Arnold Foldesy - Village Song & Spinning Song (David Popper)

Hungarian cellist Arnold Foldesy (1882-1940) performing Village Song and Spinning Song by Bohemian (Czech) composer David Popper (1853-1913). Recorded for Polydor in 1932. Popper wrote much music, primarily for the cello. Foldesy was a student of his. The Spinning Song is certainly bizarre. The cello sometimes sounds like a Theremin.

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• Popper
• Foldesy
• Polydor

[2ndviolinist]

What a fabulous cello sound. A very different interpretation from the Feuermann version of the Spinning Song. Much faster, an insane tempo and what octaves! Do you have any more of him? TY

[merrihew]

@2ndviolinist  Sorry, that's my only one. He made very few records - mostly show off pieces like these.

[2ndviolinist]

@merrihew Leave it to you to be the only one to find such a recording and post it to YT. You provide a great service to those with "sensitive" ears. Just recently discovered Hugo Kreisler, now my favorite cellist. Once again a paucity of recordings and nothing serious.

[merrihew]

@2ndviolinist You probably found the record I posted of him and his brother.

[pbaron23]

Popper Dávid was Hungarian

[montfortlamaury]

Such beautiful sound and the second piece, unbelievably fast !

[2ndviolinist]

Feuermann plays Spinning Song beautifully but much slower. Before I heard this I had thought it a quick tempo.

[2ndviolinist]

@merrihew Yes, thanks, and 19 other sides, all but 1 on YT.

[transformingArt]

There's another Popper composition which also features that 'Theremin-like' sound, but I cannot remember the title. Anyway, those early-1930s Polydors always sounds good.

[merrihew]

@1920sbuff  already corrected it