The Kinderszenen (“Scenes from Childhood”) is a cycle of 13 short piano pieces, each representing a scene, titled at the beginning of the movement. Each scene is a touching tribute to the eternal, universal memories and feelings of childhood, seen from a nostalgic adult perspective. Contrary to what the title may suggest, the Kinderszenen are not intended to be played by children. Voicing the top notes well is the greatest challenge here. The melody should be clearly heard above the accompaniment and, since both are played with the same right hand, this is not so easy to do.