Robert Fuchs was an Austrian composer and teacher who composed a number of large-scale works and taught a generation of composers at the Vienna Conservatoire, including the composers Mahler and Zemlinsky. This album selects pieces from two of his collections for children to present an attractive volume of descriptive pieces.

Abendgebet (Evening Prayer), Op. 32 No. 9 [Robert Fuchs], Banges Herzelein (Sad at Heart), Op. 47 No. 5 [Robert Fuchs], Der kleine Trompeter (The Little Trumpeter), Op. 32 No. 4 [Robert Fuchs], Der Regen rieselt (Drizzling Rain), Op. 32 No. 11 [Robert Fuchs], Gebet (Prayer), Op. 47 No. 3 [Robert Fuchs], Grosses Geheimnis (A Great Mystery), Op. 32 No. 12 [Robert Fuchs], Herzeleid (Heartache), Op. 32 No. 2 [Robert Fuchs], Kindliche Bitte (A Child's Request), Op. 47 No. 1 [Robert Fuchs], Lacheln unter Tranen (Smiles after Tears), Op. 47 No. 10 [Robert Fuchs], Lieb' Schwesterlein (Dear Little Sister), Op. 32 No. 14 [Robert Fuchs], Liedchen (A Little Song), Op. 47 No. 4 [Robert Fuchs], Morgenlied (Morning Song), Op. 32 No. 1 [Robert Fuchs], Mutterchen erzahlt (Mother tells a Story), Op. 47 No. 16 [Robert Fuchs], Plappermaulchen (Chatterbox), Op. 32 No. 18 [Robert Fuchs], Romanze (Romance), Op. 47 No. 13 [Robert Fuchs], Soldatenmarsch (Soldier's March), Op. 47 No. 14 [Robert Fuchs], Stilles Gluck (Quiet Happiness), Op. 47 No. 21 [Robert Fuchs], Stillvergnugt (Quietly Contented), Op. 47 No. 6 [Robert Fuchs], Stolzer Reitersmann (Proud Horseman), Op. 47 No. 2 [Robert Fuchs], Susser Trost (Sweet Consolation), Op. 47 No. 11 [Robert Fuchs], Wiegenliedchen (Cradle Song), Op. 47 No. 7 [Robert Fuchs]