Kuhlau - Grand Trio, Op. 119, for flute, cello and piano in G (1831)

Friedrich Kuhlau

(11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832)

 was a German-born Danish composer during the Classical and Romantic periods.

 

Grand Trio, Op. 119, for flute, cello and piano in G (1831)  

I. Allegro moderato [0:00]
II. Adagio patetico - Sostenuto assai [8:38]
III. Rondo: Allegro [12:45]

A chamber work by German (later Danish) composer Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832),

which might be better known in its version for two flutes and piano.

 

 

He was a central figure of the Danish Golden Age and is immortalized in Danish cultural history through his music for Elves' Hill, the first true work of Danish National Romanticism and a concealed tribute to the absolute monarchy. To this day it is his version of this melody which is the definitive arrangement.

During his lifetime, Kuhlau was known primarily as a concert pianist and composer of Danish opera, but was responsible for introducing many of Beethoven's works, which he greatly admired, to Copenhagen audiences.

Kuhlau was a prolific composer, as evidenced by the fact that although his house burned down, destroying all of his unpublished manuscripts, he still left a legacy of more than 200 published works in most genres.