 원어민의 자문같은건 중요치 않은가 보지 ?
=로버트 슈만: 킨더제넨, 작품 15 | 티파니 푼, 피아노=에서 '킨더제넨'은 킨더스쩨넨'으로 아주 쉽게 달을수 있는데 . . .!
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Ovviamente qualcuno deve tossire appena inizia a suonare Träumerei hhhh!!
Questa gente maleducata!!!!
Paga il biglietto del concerto apposta
I've never seen a pianist sit so erect while playing---such great posture!
I noticed that as well. But I think it actually makes her look a little stiff. I’m not suggesting her very upright posture is wrong or affects her playing in a negative way, but she’s more “stiff” looking than most professional pianists I’ve seen
@@joncaju yes, for sure, but at least she looks better than some hunchbacks i've seen like glen gould!
@@bikedawgthe GG position Is by specific musical reason
Where did half the notes go? I can't hear them--soft doesn't mean "not heard"!
You need to either have your hearing checked, or just turn up the volume on your device 😂
maybe you you need to hear it live :D
Not too shabby for an UA-cam pianist, but an Arrau she's not.
pta pta pta - lack of sinc LH and RH, which I don't like. Sorry
en passant..
Poon: Lose Schumann for a while, overdone. Try Prokofiev's Toccata.....if you can.
Poon. I didn't watch the first note being played. She has nothing to say
🤡
Too metronomic
Unfortunately the performance is marred by exaggerated mannerism throughout the recital.
Silly; have you actually watched pianists over the last 50 years? And, why watch, just listen...
@@bloodgrss you can be blind to, but can't evade, her pretentiousness if she resorts to displaying visual showmanship to bolster her second-rated playing.
@@user-rn1ri8ev5z You would really have hated Liszt. But are you sure you are commenting on the right video? I see very little 'visual showmanship'. Pianists need to move more than just their fingers.
UA-camr😂
К чему эта манерничанье? Застывшие на клавиатурой ручки? "Псевдоартистизм"? Отсутствие вкуса
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@@DWClassicalMusic i russi sono convinti di essere il motore fondamentale del cosmo e scelgono di parlare e scrivere solo nella lori (bellissima) lingua. Se potessero falsificare la SUA nascita farebbero diventare JSB russo
弹得有气无力，好无聊
I would listen to this if I had insomnia ….
Wonderful.
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