Friedrich Kuhlau / Flûte Sonatas

Kuhlau’s flute sonatas earned particular popularity; Brahms, for example, said that he would have learned to play the flute for these works alone. In addition to their classical formal elements, they are also characterized by traits typical of salon music: long, singing melodies, lively variations, contrasting fantasies, brilliant rondos and virtuosic solos. The Fantasia for solo flute is a dazzling showpiece that spotlights the versatility of this wind instrument.