Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young), Op. 68, was composed by Robert Schumann in 1848 for his three daughters. The album consists of a collection of 43 short works. Unlike the Kinderszenen, they are suitable to be played by children or beginners. The second part, starting at Nr. 19 (Kleine Romanze), is marked Für Erwachsene (For adults) and contains more demanding pieces.

List of pieces

1. Melody (help·info) (Melodie), C major
2. Soldiers' March (Soldatenmarsch), G major
3. Humming Song (Trällerliedchen), C major
4. Chorale (Ein Choral), G major
5. A Little Piece (Stückchen), C major
6. The Poor Orphan (Armes Waisenkind), A minor
7. Hunting Song (Jägerliedchen), F major
8. The Wild Rider (Wilder Reiter), A minor (This piece is more commonly known in English as The Wild Horseman)
9. Folk Song (Volksliedchen)
10. The Happy Farmer, Returning from Work (help·info) (Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend), F major
11. Sicilienne (Sizilianisch), A minor
12. Knecht Ruprecht, A minor
13. May, Sweet May (Mai, lieber Mai), E major
14. Little Etude (Kleine Studie), G major
15. Spring Song (Frühlingsgesang), E major
16. First Sorrow (Erster Verlust), E minor
17. The Little Morning Wanderer (Kleiner Morgenwanderer), A major
18. The Reaper's Song (Schnitterliedchen), C major
19. Little Romance (Kleine Romanze), A minor
20. Rustic Song (Ländliches Lied), A major
21. * * * (untitled), C major (based on Prison-Terzetto ("Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten") from Beethoven's Fidelio)
22. Roundelay (Rundgesang), A major
23. The Horseman (Reiterstück), D minor
24. Harvest Song (Ernteliedchen), A major
25. Echoes from the Theatre (Nachklänge aus dem Theater), A minor
26. * * * (untitled), F major
27. A Little Canon (Kanonisches Liedchen), A minor
28. Remembrance (4 November 1847) (Erinnerung), A major (the date of Felix Mendelssohn's death)
29. The Stranger (Fremder Mann), D minor
30. * * * (untitled), F major
31. Song of War (Kriegslied), D major
32. Sheherazade, A minor
33. Gathering of the Grapes – Happy Time! (Weinlesezeit – fröhliche Zeit!), E major
34. Theme (Thema), C major
35. Mignon, E-flat major
36. Italian Mariners' Song (Lied italienischer Marinari), G minor
37. Sailors' Song (Matrosenlied), G minor
38. Wintertime I (Winterzeit I), C minor (sometimes considered one piece with Wintertime II)
39. Wintertime II (Winterzeit II), C minor/C major
40. Little Fugue (Kleine Fuge), A major
41. Northern Song (Salute to G.) (Nordisches Lied), F major (dedicated to Niels Gade)
42. Figured Chorale (Figurierter Choral), F major
43. New Year's Eve (Sylvesterlied), A major

Selected recordings

• Angela Brownridge, Helios, 55039
• Angela Brownridge, Hyperion Records (1989)
• Jörg Demus, Nuova Era CD.B.154.8
• Rico Gulda, Naxos Records, 8.555711
• Luba Edlina, Chandos Records, 9731
• Gernot Oertel, W.O.C. (double compact disc)
• Marco Tezza, OnClassical (it consists of 70 pieces!)
• Carlo Zecchi, Aura CD.A.722 (selection)

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