The Blaue Sonate is a modest, pedagogical work by the contemporary German composer Ulf Benedix. It adheres to traditional classical structures while incorporating approachable, modern tonal sensibilities.
Ensure clear articulation in the rapid passages to distinguish between the melodic lines and accompanying textures.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blaue Sonate in D is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Blaue Sonate in D lasts about 6 minutes.
Blaue Sonate in D is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Blaue Sonate in D major by Ulf Benedix, 12 Variations in G on 'La Bérgere Célimène' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bluebells of Scotland by Jules Egghard — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.