Friedrich Kuhlau’s three duos op. 81, written about 1826, were published like the three duos op. 80 for the first time in 1827 / 28 at the publishing house owned by the horn player Nikolaus Simrock in Bonn. A parallel edition was organized by the flutist, music historian and publisher Aristide Farrenc in Paris. Later adaptions for flute and violin as well as for flute and piano in the Parisian publishing house Richault testify the popularity of these Kuhlau compositions as well.

Since then se...