Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82

Composer: SCHUMANN, Robert
  • Written in rapid succession between late 1848 and early 1849, Schumann’s Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) is a cycle of nine solo piano pieces. The music unfolds like a walk through the woods, capturing the impressions one might experience along the way.
    1. Eintritt (Entry)
    2. Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunters on the lookout)
    3. Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers)
    4. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Place)
    5. Freundliche Landschaft (Friendly Landscape)
    6. Herberge (Wayside Inn)
    7. Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet)
    8. Jagdlied (Hunting Song)
    9. Abschied (Farewell)1
  • Waldszenen aligns closely with the poetic sensibilities of 19th-century Europe. German Romanticism especially embraced a reverent attitude towards man’s relationship to nature: “The longing for communion between man and nature took on almost religious dimensions.”2

Sources

  1. “Waldszenen, Op.82 (Schumann, Robert),” IMSLP, accessed September 24, 2026, https://imslp.org/wiki/Waldszenen,_Op.82_(Schumann,_Robert).
  2. Ernst Herttrich, “Preface: Forest Scenes op. 82,” IMSLP (2001), accessed September 24, 2026, https://www.henle.de/us/Forest-Scenes-op.-82/HN-83.

Cut IDs

40401 24601 24600 24602