Hensel / Kirschnereit,Matthias Lieder Ohne Worte Complete Edition CD

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 Not only does this include the eight published volumes but also a ninth volume of unpublished pieces that Kirschnereit compiled specifically for this recording.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.

1. No. 1 in E Major 2. No. 2 in a Minor 3. No. 3 in a Major 4. No. 4 in a Major 5. No. 5 in F-Sharp minor 6. No. 6 in G minor 7. No. 1 in E-Flat Major 8. No. 2 in B-Flat minor 9. No. 3 in E Major 10. No. 4 in B minor 11. No. 5 in D Major 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 25. No. 1 in G Major 26. No. 2 in B-Flat Major 27. No. 3 in E minor 28. No. 4 in G Major 29. No. 5 in a Minor, 'Venezianisches Gondellied' 30. No. 6 in a Major, 'Fruhlingslied' 31. No. 1 in E-Flat Major 32. No. 2 in F-Sharp minor 33. No. 3 in B-Flat Major 34. No. 4 in C Major, 'Spinnerlied' 35. No. 5 in B minor 36. No. 6 in E Major 37. No. 1 in F Major 38. No. 2 in a Minor 39. No. 3 in E-Flat Major 40. No. 4 in D Major 41. No. 5 in a Major 42. No. 6 in B-Flat Major 43. No. 1 in E minor 44. No. 2 in D Major 45. No. 3 in C Major 46. No. 4 in G minor 47. No. 5 in a Major, 'Kinderstuck' 48. No. 6 in C Major 49. Ein Lied Ohne Worte An Fr?ulein Doris Loewe in F Major 50. Allegro Vivace in D minor, 'Reiter-Lied' 51. Espressivo, Allegro in E-Flat Major, 'Lied' 52. Andante in a Major, 'Lied' 53. Allegro Molto in F-Sharp minor 54. Allegretto Non Troppo in a Major, 'Gondellied' 55. I. Andante 56. II. Andante Con Moto 57. III. Allegretto Grazioso 58. IV. Allegretto Molto Vivace - Andante Con Espressione 59. I. Andante Espressivo 60. II. Allegro Vivace 61. III. O Traum Der Jugend, O Goldner Stern: Andante Cantabile 62. IV. Il Saltarello Romano: Allegro Molto 63. I. Allegro Moderato in B minor 64. II. Andante Con Espressione in a Minor 65. III. Larghetto in D-Flat Major, 'Lied' 66. IV. Presto in E Major, 'Wanderlied' 67. Pastorella