PreambleCarnaval · Op. 9 · I

From Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9, 'little scenes on four notes', composed in 1834–35 and published in 1837. It opens Quasi maestoso in A-flat major with full chords in both hands, then gathers speed through Più moto, Animato and Vivo to a Presto close. This edition follows the Breitkopf & Härtel first edition.