Chopin (from Carnaval)

Simplified Masterwork Solo. Schumann and Chopin were contemporaries. Both were fine pianists and wrote many important works for solo piano, each in his own distinctive style. “Chopin” is from Carnaval, a suite of 22 varied pieces. In this piece, Schumann vividly captures Chopin’s compositional style in the lyrical melody and flowing, broken-chord accompaniment.