In both Mozart’s and Haydn’s works, only a modest place has been dedicated to the Lied. As for the number of compositions, the role of both composers had been rather insignificant if seen in the framework of the European ‘Kunstlied’. As a matter of fact, the German contemporaries - C.P.E. Bach, C.F. Zelter, J.F. Reichhardt, J.A.P. Schulz and others have indeed dedicated themselves fullheartedly to this music-form. This recording aims to bridge that gap.