Albumblätter (Album Leaves), Op. 124

Composer: SCHUMANN, Robert
  • Published in 1854, Albumblätter (Album Leaves) is a collection of “discarded” piano pieces that Schumann had written earlier in his career.1
    • The period from which these pieces date covers quite a bit of Schumann’s career, starting as early as ~ 1833 and ending as late as ~ 1845.
  • Following the success of his Album for the Young, Op. 68, Schumann saw a promising financial opportunity to publish more collections of works for solo piano.2
  • The collection’s title, “Album Leaf,” refers to a 19th-century term for a short, lyrical piece of music. In these intimate works, a composer tries to capture a specific mood or emotion.3

Album Leaves:

  1. Impromptu
  2. Leides Ahnung (Sorrow’s premonition)
  3. Scherzino
  4. Walzer
  5. Fantasietanz (Fantasy dance)
  6. Wiegenliedchen (Little Lullaby)
  7. Ländler
  8. Lied ohne Ende (Song without end)
  9. Impromptu
  10. Walzer
  11. Romanze
  12. Burla
  13. Larghetto
  14. Vision
  15. Walzer
  16. Schlummerlied (Slumber song)
  17. Elfe
  18. Botschaft (Message)
  19. Fantasiestück
  20. Canon

Sources

  1. “Albumblätter, Op.124 (Schumann, Robert),” IMSLP, accessed October 1, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Albumbl%C3%A4tter,_Op.124_(Schumann,_Robert).
  2. Ernst Herttrich, “Preface: Album Leaves op. 124,” G. Henle Verlag (2007), accessed October 1, 2025, https://www.henle.de/en/Album-Leaves-op.-124/HN-82.
  3. Hermione Lai, “Romantic Leaves: Albumblätter’s Warm Embrace,” Interlude (2025), accessed October 1, 2025, https://interlude.hk/romantic-leaves-albumblatters-warm-embrace/.

Cut IDs

18295 18296 27505