Liden Kirsten

It was then handed over to the composer Ivar Bredal who was supposed to find and arrange the suitable folk melodies but never completed the work.

Johan Ludvig Heiberg commented that "there is no real plot but the situation is romantic and it has a certain poetic air about it which, accompanied by the music (if it is successful), may have a considerable appeal".

In October, Hartmann explained to Andersen that he would like the Jenny Lind euphoria after her successful performances in Copenhagen to calm down before the premiere of their play.

Liden Kirsten finally premiered on 12 May 1846[2] with the soprano Pauline Rung and the baritone Christian Hansen in the leading roles.

On the left side of the plinth of the statue of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann on Sankt Annæ Plads is a bronze relief depicting the "Tavlebordsduetten" (playing table) scene in Liden Kirsten.