Karl Davydov

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Karl Juljewitsch Davydov (Russian: Карл Юльевич Давыдов), (15 March [O.S. 3 March] 1838 - 26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1889) was a Russian cellist of great renown during his time, and described by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the "tsar of cellists". In his youth he studied mathematics at St. Petersburg University, and then pursued a career as a composer, studying with Moritz Hauptmann at the Leipzig Conservatory. He became a full-time cellist in 1850 while continuing to compose in his spare time. He later became head of the St Petersburg Conservatory. In 1870 Count Wilhorsky, a patron of the arts, presented Davydov with a Stradivarius cello constructed in 1712. This cello, now known as the Davidov Stradivarius, is currently on loan to cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He intended to write an opera on the subject of Mazeppa. Viktor Burenin wrote a libretto for this purpose in 1880, but when Davidov proved unable to find the time to compose, Burenin offered to libretto to Tchaikovsky. Although closely associated with Tchaikovsky, Karl Davidov was not related to the Davidov clan into which Tchaikovsky's sister Alexandra, and the composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov married. Davidov died in Moscow on February 26, 1889 User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Davydov: Works for Cello

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19th Century Russian Cello Music

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Russian Mood

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Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky & Davydov: Sentimental Strings

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A Cello Recital

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Russian Discoveries

19th Century Russian Cello Music (Dmitrii Khrychev, Olga Solovieva)

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Cello Works (Wispelwey, Renes, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Channel Classics)

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Cello Concerto No.2 in a-moll Op.14

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Cello Concertos 1 & 2

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Cello Concerto In D Major

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Cello Concerto In A Minor

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