Theodor Kirchner

In their passionate character, the pieces are reminiscent of Schumann's Novelletten, while the dreamy vocal parts appear wrapped in an arabesque robe of Chopinian delicacy. Everything has something qu...

The 'newer' masters, into whose works he wants to introduce with his studies, are first and foremost Schumann, Brahms and Wagner. The echoes are audible and it is a pleasure to trace the sources of in...

The composer Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903), a friend of Johannes Brahms, devoted his work almost exclusively to piano and chamber music as well as to lieder. Among his numerous works are also collectio...