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Matthias Kirschnereit, a German pianist, is heard on this album playing the complete 'Songs Without Words composed by both Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny mendelssohn Hensel. Not only does this include the eight published volumes but also a ninth volume of unpublished pieces that Kirschnereit compiled specifically for this recording. Kirschnereit has won many renowned piano competitions including the German Music Competition in Bonn and the Australian International Piano Competition in Sydney. Felix Mendelssohn created this new genre of solo piano music in 1829 with his composition A Song, later published as Op. 19(b) No. 4. Mendelssohn's series of short lyrical piano pieces were written between 1829 and 1845. Fanny Hensel, elder sister of Mendelssohn, did not begin publishing her compositions under her own name until 1840, with five of her works being previously published under the name of Felix Mendelssohn.
No. 1 in E Major
No. 2 in a Minor
No. 3 in a Major
No. 4 in a Major
No. 5 in F-Sharp minor
No. 6 in G minor
No. 1 in E-Flat Major
No. 2 in B-Flat minor
No. 3 in E Major
No. 4 in B minor
No. 5 in D Major
No. 6 in F-Sharp minor, 'Venezianisches Gondellied'
No. 1 in E-Flat Major
No. 2 in C minor
No. 3 in E Major
No. 4 in a Major
No. 5 in a Minor
No. 6 in A-Flat Major
No. 1 in A-Flat Major
No. 2 in E-Flat Major
No. 3 in G minor
No. 4 in F Major
No. 5 in a Minor, 'Volkslied'
No. 6 in a Major
No. 1 in G Major
No. 2 in B-Flat Major
No. 3 in E minor
No. 4 in G Major
No. 5 in a Minor, 'Venezianisches Gondellied'
No. 6 in a Major, 'Fruhlingslied'
No. 1 in E-Flat Major
No. 2 in F-Sharp minor
No. 3 in B-Flat Major
No. 4 in C Major, 'Spinnerlied'
No. 5 in B minor
No. 6 in E Major
No. 1 in F Major
No. 2 in a Minor
No. 3 in E-Flat Major
No. 4 in D Major
No. 5 in a Major
No. 6 in B-Flat Major
No. 1 in E minor
No. 2 in D Major
No. 3 in C Major
No. 4 in G minor
No. 5 in a Major, 'Kinderstuck'
No. 6 in C Major
Ein Lied Ohne Worte An Fräulein Doris Loewe in F Major
Allegro Vivace in D minor, 'Reiter-Lied'
Espressivo, Allegro in E-Flat Major, 'Lied'
Andante in a Major, 'Lied'
Allegro Molto in F-Sharp minor
Allegretto Non Troppo in a Major, 'Gondellied'
I. Andante
II. Andante Con Moto
III. Allegretto Grazioso
IV. Allegretto Molto Vivace - Andante Con Espressione
I. Andante Espressivo
II. Allegro Vivace
III. O Traum Der Jugend, O Goldner Stern: Andante Cantabile
IV. Il Saltarello Romano: Allegro Molto
I. Allegro Moderato in B minor
II. Andante Con Espressione in a Minor
III. Larghetto in D-Flat Major, 'Lied'
IV. Presto in E Major, 'Wanderlied'
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