Friedrich Kuhlau
Piano Sonatinas
Sonatina op. 20 nr. 1, C major
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Rondo. Allegro
Sonatina op. 20 nr. 2, G major
4. Allegro
5. Adagio e sostenuto
6. Allegro Scherzando
Sonatina op. 20 nr. 3, F major
7. Allegro con spirito
8. Larghetto
9. Alla Polacca
Sonatina op. 88 nr. 1, C major
10. Allegro
11. Andantino
12. Rondo, Allegro
Sonatina op. 88 nr. 3, A minor
13. Allegro con affetto
14. Andantino
15. Allegro burlesco
Sonatina op. 55 nr. 4, F major
16. Allegro non tanto
17. Andantino con espressione
18. Alla polacca
Sonatina op. 55 nr. 5, D major
19. Tempo di marcia
20. Vivace assai
Sonate op. 60 nr. 1, F major
21. Allegro
22. Thema con Variazioni (Theme de Rossini)
Sonate op. 60 nr. 2, A major
23. Allegro con spirito
24. Thema con Variazioni (Theme de Rossini)
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) ©
The two main figures in Danish music at the beginning of the 19th century were Friedrich Kuhlau and Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse. Kuhlau was the one with the internationalo utlook. He played an important paft in introducing the music of Ludwig van Beethoven to the somewhat conservative musical scene in Copenhagen. In his five operas one hears the influence of two other great composers of the time: Gioacchino Rossini and Carl Maria von Weber.
Kuhlau’s opus consists of operas, musical dramas, chamber music, music for the flute, and – first and foremost – a considerable number of works for his own instrument,the piano. Kuhlau composed an extensive series of piano sonatas and variations planned on an ambitious scale, and fully up to the virtuoso taste of the age, but his piano music has become almost synonymous with his piano sonatinas- easy-to-play piano pieces, commissioned by contemporary international music publishers and often used for instructional purposes
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 2004
CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 622
EAN: 5709499622001
