Karl Davidov’s list of compositions

• 4 concertos for cello and orchestra:

op. 5 dedicated to his father Julius
op. 14 dedicated to M. J. Wilhorsky
op. 18 and op. 31;

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• other compositions for the cello:

“Nocturne” and “Mazurka” op. 6
Fantasy on a Russian folk song for cello and orchestra op. 7
“Loneliness” op. 9
“Humoresque” op.9 No.2
“Tarantella” op. 9 No. 3
“Concerto allegro” op.11
3 Salon pieces (“Nocturne”, “A song”, “A folk tale”) for cello and piano, op. 16
“Farewell’’ op. 17
“Sunday morning”, “At the fountain”, “At the cradle”, “Evening dusk”, op.20
“Romance without words” op. 23
“Ballade’’ op. 25
Three salon compositions op. 30
“An album’s page” (1856) and “A little Mazurka” op. 37 (1883)
(dedicated to a friend, scientist S. P. Botkin)
“In the morning”, “Waltz’’, “Nocturne” op. 41 (dedicated to A.Werzbilovitch)

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• string sextet op. 35;

• string quartet op. 38;

• the piano quintet op. 40;

•  “Prayer” – composition for the cello ensemble;

• overture for orchestra, dedicated to A. Rubinstein;

• fantasia on “Caligula” themes for 4 cellos and the double bass;

• compositions by different composers arranged for the cello etc.;

• operas “Caligula”, “Miners’’, “Poltava” (unfinished);

•  series of romances for voice and piano “Sounds of Motherland” op. 8

(includes best known vocal compositions - “It’s night “, “Just leave me’’)

• pedagogical work “The Cello School” – first published in German in Leipzig in 1888,  published in Russian in Moscow in 1947.