Kirchner, a volatile seeker after truth, became, as a composer, a master of transient visions. His importance lies in his piano music. His work com-prises about a thousand individual pieces. Schumann, his revered and adored friend, proved initially to be an overpowering idol, and Kirchner gave his works titles like ‘Neue Davidsbündlertänze’, ‘Neue Kinderscener’. Subsequently other highly idiosyncratic titles reveal more about the special characteristics of his own style. ‘Federzeichnungen’ (Pen ...