Friedrich Kuhlau

Kuhlau was Danish composer and pianist of German birth. He is one of the foremost representatives of the late Classical and early Romantic periods in Demark. He studied theory in Hamburg with C.F.G. Schwenke, Kantor of the Catherinenkirche. When Napoleon invaded Hamburg in 1810, Kuhlau escaped to Copenhagen and earned a living as a pianist and composer. In 1811 he performed at the Royal Theatre, and two years later he was appointed court chamber musician. He was chorus master of the Royal Theatre in 1816-17. In 1821 and 1825 he travelled to Vienna where he met Beethoven and ex...