He made his debut in Vienna in 1867, and was made principal cellist at the Hofoper. From 1868 to 1870 he was also a member of the Hellmesberger Quartet.[5] In 1872, he married pianist Sophie Menter,[2] a pupil of Liszt. She later joined the staff at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In 1873, Popper resigned from his post at the Hofoper so as to continue his tours with his wife on a larger scale, giving concerts throughout Europe. Popper's and Menter's marriage was dissolved in 1886.
That year, Liszt recommended Popper for a teaching position at the newly opened string department at the Conservatory at Budapest. In Budapest, he participated in the Budapest Quartet with Jenő Hubay.[6] He and Hubay performed chamber music on more than one occasion with Johannes Brahms, including the premiere of Brahms's Piano Trio No. 3 in Budapest, on December 20, 1886.[7]
Among his notable students were Arnold Földesy, Jenő Kerpely, Mici Lukács, Ludwig Lebell and Adolf Schiffer (teacher of János Starker).[6]
David Popper was one of the last great cellists who did not use an endpin. An 1880 drawing of Popper playing in a string quartet shows that although he started his cello career without using an endpin, he adopted it later in his life.[8]
Works
Elfentanz (2:50)
Performed by Hans Goldstein (cello) and Mellicia Straaf (piano)
Popper was a prolific composer of cello music, writing four concertos, a Requiem for three cellos and orchestra (1891) and a number of smaller pieces which are still played today, including the solo piece Tarantella. His shorter showpieces were written to highlight the unique sound and style of the cello, extending the instrument's range with pieces such as Spinnlied (Spinning Song), Elfentanz (Dance of the Elves), or the Ungarische Rhapsodie (Hungarian Rhapsody), which was published by the Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag.[9] He also wrote instructional pieces. Popper is also known for his High School of Cello Playing (Op. 73), a book of cello études that is widely used by advanced cello students.
An old edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians described him thus: "His tone is large and full of sentiment; his execution highly finished, and his style classical."
Op. 2, Five Songs for Soprano
Op. 3, Scenes From a Masked Ball, cello and piano
No. 1, Arlequin (Harlequin) in F Major
No. 2, Warum? (Why?) in A Major
No. 3, Erzählung (Story) in E Major
No. 4, Papillon (Butterfly) in D Major
No. 5, Begegnung (Meeting) in F Major
No. 6, Lied (Song) in G Major
Op. 5, Romance, cello and piano
Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in D minor, cello and orchestra
Op. 10, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Sarabande
No. 2, Gavotte, in D minor
No. 3, Trio-Pastoral
Op. 11, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Widmung
No. 2, Humoreske
No. 3, Mazurka in G minor
Op. 12, Mazurka in D minor, cello and piano
Op. 14, Polonaise de concert, cello and piano
Chanson d'autrefois, cello and piano
Op. 16, Suite for two cellos
March for two cellos
Op. 18, Sérénade orientale, cello and piano
Op. 22, Nocturne in G major, cello and piano
Op. 23, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, [n. d.]
No. 2, Gavotte in D major
Op. 24, Concerto No. 2 in E minor, for cello and orchestra
Op. 27, Preludes for cello solo
No. 1, Andante serioso; [n. d.]
Op. 28, Concert-Polonaise No. 2 in F major, cello and piano
Op. 32, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Nocturne
No. 2, Mazurka in A major
Op. 33, Tarantella, cello and piano
Op. 35, Four Mazurkas, cello and piano
Op. 38, Barcarolle in G major, cello and piano
Op. 39, Dance of the Elves, cello and piano
Op. 40, Three Songs (for Soprano or Tenor)
Op. 41, Nocturne, cello and piano
Op. 42, Three Nocturnes, cello and piano
Op. 43, Fantasy on Little Russian Songs, cello and piano
Op. 46, 2 Transcriptions for Cello and Piano
No. 1, Schlummerlied aus der “Mainacht" by Rimsky-Korsakov
No. 2, Träurmerei aus den “Kinderszenen” by Schumann
Op. 47, Nocturne No.4 in B Minor for cello and piano
Op. 48, Menuetto in D major, cello and piano
Op. 49, Kaiser-Marsch zur Krönung Seiner Majestät Kaiser Alexander III. for Orchestra
Op. 50, Im Walde, Suite for cello and orchestra
No. 1, Eintritt (Entrance)
No. 2, Gnomentanz (Gnomes Dance)
No. 3, Andacht (Devotion)
No. 4, Reigen (Round Dance)
No. 5, Herbstblume (Autumn Flower)
No. 6, Heimkehr (Homecoming)
Op. 51, Six Mazurkas, cello and piano
Op. 54, Spanish Dances, cello and piano
No. 1, Zur Gitarre
No. 2, Serenade
No. 3, Spanische Tänze
No. 4, L'Andalouse
No. 5, Vito
Op. 55, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Spinning Song
No. 2, Hunting Piece
Op. 59, Concerto No. 3 in G major, cello and orchestra
Op. 60, Walzer Suite, cello and piano
Op. 62, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, La Mémoire
No. 2, La Chanson villageoise (Village Song)
No. 3, La Berceuse
Op. 64, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Wie einst in schöner’n tagen (Once in Fairer Days)
No. 2, Tarantelle, in A major
No. 3, Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
Op. 65, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Adagio
No. 2, Menuetto
No. 3, Polonaise
Op. 66, Requiem, for three cellos and piano (originally for three cellos and orchestra)
Op. 67, Pieces for cello and piano
No. 1, Largo
No. 2, Gavotte in D minor
No. 3, [n. d.]
No. 4, Gavotte in D minor
Op. 68, Hungarian Rhapsody, cello and piano
Op. 69, Suite for cello and piano
Largo à l'ancienne mode
Op. 71, Scottish Fantasy, cello and piano
Op. 72, Concerto No. 4 in B minor, cello and orchestra
Op. 73, High School of Cello Playing (Hohe Schule des Violoncellospiels): Forty Études for Cello Solo
Op. 74, String Quartet in C minor
Op. 75, Serenade, cello and piano
Op. 76, Zehn mittelschwere große Etüden [a/k/a Studies (Preparatory to Op. 73)]
Tchaikovsky, Song Without Words, Op 2, No. 3; Chanson triste, Op. 40, No. 2; Barcarolle, Op. 37, No. 6; Perce-Niegre, Op. 37, No. 4; Chant d’automne, Op. 37, No. 10
Notes
^Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2000). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. ISBN1-56159-239-0. Some other sources list his date of birth as December 9, 1843.
^ abcČernušák, Gracián; Štědroň, Bohumír; Nováček, Zdenko, eds. (1963). Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž (in Czech). Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství. p. 345.
^Steven Beller, Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History, Cambridge University Press (1990), p. 25
^Evan Burr Bukey, Jews and Intermarriage in Nazi Austria, Cambridge University Press (2010), pp. 7–8
Campbell, Margaret (1999). "Nineteenth-century virtuosi". In Stowell,Robin (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to the Cello. Cambridge University Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN0-521-62928-4.
Clive, Peter (2006). Brahms and His World:A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. pp. xxvii, xxviii, xxix. ISBN0-8108-5721-9.
De'ak, Stephen (1980). David Popper. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana Publ. ISBN0-87666-621-7.
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Potter, Tully (1999). "From chamber to concert hall". In Stowell,Robin (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet. Cambridge University Press. p. 44. ISBN0-521-00042-4.
Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2000). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. ISBN1-56159-239-0.
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For the American diplomat see David H Popper This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Popper June 16 1843 August 7 1913 was a Bohemian cellist and composer 1 David Popper Hubay Popper Quartett in 1898 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditPopper was born in Prague and studied music at the Prague Conservatory 2 His family was Jewish 3 4 He studied the cello under Julius Goltermann 1825 1876 and soon attracted attention He made his first tour in 1863 in Germany he was praised by Hans von Bulow son in law of Franz Liszt who recommended him as Chamber Virtuoso in the court of Prince von Hohenzollern Hechingen in Lowenberg In 1864 he premiered Robert Volkmann s Cello Concerto in A minor Op 33 with Hans von Bulow conducting the Berlin Philharmonic He lost this job a couple of years later due to the prince s death He made his debut in Vienna in 1867 and was made principal cellist at the Hofoper From 1868 to 1870 he was also a member of the Hellmesberger Quartet 5 In 1872 he married pianist Sophie Menter 2 a pupil of Liszt She later joined the staff at the St Petersburg Conservatory In 1873 Popper resigned from his post at the Hofoper so as to continue his tours with his wife on a larger scale giving concerts throughout Europe Popper s and Menter s marriage was dissolved in 1886 That year Liszt recommended Popper for a teaching position at the newly opened string department at the Conservatory at Budapest In Budapest he participated in the Budapest Quartet with Jeno Hubay 6 He and Hubay performed chamber music on more than one occasion with Johannes Brahms including the premiere of Brahms s Piano Trio No 3 in Budapest on December 20 1886 7 Popper died in Baden near Vienna 2 Among his notable students were Arnold Foldesy Jeno Kerpely Mici Lukacs Ludwig Lebell and Adolf Schiffer teacher of Janos Starker 6 David Popper was one of the last great cellists who did not use an endpin An 1880 drawing of Popper playing in a string quartet shows that although he started his cello career without using an endpin he adopted it later in his life 8 Works Edit Elfentanz 2 50 source source Performed by Hans Goldstein cello and Mellicia Straaf piano Problems playing this file See media help Popper was a prolific composer of cello music writing four concertos a Requiem for three cellos and orchestra 1891 and a number of smaller pieces which are still played today including the solo piece Tarantella His shorter showpieces were written to highlight the unique sound and style of the cello extending the instrument s range with pieces such as Spinnlied Spinning Song Elfentanz Dance of the Elves or the Ungarische Rhapsodie Hungarian Rhapsody which was published by the Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag 9 He also wrote instructional pieces Popper is also known for his High School of Cello Playing Op 73 a book of cello etudes that is widely used by advanced cello students An old edition of the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians described him thus His tone is large and full of sentiment his execution highly finished and his style classical Op 2 Five Songs for Soprano Op 3 Scenes From a Masked Ball cello and piano No 1 Arlequin Harlequin in F Major No 2 Warum Why in A Major No 3 Erzahlung Story in E Major No 4 Papillon Butterfly in D Major No 5 Begegnung Meeting in F Major No 6 Lied Song in G Major Op 5 Romance cello and piano Op 8 Concerto No 1 in D minor cello and orchestra Op 10 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Sarabande No 2 Gavotte in D minor No 3 Trio Pastoral Op 11 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Widmung No 2 Humoreske No 3 Mazurka in G minor Op 12 Mazurka in D minor cello and piano Op 14 Polonaise de concert cello and piano Chanson d autrefois cello and piano Op 16 Suite for two cellos March for two cellos Op 18 Serenade orientale cello and piano Op 22 Nocturne in G major cello and piano Op 23 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 n d No 2 Gavotte in D major Op 24 Concerto No 2 in E minor for cello and orchestra Op 27 Preludes for cello solo No 1 Andante serioso n d Op 28 Concert Polonaise No 2 in F major cello and piano Op 32 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Nocturne No 2 Mazurka in A major Op 33 Tarantella cello and piano Op 35 Four Mazurkas cello and piano Op 38 Barcarolle in G major cello and piano Op 39 Dance of the Elves cello and piano Op 40 Three Songs for Soprano or Tenor Op 41 Nocturne cello and piano Op 42 Three Nocturnes cello and piano Op 43 Fantasy on Little Russian Songs cello and piano Op 46 2 Transcriptions for Cello and Piano No 1 Schlummerlied aus der Mainacht by Rimsky Korsakov No 2 Traurmerei aus den Kinderszenen by Schumann Op 47 Nocturne No 4 in B Minor for cello and piano Op 48 Menuetto in D major cello and piano Op 49 Kaiser Marsch zur Kronung Seiner Majestat Kaiser Alexander III for Orchestra Op 50 Im Walde Suite for cello and orchestra No 1 Eintritt Entrance No 2 Gnomentanz Gnomes Dance No 3 Andacht Devotion No 4 Reigen Round Dance No 5 Herbstblume Autumn Flower No 6 Heimkehr Homecoming Op 51 Six Mazurkas cello and piano Op 54 Spanish Dances cello and piano No 1 Zur Gitarre No 2 Serenade No 3 Spanische Tanze No 4 L Andalouse No 5 Vito Op 55 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Spinning Song No 2 Hunting Piece Op 59 Concerto No 3 in G major cello and orchestra Op 60 Walzer Suite cello and piano Op 62 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 La Memoire No 2 La Chanson villageoise Village Song No 3 La Berceuse Op 64 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Wie einst in schoner n tagen Once in Fairer Days No 2 Tarantelle in A major No 3 Wiegenlied Lullaby Op 65 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Adagio No 2 Menuetto No 3 Polonaise Op 66 Requiem for three cellos and piano originally for three cellos and orchestra Op 67 Pieces for cello and piano No 1 Largo No 2 Gavotte in D minor No 3 n d No 4 Gavotte in D minor Op 68 Hungarian Rhapsody cello and piano Op 69 Suite for cello and piano Largo a l ancienne mode Op 71 Scottish Fantasy cello and piano Op 72 Concerto No 4 in B minor cello and orchestra Op 73 High School of Cello Playing Hohe Schule des Violoncellospiels Forty Etudes for Cello Solo Op 74 String Quartet in C minor Op 75 Serenade cello and piano Op 76 Zehn mittelschwere grosse Etuden a k a Studies Preparatory to Op 73 Op 76a Funfzehn leichte melodisch rhythmische Etuden Op 81 Gavotte in A Major for Cello and PianoWorks with unknown or no opus number Cadenzas for cello Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in D major Camille Saint Saens Concerto in A minor Op 33 Robert Volkmann Cello Concerto in A minor Robert Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129 Molique B Cello Concerto in D major Romance in G major for cello and piano originally for violin and piano Chant du soir cello and pianoArrangements and transcriptions for cello and piano Bach J S Arie aus der D dur Suite Chopin Nocturne Op 9 No 2 Campioni Minuet Pastoral Cherubini Ave Maria Giordani Caro mio ben Handel Largo Sarabande Jambor Nocturne Op 8 No 1 Jensen Murmelndes Luftchen Op 21 No 4 Mendelssohn Auf Flugeln des Gesanges Reiselied Op 19 No 6 Pergolesi Nina Tre giorni Purcell Aria Rubinstein Melodie Op 3 No 1 Schubert Du bist die Ruh Ave Maria Op 52 No 4 Der Neugierige Sei mir gegrusst Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen An die Musik Schumann Traumerei Op 15 No 7 Abendlied Op 85 No 12 Schlummerlied Op 124 No 16 Svendsen Romance in G major op 26 Tchaikovsky Song Without Words Op 2 No 3 Chanson triste Op 40 No 2 Barcarolle Op 37 No 6 Perce Niegre Op 37 No 4 Chant d automne Op 37 No 10Notes Edit Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds 2000 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed New York Grove s Dictionaries ISBN 1 56159 239 0 Some other sources list his date of birth as December 9 1843 a b c Cernusak Gracian Stedron Bohumir Novacek Zdenko eds 1963 Ceskoslovensky hudebni slovnik II M Z in Czech Prague Statni hudebni vydavatelstvi p 345 Steven Beller Vienna and the Jews 1867 1938 A Cultural History Cambridge University Press 1990 p 25 Evan Burr Bukey Jews and Intermarriage in Nazi Austria Cambridge University Press 2010 pp 7 8 Potter The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet p 44 a b Campbell The Cambridge Companion to the Cello p 71 Clive Brahms and His World A Biographical Dictionary p xxvii xxviii xxix De ak Steven 1980 David Popper Paganiniana Publications p 144 Auffuhrungstermine Archived 2012 03 31 at the Wayback Machine Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag 2011 in German References EditCampbell Margaret 1999 Nineteenth century virtuosi In Stowell Robin ed The Cambridge Companion to the Cello Cambridge University Press pp 70 71 ISBN 0 521 62928 4 Clive Peter 2006 Brahms and His World A Biographical Dictionary Scarecrow Press pp xxvii xxviii xxix ISBN 0 8108 5721 9 De ak Stephen 1980 David Popper Neptune City NJ Paganiniana Publ ISBN 0 87666 621 7 This article incorporates text from a publication that prior to 1923 is in the public domain The Etude Philadelphia Theodore Presser Company a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a Missing or empty title help Potter Tully 1999 From chamber to concert hall In Stowell Robin ed The Cambridge Companion to the String Quartet Cambridge University Press p 44 ISBN 0 521 00042 4 Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds 2000 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed New York Grove s Dictionaries ISBN 1 56159 239 0 External links EditFree scores by David Popper at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Popper amp oldid 1127595665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
