Short bio David Popper
Birthday:
1843 in Prague, Czech Republic
Died:
1913 in Baden
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography David Popper
David Popper was a Bohemian cellist and composer who was born on June 16 , 1843, in Prague. He was widely regarded as one of the distinguished cello soloists of his time and is particularly remembered for his virtuosic cello compositions. Popper started playing the cello at an early age and received his first lessons from his father. He later studied with other renowned cellists and composers of the time, such as Julius Goltermann.
Popper was a prolific composer of cello music , writing four concertos, a Requiem for three cellos and orchestra , and a number of smaller pieces, including sonatas, suites and character pieces. He was also a gifted arranger and transcriber, and he transcribed works of other composers for the cello. Popper's compositions are characterized by their technical demands and virtuosity, and they remain popular among cellists to this day.
Popper was also a renowned teacher and taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest for many years. He was highly respected for his pedagogical approach and his students included some of the most prominent cellists of the time.
David Popper died on August 7, 1913, in Baden, Austria, leaving behind an impressive legacy as a composer, performer, and teacher. His music continues to be played and admired by cellists around the world, and his influence on cello technique and pedagogy is still felt today.
Compositions featuring David Popper
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mittelschwere grosse Etüden (10), for cello, Op. 76 | 27:47 min | Chamber Music | 1905 |
| 2 | Leichte Etüden (15) in der ersten Lage, for 2 cellos, Op. 76a | 21:40 min | Chamber Music | 1905 |
| 3 | Etudes for cello, Op. 73 | 112:23 min | Chamber Music | 1901 |
| 4 | Ave Maria, for voice, cello & organ (after Cherubini) | 3:45 min | Vocal Music | 1898 |
| 5 | Schottische Fantasie, for cello & piano, Op. 71 | 10:32 min | Chamber Music | 1897 |
| 6 | Hungarian Rhapsodies for cello & piano (or orchestra), Op 68 | 8:05 min | Chamber Music | 1893 |
| 7 | Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op 64 | Chamber Music | 1892 | |
| 8 | Chanson Villageoise for cello & piano, Op 62/2 | 2:39 min | Chamber Music | 1890 |
| 9 | Herbstblume, for cello & piano, Op. 50/5 | 1:27 min | Chamber Music | 1882 |
| 10 | Gnomentanz, for cello & piano, Op. 50/2 | 4:00 min | Chamber Music | 1882 |
| 11 | Fantasy on Russian Themes for cello & piano | 11:40 min | Chamber Music | 1881 |
| 12 | Elfentanz (Dance of the Elves), for cello & piano, Op. 39 | 2:42 min | Chamber Music | 1881 |
| 13 | Vito, for cello & piano, Op 54/5 | 3:38 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 14 | Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op. 11 | 7:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Pieces (3) for cello & piano, Op. 64, No. 1, "Wie einst in schoner'n Tagen", Op. 64/1 | 2:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Wiegenlied for cello & piano | 2:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 17 | Polonaise de Concert for cello & piano, Op 14 | 5:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Arrangement for cello & piano of Schumann's "Abendlied" | 3:05 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Polonaise de Concert, for cello & piano, Op. 28 | 8:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Requiem for 3 cellos & orchestra (or piano), Op. 66 | 7:49 min | Concerto | - |
| 21 | Romanze, Op 5 | 6:14 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 22 | Once Upon More Beautiful Days:In Memory of My Parents | 3:40 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 23 | Nocturne, Op 42 | 4:32 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 24 | Nocturne for cello & piano | 4:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Spanischer Carneval, for cello & piano | 4:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Spanish Dance for cello & piano No. 5, Andaluza (Playera) | 4:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Spanish Dance No 2 for cello & piano | 2:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Spanish Dances, for cello & piano, Op. 54 | 18:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Spinning Song for cello & piano, Op. 55/1 | 2:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Waltz Suite, for cello & piano, Op. 60 | 10:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Suite for 2 cellos, Op 16 | 19:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Suite for cello & piano, Op. 16bis | 18:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Suite for cello & piano, Op. 69 | 24:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Sérénade Orientale, for cello & piano, Op. 18 | 5:58 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Tarantella for cello & piano, Op 33 | 4:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Tempo di marcia, for 2 cellos | 4:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Gavotte, for cello & piano, Op. 67/2 | 2:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Barcarole vénetienne, for cello & piano, Op. 75/3 | 4:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Begegnung for cello & piano | 2:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Cello Concerto in C major (attrib. Haydn) | 20:25 min | Concerto | - |
| 41 | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 24 | 26:48 min | Concerto | - |
| 42 | Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 8 | 22:24 min | Concerto | - |
| 43 | Cello Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 59 | 11:10 min | Concerto | - |
| 44 | Cello Concerto No. 4 in B minor, Op. 72 | 18:31 min | Concerto | - |
| 45 | Comme au plus beau jour de Mai | 2:38 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 46 | Der Schmetterling, for cello | 2:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Feuillet d'Album for cello & piano | 4:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Gavotte for cello & piano in D Minor, Op 23 | 4:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Gavotte, for 2 cellos, Op. 16 | 3:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Menuetto for cello & piano, Op 65/2 | 3:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Gnomentanz for cello & piano | 3:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Hungarian Fantasy, for cello & piano | 4:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Im Walde, suite for cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 50 | 23:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Jagdstück, concert etude for cello & piano, Op. 55/2 | 2:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Le Papillon for cello & piano, Op 3/4 | 2:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Mazurka | 3:14 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 57 | Mazurka for cello & piano in C major, Op. 51 | 3:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Mazurka for cello & piano in G minor | 3:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 11/3 | 3:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 12 | 6:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Menuetto for cello & piano | 2:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring David Popper
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Etudes For Cello, Op. 76(CD, Album) | 2020 | Paladino Music |
| 2 |  |
Popper, Martin Rummel, Mari Kato, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Tecwyn Evans – Cello Concertos(CD, Album) | 2019 | Naxos |
| 3 |  |
Brahms, Popper, Debussy, Scriabin - Rostropovich, Alexander Dedyukhin – Sonata In F Major, Op. 99 / Elfin Dance / Minstrels & Clair De Lune / Etude, Op. 8 No. 11(CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono) | 2017 | Warner Classics |
| 4 |  |
Popper, Martin Rummel – High School Of Violoncello Playing Op. 73(2×CD, Album) | 2017 | Paladino Music |
| 5 |  |
Beethoven, Brahms, Suk, Martinů, Popper, Fauré, Elgar - Reiner Ginzel, Annette Weisbrod – Beethoven, Brahms, Suk, Martinů, Popper, Ginzel, Fauré, Elgar(CD, Album) | 2017 | TYXart |
| 6 |  |
Antonio Meneses, Piatti, Duport, Popper – Capriccioso. Works For Solo Cello By Piatti - Duport - Popper(CD, ) | 2015 | Avie Records |
| 7 |  |
Aurore Dassesse & Aveline Gram : Johannes Brahms, Gaspar Cassadó, Niccolò Paganini, Aurore Dassesse, David Popper – Works By: Brahms, Cassado, Paganini, Piazolla & Popper (The Balmoral Recordings 2015)(CD, Album) | 2015 | YBT (Young Belgian Talent) |
| 8 |  |
David Popper, WDR Funkhausorchester, Niklas Willén, Wen-Sinn Yang – Cello Concertos 1-3(CD, Stereo) | 2014 | cpo |
| 9 |  |
Paganini Violoncella David Popper(5×File, MP3) | 2014 | Radioservis |
| 10 |  |
Complete Suites for Cello(2×CD, Album) | 2013 | Paladino Music |
| 11 |  |
Mstislav Rostropovich, Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saëns, David Popper, Claude Debussy, Александр Скрябин – Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Popper, Debussy, Scriabin(CD, Compilation) | 2009 | Международная Книга Музыка |
| 12 |  |
David Popper, Dmitry Yablonsky – High School Of Cello Playing (Forty Etudes), Op.73 | 2009 | Naxos |
| 13 |  |
Bach, Schubert, Popper, Debussy, Ravel, Offenbach, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Maria Kliegel, Raymund Havenith – Virtuoso Cello Encores(CD, Reissue) | 2005 | Naxos |
| 14 |  |
Pablo Casals • Granados, Popper, Mendelssohn, Bach, Boccherini – Encores And Transcriptions • 2(CD, Compilation) | 2004 | Naxos Historical |
| 15 |  |
Guillaume Martigné, Juliana Steinbach, César Franck, Dimitri Chostakovitch, David Popper, Gabriel Fauré – Sonata Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En La Majeur, Transcription De La Sonata Pour Violon Et Piano En La Majeur · Sonata Pour Violoncelle Et Piano En Ré | 2004 | AFAA |
| 16 |  |
Richard Bonynge • Massenet / J.C. Bach / Salieri / Auber / Popper – The Undiscovered Recordings(4×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2003 | ABC Classics |
| 17 |  |
David Popper, Maria Kliegel – Romantische Stücke Für Cello Und Orchester | 2000 | Naxos |
| 18 |  |
Sir Edward Elgar, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák, David Popper, Robert Cohen, Norman Del Mar, Zdeněk Mácal – Elgar / Tchaikovsky: Cello Concerto / Rococo Variations(CD, Compilation) | 1998 | EMI Classics |
| 19 |  |
Jean Barrière - Wolfgang Hofmann - Jacques Offenbach - David Popper - Christoph Henkel, Martin Ostertag – Cello Duos(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1997 | Signum |
| 20 |  |
Salzburger Virtuosen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioacchino Rossini, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, David Popper, Joseph Haydn – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik(CD, ) | 1995 | Salzburger Festungskonzerte |
| 21 |  |
David Popper, Marc Moskovitz, Michael Boyd (10) – Cello Music Of David Popper(CD, Stereo) | 1995 | VAI Audio |
| 22 |  |
Antonio Meneses, David Popper, Basler Sinfonie-Orchester, Ronald Zollman – Antonio Meneses Plays David Popper(CD, Album) | 1995 | Pan Classics |
| 23 |  |
Jewish Music(CD, Album) | 1993 | Bohemia Music |
| 24 |  |
Jiří Hošek, Max Bruch, Ernest Bloch, David Popper, Radio Symphony Orchestra Prague, Vladimír Válek – Jewish Music(CD, Album) | 1992 | Bohemia Music |
| 25 |  |
Ofra Harnoy, Franck, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Gershwin, Chopin, Ben-Haim, Popper – The Art Of Ofra Harnoy Vol. 1(CD, ) | 1990 | Mastersound (6) |
| 26 |  |
Auber, Massenet, Popper, Martin Ostertag • Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin • Roberto Paternostro – Cello Concertos(LP) | 1990 | Koch Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 27 |  |
Janos Starker / Shigeo Neriki / David Popper – Romantic Cello Favorites - A Tribute To Cellist Composer David Popper (1843 - 1913)(CD, Album) | 1989 | Delos |
| 28 |  |
Paganini, Schubert, Wagner, Offenbach, Popper, Sarasate, Fauré, Françaix, Werner Thomas (2), Hans Stadlmair, Münchener Kammerorchester – Harmonies Du Soir - Virtuose Celloromantik | 1986 | Orfeo (2) |
| 29 |  |
Locatelli, Chopin, Dvořák, Popper, Robert Cohen, Geoffrey Parsons (2) – Robert Cohen Plays Virtuoso Cello Music(LP, Stereo) | 1984 | His Master's Voice |
| 30 |  |
André Navarra, Erika Kilcher - Dvorak, Fauré, Granados, De Falla, Nin, Mendelssohn, Popper – Florilège Du Violoncelle | 1981 | Calliope |
| 31 |  |
David Geringas, Tatjana Schatz, Mozart, Kreisler, Prokofieff, Popper, Tschaikowsky – Recital(LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic) | 1979 | Eurodisc |
| 32 |  |
Vaughan Williams, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, David Popper, Sir John Barbirolli – Sir John Barbirolli Plays(LP, Mono) | 1976 | The Barbirolli Society |
| 33 |  |
Auber / Gamley / Popper / Massenet - Jascha Silberstein, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge – Romantic Cello Concertos | 1972 | Decca |
| 34 |  |
The Yehudi Menuhin School Of Music - Bartok, Bloch, Prokofiev, Ysaye, Popper, Nigel Kennedy, Elisabeth Perry, Colin Carr, Seow Yit Kin – In Concert(LP, Album) | 1972 | Orion |
| 35 |  |
Genuzio Ghetti, Antonín Dvořák, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Enrique Granados, Francesco Maria Veracini, David Popper, Jean Sibelius, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Emil Dunkler, Camille Saint-Saëns, Daniel Van Goens – Genuzio Ghetti è Ancora Tra Gli "Amici Del Ca | 1971 | Erovox |
| 36 |  |
D. Shafran, N. Musinyan – Пьесы Для Виолончели И Фортепиано = Pieces For Cello And Piano | 1961 | Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga |
| 37 |  |
Strauss, Schumann, Debussy, Popper – Werke Für Violoncello Und Klavier(CD, Stereo) | - | Classic Studio Berlin |
| 38 |  |
Patrick + Thomas Demenga - Barrière, Paganini, Furrer-Münch, De Falla, Demenga, Popper – Cello(CD, ) | - | Claves |
| 39 |  |
Rama Jucker, Rita Wolfensberger - Paganini / Popper - Cirri / Boccherini / Tschaikowsky – Virtuose Cello-Musik(LP, Stereo) | - | Pelca |
| 40 |  |
David Popper - Jascha Bernstein, Arthur Balsam With Allen McGill, Janos Scholz – Virtuoso Cello (Music For Cello And Piano)(LP) | - | Musical Heritage Society |
| 41 |  |
Robert Schumann, Antonín Dvořák, Legrenzi V. Ciampi, David Popper - František Smetana – Träumerei, Lullaby, Tre Giorni Son Che Nina, Gavotte(7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono) | - | Supraphon |
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