Friedrich Kuhlau

(1786-1832)

Fredrich Kuhlau

Kuhlau was most famous in his day as a flautist and composer for flute. But, he obviously was a good keyboard player and his Sonatinas are part of the regular student repertoire, like the Sonatinas of Clementi. They are actually a little bit more difficult than Clementi, and so serve as a good bridge to Mozart Sonatas. The most popular of the Sonatinas is Opus 20, No. 1.

3 Sonatinas For Piano, Op. 20

Sonatina in C major, Op. 20, No. 1
1. Allegro [download]
2. Andante [download]
3. Rondo [download]
Sonatina in G major, Op. 20, No. 2
1. Allegro [download]
2. Adagio e sostenuto [download]
3. Allegro scherzando [download]

Sonatina in F major, Op. 20, No. 3
1. Allegro con spirito [download]
2. Larghetto [download]
3. Alla polacca [download]

Piano Sonatinas, Op. 55

Piano Sonatina in C major, Op. 55, No. 1
1. Allegro [download]
2. Vivace [download]
Piano Sonatina in G major, Op. 55, No. 2
1. Allegretto [download]
2. Cantabile [download]
3. Allegro [download]
Piano Sonatina in C major, Op. 55, No. 3
1. Allegro con spirito [download]
2. Allegretto grazioso [download]

Piano Sonatina in F major, Op. 55, No. 4
1. Allegro non tanto [download]
2. Andantino con espressione [download]
3. Alla polacca [download]
Piano Sonatina in D major, Op. 55, No. 5
1. Tempo di marcia [download]
2. Vivace assai [download]
Piano Sonatina in C major, Op. 55, No. 6
1. Allegro maestoso [download]
2. Menuetto [download]