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 Not only does this include the eight published volumes but also a ninth volume of unpublished pieces that Kirschnereit compiled specifically for this recording.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.
12 No. 6 in F-Sharp minor, 'Venezianisches Gondellied'
13 No. 1 in E-Flat Major
14 No. 2 in C minor
15 No. 3 in E Major
16 No. 4 in a Major
17 No. 5 in a Minor
18 No. 6 in A-Flat Major
19 No. 1 in A-Flat Major
20 No. 2 in E-Flat Major
21 No. 3 in G minor
22 No. 4 in F Major
23 No. 5 in a Minor, 'Volkslied'
24 No. 6 in a Major
- Disc 2 -
1 No. 1 in G Major
2 No. 2 in B-Flat Major
3 No. 3 in E minor
4 No. 4 in G Major
5 No. 5 in a Minor, 'Venezianisches Gondellied'
6 No. 6 in a Major, 'Fruhlingslied'
7 No. 1 in E-Flat Major
8 No. 2 in F-Sharp minor
9 No. 3 in B-Flat Major
10 No. 4 in C Major, 'Spinnerlied'
11 No. 5 in B minor
12 No. 6 in E Major
13 No. 1 in F Major
14 No. 2 in a Minor
15 No. 3 in E-Flat Major
16 No. 4 in D Major
17 No. 5 in a Major
18 No. 6 in B-Flat Major
19 No. 1 in E minor
20 No. 2 in D Major
21 No. 3 in C Major
22 No. 4 in G minor
23 No. 5 in a Major, 'Kinderstuck'
24 No. 6 in C Major
25 Ein Lied Ohne Worte An Fräulein Doris Loewe in F Major
26 Allegro Vivace in D minor, 'Reiter-Lied'
27 Espressivo, Allegro in E-Flat Major, 'Lied'
28 Andante in a Major, 'Lied'
29 Allegro Molto in F-Sharp minor
30 Allegretto Non Troppo in a Major, 'Gondellied'
- Disc 3 -
1 I. Andante
2 II. Andante Con Moto
3 III. Allegretto Grazioso
4 IV. Allegretto Molto Vivace - Andante Con Espressione
5 I. Andante Espressivo
6 II. Allegro Vivace
7 III. O Traum Der Jugend, O Goldner Stern: Andante Cantabile
8 IV. Il Saltarello Romano: Allegro Molto
9 I. Allegro Moderato in B minor
10 II. Andante Con Espressione in a Minor
11 III. Larghetto in D-Flat Major, 'Lied'
12 IV. Presto in E Major, 'Wanderlied'
13 Pastorella
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.
