Biography
A German-born composer who settled in Copenhagen and became a central figure in Danish musical life, Kuhlau is best known internationally for his sonatinas — particularly the sets Op. 20, Op. 55, and Op. 88 — which are among the most universally assigned pieces at the early Classical level. His sonatinas balance formal clarity with melodic charm and serve as a standard bridge between Clementi's method works and Mozart's sonatas. He also composed flute concertos, operas, and chamber music of considerable quality.
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Works (167)
2 Rondos on Hérold's 'Marie', Op. 97
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 97 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 97 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
3 Easy Rondos, Op. 31
- Easy Rondo, Op. 31 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Easy Rondo, Op. 31 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Easy Rondo, Op. 31 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 26
- Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 26 No. 1 No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 26 No. 2 No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in E♭ major, Op. 26 No. 3 No. 3 Key E♭ major Difficulty
3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 46
- Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 46 No. 1 No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 46 No. 2 No. 2 Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 46 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 52
- Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 52 No. 1 No. 1 Key F major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 52 No. 2 No. 2 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 52 No. 3 No. 3 Key A major Difficulty
3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 6a
- Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 6 No. 1 No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 6 No. 2 No. 2 Key D major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 6 No. 3 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
3 Rondos for Piano Four Hands, Op. 111
- Rondo in C major, Op. 111 No. 1 (four hands) No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Rondo in D major, Op. 111 No. 2 (four hands) No. 2 Key D major Difficulty
- Rondo in D major, Op. 111 No. 3 (four hands) No. 3 Key D major Difficulty
3 Rondos for Piano Four Hands, Op. 70
- Rondo No. 1, Op. 70 (four hands) No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo No. 2, Op. 70 (four hands) No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo No. 3, Op. 70 (four hands) No. 3 Difficulty
3 Rondos on Auber, Op. 118
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 118 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 118 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 118 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Rondos on Beloved Melodies, Op. 109
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 109 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 109 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 109 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Rondos on Opera Melodies, Op. 113
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 113 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 113 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 113 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Rondos on Opera Melodies, Op. 73
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 73 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 73 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 73 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Rondos on Opera Melodies, Op. 84
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 84 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 84 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Rondo on an Opera Melody, Op. 84 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
3 Sonatinas for Piano Four Hands, Op. 44
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 44 No. 1 (four hands) No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 44 No. 2 (four hands) No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 44 No. 3 (four hands) No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
3 Sonatinas for Piano Four Hands, Op. 66
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 66 No. 1 (four hands) No. 1 Key F major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 66 No. 2 (four hands) No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 66 No. 3 (four hands) No. 3 Key G major Difficulty
3 Sonatinas with Variations, Op. 60
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 60 No. 1 No. 1 Key F major Difficulty
- Sonatina in A major, Op. 60 No. 2 No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 60 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
3 Sonatinas, Op. 20
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 20 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 20 No. 2 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 20 No. 3 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
3 Sonatinas, Op. 59
- Sonatina in A major, Op. 59 No. 1 No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 59 No. 2 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
3 Varied Airs for Piano Four Hands, Op. 114
- Varied Air in G major, Op. 114 No. 1 (four hands) No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Varied Air in C major, Op. 114 No. 2 (four hands) No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Varied Air in F major, Op. 114 No. 3 (four hands) No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
3 Varied Airs, Op. 112
- Varied Air in C major, Op. 112 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Varied Air in G major, Op. 112 No. 2 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Varied Air in F major, Op. 112 No. 3 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
4 Sonatinas, Op. 88
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 88 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 88 No. 2 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in A minor, Op. 88 No. 3 No. 3 Key A minor Difficulty
- Sonatina in F major, Op. 88 No. 4 No. 4 Key F major Difficulty
5 Waltzes, WoO 229
- Waltz No. 1, WoO 229 No. 1 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 2, WoO 229 No. 2 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 3, WoO 229 No. 3 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 4, WoO 229 No. 4 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 5, WoO 229 No. 5 Difficulty
6 Divertimentos in Waltz Form, Op. 61
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Divertimento in Waltz Form, Op. 61 No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
6 Easy Rondos, Op. 40
- Easy Rondo in C major, Op. 40 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in A major, Op. 40 No. 2 No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in F major, Op. 40 No. 3 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in G major, Op. 40 No. 4 No. 4 Key G major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in C major, Op. 40 No. 5 No. 5 Key C major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in B♭ major, Op. 40 No. 6 No. 6 Key B♭ major Difficulty
6 Little Waltzes, WoO 230
- Little Waltz No. 1, WoO 230 No. 1 Difficulty
- Little Waltz No. 2, WoO 230 No. 2 Difficulty
- Little Waltz No. 3, WoO 230 No. 3 Difficulty
- Little Waltz No. 4, WoO 230 No. 4 Difficulty
- Little Waltz No. 5, WoO 230 No. 5 Difficulty
- Little Waltz No. 6, WoO 230 No. 6 Difficulty
6 Sonatinas, Op. 55
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 55 No. 1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 55 No. 2 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 55 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
- Sonatina in G major, Op. 55 No. 4 No. 4 Key G major Difficulty
- Sonatina in D major, Op. 55 No. 5 No. 5 Key D major Difficulty
- Sonatina in C major, Op. 55 No. 6 No. 6 Key C major Difficulty
6 Waltzes for Piano Four Hands, Op. 28
- Waltz No. 1, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 1 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 2, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 2 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 3, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 3 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 4, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 4 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 5, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 5 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 6, Op. 28 (four hands) No. 6 Difficulty
6 Waltzes for Piano Four Hands, WoO 228
- Waltz No. 1, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 1 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 2, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 2 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 3, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 3 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 4, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 4 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 5, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 5 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 6, WoO 228 (four hands) No. 6 Difficulty
8 Easy Rondos, Op. 41
- Easy Rondo in G major, Op. 41 No. 1 No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in F major, Op. 41 No. 2 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in C major, Op. 41 No. 3 No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in A major, Op. 41 No. 4 No. 4 Key A major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in B♭ major, Op. 41 No. 5 No. 5 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in D major, Op. 41 No. 6 No. 6 Key D major Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in A minor, Op. 41 No. 7 No. 7 Key A minor Difficulty
- Easy Rondo in A major, Op. 41 No. 8 No. 8 Key A major Difficulty
8 Waltzes for Piano Four Hands, Op. 24
- Waltz No. 1, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 1 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 2, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 2 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 3, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 3 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 4, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 4 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 5, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 5 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 6, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 6 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 7, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 7 Difficulty
- Waltz No. 8, Op. 24 (four hands) No. 8 Difficulty
Variations
- Fantasy and Variations, Op. 25 Key D minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Norwegian Air, Op. 15 Key A minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Danish Song, Op. 16 Key A major Difficulty
- Variations on a Danish Song, Op. 22 Key F minor Difficulty
- 4 Variations on a Theme from Rossini's Otello, Op. 58 (four hands) Difficulty
- 8 Variations on Beethoven's 'Die Lebensalter', Op. 76 (four hands) Difficulty
- 8 Variations on Beethoven's 'Sehnsucht', Op. 77 (four hands) Difficulty
- 9 Variations on Beethoven's 'Mignon', Op. 72a (four hands) Difficulty
- Variations on Beethoven's 'Die Wachtelschlag', Op. 75 (four hands) Difficulty
- Variations on 'William Tell', Op. 116 Difficulty
- 10 Variations on a Theme by Bianchi, Op. 54 Difficulty
- 10 Variations on a Theme from Der Freischütz, Op. 48 Difficulty
- 5 Variations for Piano, Op. 14 Difficulty
- 6 Variations on Austrian Folk Songs, Op. 42 Difficulty
- 7 Variations for Piano, Op. 12 Difficulty
- 9 Variations for Piano, Op. 18 Difficulty
- 9 Variations for Piano, Op. 35 Difficulty
- Variations for Piano, Op. 53 Difficulty
- Variations on 'And Small Karin Won', Op. 91 Difficulty
- Variations on Themes from Der Freischütz, Op. 49 Difficulty
- Variations on Themes from Euryanthe, Op. 62 Difficulty
Rondo
- Rondo in A major, Op. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Rondo in C major, Op. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Rondo in F major, Op. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Adagio and Rondo, Op. 124 (four hands) Key D major Difficulty
- La clochette, Op. 121 Key A minor Difficulty
- La légèreté, Op. 120 Key F major Difficulty
- Pastoral Rondo, Op. 125 Key C major Difficulty
- Rondo on Onslow's 'The Bookpeddler', Op. 96 Difficulty
- Rondo, Op. 98b (piano adaptation) Key E major Difficulty
- The Charms of Copenhagen, Op. 92 Difficulty
Sonata
- Piano Sonata in E♭ major, Op. 4 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 8a Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 5a Key D major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 34 Key G major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 30 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in E♭ major, Op. 127 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Sonata for Piano Four Hands, Op. 8b Key F major Difficulty
Divertissement
- Divertissement, Op. 37 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Divertimento on Themes by Mozart, Op. 126 Difficulty
Character Piece
- Allegro patetico, Op. 123 (four hands) Key C minor Difficulty
Fantasia
- Fantaisie on Swedish Songs, Op. 93 Key G minor Difficulty
Polonaise
- Polacca, WoO 221 Key B major Difficulty
Sonatina
- Sonatina for Piano Four Hands, Op. 17 Key F major Difficulty