Carnaval, Op. 9:
No. 1, Préambule
No. 2, Pierrot
No. 3, Arlequin
No. 4, Valse noble
No. 5, Eusebius
No. 6, Florestan
No. 7, Coquette
No. 8, Réplique
No. 9, Papillons
No. 10, Lettres dansantes
No. 11, Chiarina
No. 12, Chopin
No. 13, Estrella
No. 14, Reconnaissance
No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine
No. 16, Valse allemande
No. 17, Paganini
No. 18, Aveu
No. 19, Promenade
No. 20, Pause
No. 21, Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins

Papillons, Op. 2:
Introduction. Moderato – No.1, Waltz in D Major
No. 2, Waltz in E Flat Major. Prestissimo
No. 3, Waltz in F Sharp Minor
No. 4, Waltz in A Major. Presto
No. 5, Polonaise in B Flat Major
No. 6, Waltz in D Minor
No. 7, Waltz in F Minor. Semplice
No. 8, Waltz in C Sharp Minor
No. 9, Waltz in B Flat Minor. Prestissimo
No. 10, Waltz in C Major. Vivo – Piu lento
No. 11, Polonaise in D Major
No. 12, Finale in D Major

Intermezzi, Op.4

Variations on the name ‘Abegg’, Op. 1

The Young Schumann, the new release by British pianist Charles Owen, is a musical narrative of Robert Schumann’s early career, featuring works written in the 1830s when the composer was in his 20s. His first two published works, Abegg Variations and Papillons, the impetuous six Intermezzi, Op. 4, and the characterful Carnaval, Op. 9, are all fuelled by some of Schumann’s compositional hallmarks: his imagination and attraction to the fantastical, his love of ciphers and cryptograms, and his frequent quoting of each work within the others.