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German Waltz – PaganiniCarnaval · Op. 9 · XVI

Robert Schumann

  • Difficulty 7
  • A-flat major
  • 2 min
  • 86 measures

From Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9, 'little scenes on four notes', composed in 1834–35 and published in 1837. A German waltz in A-flat major, Molto vivace and semplice, interrupted by the Intermezzo 'Paganini', a Presto of leaping octaves in F minor, after which the waltz returns. This edition follows the Breitkopf & Härtel first edition.

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