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 Not only does this include the eight published volumes but also a ninth volume of unpublished pieces that Kirschnereit compiled specifically for this recording.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