In 1848, after finishing an album of little piano pieces for his daughter Marie, Schumann devised the plan of compiling a ŒñchildrenŒÍs albumŒî. Since then the resultant collection of 43 pieces has enjoyed unparalleled success. SchumannŒÍs ŒñAlbum for the YoungŒî is now presented in an Urtext edition which meets the needs of performers. In addition to the famous ŒñAdvice to Young MusiciansŒî(in German, English and a French translation by Liszt), other pieces related to this work but left unpublished during SchumannŒÍs lifetime can be found in the appendix. For the first time this edition also includes Clara SchumannŒÍs original pedal markings. ClaraŒÍs fingering served Ragna Schirmer as an important point of departure for her own thoughts on fingering.
