Artist
David Popper
Personb. 1843 · Praha, Czechia, Czechia
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Bio
David Popper was a Czech cellist and composer born in Prague in 1843. He studied at the Prague Conservatory and became principal cellist of the Budapest Opera at age 25. Popper toured extensively as a virtuoso soloist across Europe and composed over 80 works for cello, including the popular four-volume High School of Cello Playing etudes. His concertos and salon pieces remain staples of the cello repertoire. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest until his death in 1913.
Popular tracks
- 16:04
Concert Polonaise, Op. 14
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- 26:41
Polonaise de Concert, Op. 14
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- 35:04
Popper: Tarantella for Cello and Piano, Op. 33
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- 44:00
Once Upon More Beautiful Days Op. 64, No. 1
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- 57:34
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 (Arr. Berthollet for Cello and Piano)
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- 67:44
Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
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- 73:20
Serenade (Spanish Dance), Op. 54, No. 1 [arr. P. Breiner]
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- 85:30
Tarantella, Op. 33
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- 94:57
Im Walde, Op. 50: III. Andacht (Devotion) [arr. P. Breiner for orchestra]
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- 108:23
Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
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- 116:55
Requiem, Op. 66 (Arr. P. Breiner)
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- 122:33
Chanson villageoise, Op. 62 No. 2
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Albums
Casals Encores – A Cello Tribute to Pablo Casals
Album · 2011
Popper, D.: Music for Cello and Piano
Album · 2014
Soirée musicale: Favourite Encores and Party Pieces
Album · 2026
Popper: Romantic Cello Showpieces
Album · 2001
Rostropovich Encores: A Cello Tribute to Mstislav Rostropovich
Album · 2016
Cello Favourites
Album · 1988