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David Popper ( Praga, 16 de junio de 1843 - Baden bei Wien, 7 de agosto de 1913) fue un compositor y violonchelista checo. Su obra más famosa es Elfentanz (Danza de los elfos).
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.
31 de jul. de 2023 · It is much smaller in scale than his second concerto in E-minor, Op. 24. Popper was a prolific composer of cello music, writing four concertos, a Requiem for three cellos and orchestra (1891) and...
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 de nov. de 2022 · David Popper (1843-1913) It’s not commonly known that the composer of the famous Hungarian Rhapsody and cello professor at the storied Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest was actually Bohemian (Czech). David Popper was born in Prague to Jewish parents, his father a cantor at two large synagogues.
The legendary virtuoso cellist/composer David Popper served as principal cellist under Mahler, performed chamber music with Brahms, and was the composer of dozens of celebrated works for cello, most famously the “High School of Cello Playing.”
