How did Russian composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky describe Karl Davydov?
Karl Davydov Karl Yulievich 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 "czar of cellists". He was also a composer, mainly for the cello.
Alexey Verstovsky Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky (Russian: Алексéй Николáевич Верстóвский ) (March 1 [O.S. February 18] 1799 November 17 [O.S. November 5] 1862 ) was a Russian composer, musical bureaucrat and rival of Mikhail Glinka.