Klassische Klavierstücke

It seems that these pieces, which offer less technical difficulty, meet the needs of learners. They are set with delicacy and taste, and delight everywhere with euphony and evenness'.

In Kirchner's work, it is pointless to emphasize that all the pieces are tastefully invented and worked out with spirit and skill, especially in the harmony and the piano movement, and that they are e...

The rhythms, modulations and playing styles 'will find their equal in the sonatas of a Haydn, Mozart and Clementi; they testify to the primal power of genius, which documents itself most unequivocally...

The polonaises excellently unite the Chevalieresque splendor and pomp peculiar to this type of dance, pronounced with strong accents of 'more subjective feeling'.

Already during Kirchner's lifetime, the Caprices, in their 'humoristically charming' form, were among the most popular pieces of 'the highly gifted, subtle artistic nature', whose Nos. 1, 5 and 6 were...

Heller to Kirchner: 'You have delighted me most sincerely (with the pieces dedicated to me). Your preludes, village stories, etc. refresh me when I pine for the most genuine music'.

These are real dance pieces, sometimes highly exhilarating, full of joyful delight, sometimes floating along in quiet grace; the tonal material masterfully distributed over both pianos. Not at all dif...

The Rhythmic Melodic Etudes are recognizably album pages of the kind Kirchner cultivated throughout his life. Even memories of some pieces are awakened, more mature, more pensive, like a swan song.

The archaic cut of the piano pieces testifies to a preference for strict, often linear forms, which are also supported by great melodic power and beauty. Eternally 'contemporary'!

This op.2 by Kirchner received unanimous praise from critics: the merits of the demanding work were 'free of any triviality', creating 'highly noble moods at all times'.