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David Popper ( Praga, 16 giugno 1843 – Baden, 7 agosto 1913) è stato un compositore e violoncellista boemo . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Composizioni. 2.1 Opere principali. 3 Note. 4 Bibliografia. 5 Altri progetti. 6 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. La moglie di David Popper: Sophie Menter (1875)
Popper was a prolific composer of cello music, writing four concertos (or five, since Joseph Haydn's fifth cello concerto is written by David Popper), a Requiem for three cellos and orchestra (1891) and a number of smaller pieces which are still played today, including the solo piece Tarantella.
David Popper, the sophisticated, elegant and witty bon vivant, died on 7 August 1913 in Baden bei Wien. Seemingly without reason, he was buried in Dresden, and besides countless anecdotes, he left 76 numbered works, most of which have not yet received the attention they deserve.
Who was David Popper? He is the uncrowned king of the cello, and unfortunately this is not known by many other people than cellists. This website, created in 2016 and filled/maintained by cellist Martin Rummel, aims to serve as a database for cellists and to answer questions anyone might have about one of the greatest musicians of the 19th century.
28 nov 2022 · Popper became a working cellist at 18, beginning an astounding, all-embracing career — orchestra, chamber music, soloist, professor, and composer. He became, at 25, the youngest-ever principal of the Vienna Imperial Opera and Philharmonic, often working with Wagner.
Biografia. David Popper nacque nel ghetto di Praga il 18 giugno 1843, figlio di Angelus, il quale era cantore in due sinagoghe locali. A dodici anni sostenne l’esame di ammissione alla classe di violino del conservatorio di Praga, ma fu ammesso a quella di violoncello, in quanto carente di iscritti.
21 apr 2021 · David Popper (16 June 1843 – 7 August 1913) Cellist and composer David Popper was born in Prague in 1843 and died in Baden in 1913. He had an illustrious career as a cello soloist, on par with his colleagues Franz Liszt, Anton Rubinstein, and Karl Davydov.
