César Cui

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César Cui

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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
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
Preludes (25) for piano, Op. 64 1903 47:48 Keyboard
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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