Piano Sonatas

List of Haydn's compositions for solo piano


Haydn called his solo keyboard works before 1771 "divertimentos" or "partitas."  These early works
later became known as sonatas.

Haydn called the later works "keyboard sonatas" as the early ones were written for harpichord.  
The piano would supersede the harpsichord as the primary keyboard instrument in Haydn's
lifetime.  Today we often refer to Haydn's keyboard sonatas as "piano sonatas."


Note:  At this point it is hard to tell when Haydn began composing for the fortepiano
instead of the harpsichord or clavichord.

Piano Sonata No 20 in B-flat major,  Hob. XVI/18    (1767)

Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor,  Hob. XVI/ 20  (1771)

Piano Sonata No. 34  in D major,  Hob.XVI/33    (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 35 in Ab major,  Hob. XVI/43   (1783) 

Piano Sonata No. 36 in C major,  Hob.  XVI/.  21  (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 37 in E major,  Hob. XVI/22   (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 38 in F major,  Hob. XVI/23   (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major,  Hob. XVI/24   (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 40 in Eb major,  Hob. XVI/25   (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 41  in A major,  Hob. XVI/26   (1773)

Piano Sonata No. 42 in G major,  Hob. XVI/27  (1774–76)

Piano Sonata No. 43 in Eb major,  Hob. XVI/28  (1774–76)

Piano Sonata No. 44 in F major,  Hob. XVI/29  (1774)

Piano Sonata No. 45 in A major,  Hob. XVI/30  (1774–76)

Piano Sonata No. 46 in E major,  Hob. XVI/31   (1774–76)

Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor,  Hob. XVI/32   (1774–76)


Note:  By 1780 Haydn is certainly composing for the fortepiano and not the harpsichord or clavichord.

Piano Sonata No. 48 in C major,  Hob. XVI/35   (1780)

Piano Sonata No. 49 in C# minor,  Hob. XVI/36  (1770–75)

Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major,  Hob. XVI/37   (1780)

Piano Sonata No. 51 in Eb major,  Hob. XVI/38   (1780)

Piano Sonata No. 52 in G major,  Hob. XVI/39   (1780)

Piano Sonata No. 53 in E minor,  Hob. XVI/34   (1784)

Piano Sonata No. 54 in G major,  Hob. XVI /40  (1784)

Piano Sonata No. 55 in B♭ major,  Hob. XVI/41  (1784)

Piano Sonata No. 56 in D major,  Hob. XVI/42  (1784)

Piano Sonata No. 57 in F major,  Hob. XVI/47  (1788)   Different version of L. 19.

Piano Sonata No. 58 in C major,  Hob. XVI/48  (1789)

Piano Sonata No. 59 in Eb major,  Hob. XVI/49   (1789)

Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major,  Hob. XVI/50   (1794)

Piano Sonata No. 61 in D major,  Hob. XVI/51   (1794)

Piano Sonata No. 62 in Eb major,  Hob. XVI/52   (1794)




Other solo piano compositions

     Variations in F minor  (1793)