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Karl Davydov

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Also known as Karl Yulievich Davydov, Carl Davidoff

Russian composer (1838–1889)

Person · Open Library

Born
1838
Died
1889
Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
628
Total plays
1,576

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romantic period

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 ti

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Works in European collections

6 objects attributed to Karl Davydov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana