The Poet Speaks .... Conventional Beauty

“The Poet Speaks” (Der Dichter spricht), nr. 13 also the last piece of Robert Schumann ‘s piano cycle op 15 “Scenes from Childhood” (Kinderszenen). An extremely touching piece of music that Vladimir Horowitz (the Russian pianist) once remarked “In the Kinderszenen, we have Schumann the poet. The last little piece, “The Poet Speaks” is an epilogue which sums up the whole work. And it is really the motto for the whole work. It is Schumann, the poet, speaking.” (source : Sony Music-Schumann-Vladim [...]