The Merry Farmer

Composed by Robert Schumann, Arranged by B.Podesta German composer Robert Schumann was a Romantic composer of the 19th Century. His Album for the Young written in 1848 for his three daughters, has 43 short works, one of which is The Merry Farmer.

Venetian Gondola – Felix Mendelssohn arr. B. Podesta

“Italy at last! And every possible delight I imagined, has now started and I enjoy it very much,” composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his family from Venice, Italy on October 11, 1830. 1 This piece begins with a left-hand motive, evoking the sounds of soft and steady water movements. It is in a triple meter