Biography
A central figure of nineteenth-century German musical life, Reinecke conducted the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for thirty-five years and taught composition and piano at the Leipzig Conservatory, where his students included Grieg, Albéniz, Janáček, Weingartner, and Bruch. As a composer he produced symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and operas, but his most enduring legacy in piano teaching is a series of sonatinas — particularly the two of Op. 136 and the six of Op. 47 — which remain staples of early-intermediate sonata-form study.
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Works (16)
Three Sonatinas, Op. 47
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 47 No. 1: I. Allegro No. 1: I. Allegro Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 47 No. 1: II. Andantino No. 1: II. Andantino Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 47 No. 1: III. Rondo — Vivace No. 1: III. Rondo — Vivace Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in D major, Op. 47 No. 2: I. Allegro moderato No. 2: I. Allegro moderato Key D major Difficulty
- Sonatina in D major, Op. 47 No. 2: II. Menuetto — Con grazia No. 2: II. Menuetto Key D major Difficulty
- Sonatina in D major, Op. 47 No. 2: III. Variationen über "Wer hat die schönsten Schäfchen" No. 2: III. Variationen Key D major Difficulty
- Sonatina in B-flat major, Op. 47 No. 3: I. Allegro moderato No. 3: I. Allegro moderato Key B-flat major Difficulty
- Sonatina in B-flat major, Op. 47 No. 3: II. Andante con moto No. 3: II. Andante con moto Key B-flat major Difficulty
- Sonatina in B-flat major, Op. 47 No. 3: III. Allegretto grazioso No. 3: III. Allegretto grazioso Key B-flat major Difficulty
Two Sonatinas, Op. 136
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 136 No. 1: I. Allegretto No. 1: I. Allegretto Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 136 No. 1: II. Andantino No. 1: II. Andantino Key F major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 136 No. 1: III. Scherzino — Vivace No. 1: III. Scherzino — Vivace Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 136 No. 1: IV. Alla Polacca No. 1: IV. Alla Polacca Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 136 No. 2: I. Allegro moderato No. 2: I. Allegro moderato Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 136 No. 2: II. Menuetto No. 2: II. Menuetto Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 136 No. 2: III. Rondino — Vivace No. 2: III. Rondino — Vivace Key G major Difficulty