César Cui
Biography
by Uncle Dave Lewis
Lithuanian-born composer César Cui is the least well-known figure among the Russian Nationalists that critic Vladimir Serov dubbed "the Mighty Handful," a phrase often misrepresented in English as "The…
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Composition Highlights
| Title |
Year |
Avg. Duration |
Genre |
|
Kaleidoscope, pieces (24) for violin & piano, Op. 50 |
1893 |
47:47 |
Chamber Music |
|
Orientale, for violin & piano, Op. 50/9 |
|
02:25 |
Chamber Music |
|
Sonata for violin & piano D major, Op. 86 |
|
15:28 |
Chamber Music |
|
Suite Concertante for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 25 |
|
21:10 |
Chamber Music |
|
The Statue of Czarskoye-Selo, for voice & piano, Op. 57/17 |
|
01:18 |
Vocal Music |
|
Paraphrases (24 Variations and 15 Petite Pieces) for piano ("Chopsticks," "Tati-Tati") |
|
29:17 |
Keyboard |
|
I Remember the Evening for voice & piano |
|
01:50 |
Vocal Music |
|
Preludes (25) for piano, Op. 64 |
1903 |
47:48 |
Keyboard |
|
Bagatelle italianne, for piano in B major, Op. 22/2 |
1883 |
01:20 |
Keyboard |
|
The burnt letter (Sozhzhonnoye pismo), for voice & piano, Op. 33/4 |
|
02:51 |
Vocal Music |
|
If life deceives you (Yesli zhizn tebya obmanet), for voice & piano, Op. 57/2 |
|
01:01 |
Vocal Music |
|
Quasi Scherzo for piano in B minor, Op. 22/4 |
1883 |
05:31 |
Keyboard |
|
Nocturne for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 22/3 |
1883 |
05:39 |
Keyboard |
|
Les Deux Ménétriers, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42 |
1890 |
06:45 |
Vocal Music |
|
Perpetual Motion |
|
00:57 |
Chamber Music |
|
Suite No 3 for orchestra, Op. 43 ("In Modo Populari") |
|
20:18 |
Orchestral |
|
Petites Duos (5), for flute, violin & piano, Op. 56, No. 4, Nocturne, Op. 56/4 |
|
02:28 |
Chamber Music |
|
I loved you, for voice & piano, Op. 33/3 |
|
02:02 |
Vocal Music |
|
The Joy of My Wild Years (Bezumnych let ugassheye veslye), for voice & piano, Op. 57/18 |
|
01:46 |
Vocal Music |
|
Petites Duos (5), for flute, violin & piano, Op. 56, No. 3, Scherzino, Op. 56/3 |
|
01:57 |
Chamber Music |
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