🇩🇪Robert Schumann ： 12 Vierhandige Klavierstucke fur kleine und grosse Kinder No.7 in B-Dur Op.85-7

The seventh piece in Schumann’s collection Twelve Piano Pieces for Four Hands for Young and Older Children, this work evokes a knightly joust through a powerful, march-like stride and the lively sense of repetition associated with a round dance. Short phrases seem to pass between the players, while the interplay of primo and secondo gives the music its vitality. In performance, maintain the forward momentum of the meter while keeping the rhythm crisp and avoiding excessive heaviness. Matching the two players’ dynamics and articulation, and bringing out the repetitions and accents clearly, highlights the vivid energy of knights riding about.