David Popper

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Born: June 16, 1843; Prague, Czech Republic   Died: August 7, 1913; Baden  
David Popper was born in Prague, the Czech capital, at a time when Czech lands were ruled by Austria. Regarded as one of the greatest cellists of the Romantic era, Popper was a celebrated performer and an influential teacher. He mostly composed for his instrument, and his works, which include concertos and salon pieces for cello and piano, have remained part of the cello repertoire. Graceful, elegant, often demanding extreme virtuosity, Popper's Read more music for the cello fully employs that instrument's technical and expressive resources. Although critics have described Popper's music as somewhat superficial, cellists delight in pieces such as his Gavotte in D major, in which an atmosphere of charming playfulness is created when melodic phrases are completed by delicately executed harmonics. An example of breath-taking virtuosity, his Dance of the Elves, for cello and piano, a truly frantic race up and the down the instrument's highest register, has remained a supreme challenge for the concert cellist. Popper studied the cello with Julius Goltermann, quickly developing into a performer of the highest rank. In 1863, during a tour in Germany, Popper met Hans von Bülow, who immediately acknowledged his great talent. Von Bülow not only assisted Popper as an accompanist but also actively promoted his professional career. Throughout the 1860s, Popper toured Europe as a virtuoso with great success.

In 1868, Popper became principal cellist of the Vienna Opera. Four years later, he married Liszt's student Sophie Menter, daughter of the cellist Joseph Menter. In 1873, Popper left the Opera to resume his concert career with his wife as accompanist. His marriage with Sophie Menter ended in 1886. In 1891, in London, Popper performed his Requiem for three cellos and orchestra. Five years later, he was named professor at the Royal Conservatory in Budapest, where he remained until his death. Popper also published highly regarded cello methods and collections of etudes, including the Hohe Schule des Violoncello-Spiels (1905). Read less
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  • 26.
    Miniatures & Folklore - Moszkowski, Et Al / Lipkind, Et Al
    Miniatures & Folklore - Moszkowski, Et Al / Lipkind, Et Al
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 1614 Release Date: 07/17/2007   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Alexander Tcherepnin,  Domenico Gabrielli,  Johannes Brahms,  Alfredo Piatti  ... 
    Performer:  Gavriel Lipkind,  Alexandra Lubchansky
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    The Virtuoso Cello - Chopin, Fauré, Servais / Krosnick
    The Virtuoso Cello - Chopin, Fauré, Servais / Krosnick
    Label: Marquis   Catalog: 83117 Release Date: 04/24/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Carl Maria von Weber,  Karl Davidoff,  Frédéric Chopin  ... 
    Performer:  Joel Krosnick,  Cameron Grant
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    Beethoven, Chopin: Cello Sonatas / Harwood, Berner
    Beethoven, Chopin: Cello Sonatas / Harwood, Berner
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 59645 Release Date: 01/16/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Alexander Glazunov,  Anton Rubinstein,  Jacques Offenbach  ... 
    Performer:  Richard Harwood,  Christoph Berner
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    Violins Of The World / Dubeau, La Pietŕ
    Violins Of The World / Dubeau, La Pietŕ
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 28721 Release Date: 11/22/2006  
    Composer:  Pablo de Sarasate,  Fritz Kreisler,  Dag Wirén,  David Popper  ... 
    Performer:  Angčle Dubeau
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  La Pieta
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    Moods For Cello And Piano / Harro Ruijsenaars, Erik Risberg
    Moods For Cello And Piano / Harro Ruijsenaars, Erik Risberg
    Label: Intim Musik   Catalog: 26 Release Date: 10/24/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Popper,  Tor Aulin,  Selim Palmgren,  Enrique Granados  ... 
    Performer:  Harro Ruijsenaars,  Erik Risberg
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    Unrivaled! - Legendary Musicians In Rare Film Footage With Sound
    Unrivaled! - Legendary Musicians In Rare Film Footage With Sound
    Label: Cembal D'amour   Catalog: 123 Release Date: 09/26/2006  
    Composer:  Tiny Grimes,  Traditional,  Frédéric Chopin,  Ludwig van Beethoven  ... 
    Performer:  Art Tatum,  Marian Anderson,  Franz Rupp,  Mindru Katz  ... 
    Conductor:  Donald Voorhees,  Bruno Walter,  Felix Weingartner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Paris Symphony Orchestra
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    Cello Works - Rachmaninov, Et Al / Yotcheva, Laré
    Cello Works - Rachmaninov, Et Al / Yotcheva, Laré
    Label: Xxi   Catalog: 525 Release Date: 08/15/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Luigi Boccherini,  Frédéric Chopin,  Robert Schumann,  David Popper  ... 
    Performer:  Velitchka Yotcheva,  Patrice Laré
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gregor Piatigorsky
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    Arnold Rosé - First Violin Of Vienna / Rosé Quartet, Vpo
    Arnold Rosé - First Violin Of Vienna / Rosé Quartet, Vpo
    Label: Arbiter   Catalog: 148 Release Date: 04/25/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Luigi Cherubini,  Henri Wieniawski,  Achille Simonetti,  Karl Goldmark  ... 
    Performer:  Arnold Rosé
    Conductor:  Arnold Rosé
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rosé String Quartet,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Classical Hour At Steinway Hall - Kristina Reiko Cooper
    Classical Hour At Steinway Hall - Kristina Reiko Cooper
    Label: Amadeus Press (Dvd)   Catalog: 331680 Release Date: 03/13/2006  
    Composer:  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Frédéric Chopin,  Claude Debussy,  Robert Schumann  ... 
    Performer:  Kristina Reiko Cooper,  John Novacek
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    Pablo Casals - Complete Acoustic Recordings Vol 3 - 1920-25
    Pablo Casals - Complete Acoustic Recordings Vol 3 - 1920-25
    Label: Biddulph   Catalog: 143 Release Date: 02/27/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Traditional,  Frederick Crouch,  David Popper,  Sir Edward Elgar  ... 
    Performer:  Pablo Casals,  Romano Romani,  Walter Golde,  Edward Gendron
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
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    Virtuoso Cello Encores / Maria Kliegel
    Virtuoso Cello Encores / Maria Kliegel
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8557943 Release Date: 11/15/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Henri Vieuxtemps,  George Gershwin,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Jacques Offenbach  ... 
    Performer:  Maria Kliegel,  Raimund Havenith
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    Hummelflug / Guido Schiefen, Olaf Dressler
    Hummelflug / Guido Schiefen, Olaf Dressler
    Label: Oehms   Catalog: 368 Release Date: 11/08/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Sergei Rachmaninov,  David Popper,  Olaf Dressler,  Claude Paul Taffanel  ... 
    Performer:  Guido Schiefen,  Olaf Dressler
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  • 38.
    Feuermann In Concert
    Feuermann In Concert
    Label: Cello Classics   Catalog: 11013 Release Date: 08/01/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Alexander Siloti,  David Popper,  Gabriel Fauré,  Camille Saint-Saëns  ... 
    Performer:  Emanuel Feuermann,  Franz Rupp,  Arpád Sándor
    Conductor:  Arthur Smallens
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    Hubay: Works For Violin And Piano Vol 7 / Szecsódi, Kassai
    Hubay: Works For Violin And Piano Vol 7 / Szecsódi, Kassai
    Label: Hungaroton   Catalog: 32193 Release Date: 10/26/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Popper,  Jules Massenet,  Franz Liszt,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  István Kassai,  Ferenc Szecsódi
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    The British Cello Phenomenon / Du Pre, Marriner, Isserlis
    The British Cello Phenomenon / Du Pre, Marriner, Isserlis
    Label: Cello Classics   Catalog: 1010 Release Date: 06/29/2004   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Sir William Walton,  Gioachino Rossini,  Reinhold Gliere,  Gustav Holst  ... 
    Performer:  Robert Cohen,  Linn Hendry,  Raphael Wallfisch,  Dominic Harlan  ... 
    Conductor:  Andrew Litton,  Douglas Cameron,  Paul Watkins,  Carl Davis  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra,  National Symphony, Washington, D. C.,  BBC Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Trombone / New Trombone Collective
    Trombone / New Trombone Collective
    Label: Etcetera Records   Catalog: 1284 Release Date: 04/20/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Eric Ewazen,  David Popper,  Joseph Jongen,  Vincent Persichetti  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Trombone Collective
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  • 42.
    The British Cello Phenomenon: A Survey Of 29 Great Performers
    Label: Cello Classics   Catalog: 11010 Release Date: 03/01/2004   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Benjamin Godard,  Frederick Delius  ... 
    Performer:  Douglas Cameron,  Ethel Bartlett,  Sir John Barbirolli,  W.H. Squire  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Eric Fenby,  Constant Lambert,  Christopher Finzi  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Newbury String Players
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    The Instruments Of The Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann
    The Instruments Of The Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8558040-46 Release Date: 12/03/2002   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Antonio Vivaldi,  Johannes Brahms,  Georg Philipp Telemann,  Sergei Prokofiev  ... 
    Performer:  Takako Nishizaki,  Idil Biret,  Tedi Papavrami,  Maria Kliegel  ... 
    Conductor:  Stephen Gunzenhauser,  Antoni Wit,  Richard Edlinger,  Takuo Yuasa  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Capella Istropolitana,  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Ulster Orchestra  ... 
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    Saitenspruge - Ibert, Et Al / Philharmonische Cellisten
    Saitenspruge - Ibert, Et Al / Philharmonische Cellisten
    Label: Orfeo   Catalog: 495021 Release Date: 10/29/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Maurice Ravel,  Jacques Ibert,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  David Popper  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonic Cellists
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    The Rose Album / Matt Haimovitz, Itamar Golan
    The Rose Album / Matt Haimovitz, Itamar Golan
    Label: Oxingale Records   Catalog: 2002 Release Date: 06/11/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Popper,  Niccolň Paganini,  Robert Schumann,  Robert Stern  ... 
    Performer:  Sara Sant'Ambrogio,  Zuill Bailey,  Matt Haimovitz,  Navah Perlman  ... 
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    Jascha Silberstein - Live Performances Vol 1
    Jascha Silberstein - Live Performances Vol 1
    Label: Kurakichi Studio   Catalog: 80301 Release Date: 01/01/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Adrien François Servais,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Auguste Franchomme  ... 
    Performer:  Eve Queler,  Jascha Silberstein
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  • 47.
    Great Moments In Cello Playing
    Label: Cello Classics   Catalog: 11006 Release Date: 11/01/2001   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Emanuel Moor,  Franz Joseph Haydn,  David Popper,  Louis Caix d'Hervelois  ... 
    Performer:  Wilfred Parry,  Zara Nelsova,  Pablo Casals,  Blas Net  ... 
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    Emanuel Feuermann - Rare Recordings 1934-1942
    Emanuel Feuermann - Rare Recordings 1934-1942
    Label: Cello Classics   Catalog: 1003 Release Date: 06/26/2001   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Popper,  Giuseppe Valentini,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Giovanni Sgambati  ... 
    Performer:  Albert Hirsch,  Emanuel Feuermann,  Gerald Moore,  Theodore Saidenberg  ... 
    Conductor:  Frank Black
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    David Popper - Romantic Cello Showpieces / Kliegel, Et Al
    David Popper - Romantic Cello Showpieces / Kliegel, Et Al
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8554657 Release Date: 02/20/2001   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Popper
    Performer:  Maria Kliegel,  Johann Ludwig,  Caroline Stinson
    Conductor:  Gerhard Markson
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
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    Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Schumann, Et Al
    Rostropovich - The Russian Years - Schumann, Et Al
    Label: Emi Classics Special Import   Catalog: 72294 Release Date: 10/17/2000   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Yuri Shaporin,  Manuel de Falla,  Igor Stravinsky  ... 
    Performer:  Mstislav Rostropovich,  Alexander Dedyukhin,  Vladimir Yampolsky,  Aza Amintayeva  ... 
    Conductor:  Gennadi Rozhdestvensky,  Kiril Kondrashin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  USSR State Symphony Orchestra,  Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
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