Martinů wrote two youthful sets with titles evoking the notion of fairy-tales, Pohádka o Zlatovlásce (A Fairy-Tale of Goldilocks, H 28), composed in 1910, and Z pohádek Andersenových (From Andersen's Fairy-Tales, H 42), subtitled Six piano pieces, from 1912.
From Andersen’s Fairy Tales (Z pohádek Andersenových, H 42) written quite possibly for didactic purposes, seems less typical of Martinů than the earlier Goldilocks. The Polonaise, Intermezzo, and Novelette are somewhat ordinary, the following Barcarolle, Arabesque, and Valse mignone [sic] are the more interesting half. While specific tales of Hans Christian Andersen are not mentioned, other autograph sources relate the movements to the days of the week, and either represent only six days (Monday to Saturday) or include the unfinished torso of a possible seventh 'Sunday' movement titled Legenda.
The recording of the composition was released for the first time by Naxos in 2009 (Martinů: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 7 – A Fairy-Tale of Goldilocks, From Andersen's Fairy-Tales; Giorgio Koukl).
Mark Gresham and Cary Lewis, Martinů: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 7 – A Fairy-Tale of Goldilocks, From Andersen's Fairy-Tales; Giorgio Koukl).