Friedrich Kuhlau
Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau (German; Danish sometimes Frederick Kulav) (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic periods. 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 Kuhlau was a prolific composer, as evidenced by the fact that although his house burned down, destroying all of his unpublished manuscripts, he still left a legacy of more than 200 published works in most genres. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 11, 1786 (Uelzen), Died March 12, 1832 (Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CVE-33211 | 12-in. | 8/7/1925 | Elverhøj ouverture, 1 del | Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-33212 | 12-in. | 8/7/1925 | Elverhøj ouverture, 2 del | Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4611 | 10-in. | 3/28/1916 | National sangen af Denmark | New York Military Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kuhlau, Friedrich," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103321.
Kuhlau, Friedrich. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103321.
"Kuhlau, Friedrich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Kuhlau, Friedrich, 1786-1832 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81120377
Wikidata: Friedrich Kuhlau - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157865
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24787632
MusicBrainz: Friedrich Kuhlau - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/92a8cc4b-9dbe-4529-a9c3-d02910d95310
ISNI: 0000 0001 0880 2209 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000108802209
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