César Cui
César Antonovich Cui (Russian: Це́зарь Анто́нович Кюи́, tr. Tsézar Antónovich Kyuí, IPA: [ˈt͡sjezərʲ ɐnˈtonəvʲɪt͡ɕ kʲʊˈi] (listen); French: Cesarius Benjaminus Cui; 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1835 – 13 March 1918) was a Russian composer and music critic, member of the Belyayev circle and The Five – a group of composers combined by the idea of creating a specifically Russian type of music. As an officer of the Imperial Russian Army he rose to the rank of Engineer-General (equivalent to full General), taught fortifications in Russian military academies and wrote a number of monographs on the subject. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 18, 1835 (Vilnius), Died March 24, 1918 (Saint Petersburg)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-11222 | 10-in. | 11/10/1911 | Cantabile | Boris Hambourg | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-11295 | 10-in. | 11/22/1911 | Orientale | Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-11745 | 10-in. | 3/18/1912 | Berceuse | Jacques Hoffmann | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-15898 | 10-in. | 4/15/1915 | Orientale | Beatrice Harrison | Cello solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-18963 | 10-in. | 6/6/1928 | Orientale, op. 50, no. 9 | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18963 | 10-in. | 1/4/1917 | Orientale | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24143 | 10-in. | 5/27/1920 | Orientale, op. 50, no. 9 | Hans Kindler | Cello solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-26377 | 10-in. | 8/18/1926 | Oriental | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26377 | 10-in. | 5/23/1922 | Oriental fox trot | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-29621 | 10-in. | 3/5/1924 | Berceuse | Cecilia Hansen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | C-31980 | 12-in. | 2/19/1925 | Cantabile | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-34461 | 10-in. | 2/12/1926 | Letter of love | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35041 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | Orientale | Alfred Wallenstein | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-51182 | 10-in. | 4/17/1929 | Orientale | Motion Picture Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-042689 | 10-in. | 9/15/1939 | Orientale | Pierre Luboshutz ; Genia Nemenoff | Piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-Test-1021 | 12-in. | 10/3/1930 | Hungarian folk song | Helen Gahagan Douglas | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1927-01-07-02] | 10-in. | 1/7/1927 | Orientale | Oscar Shumsky | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 46370 | 10-in. | 1/31/1916 | Orientale | Frank Gittelson | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 77981 | 10-in. | 8/1/1918 | Orientale | Toscha Seidel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 78102 | 10-in. | 10/6/1918 | Orientale | Trio de Lutece | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 78138 | 10-in. | 10/22/1918 | Orientale | Toscha Seidel | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 81573 | 10-in. | 2/18/1924 | Berceuse | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 49272 | 12-in. | 11/14/1917 | Orientale | Eddy Brown ; L. T. Greenberg | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 49445 | 12-in. | 6/15/1918 | Orientale | Toscha Seidel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W144854 | 10-in. | 10/13/1927 | Orientale | Toscha Seidel | Violin solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cui, César," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.
Cui, César. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.
"Cui, César." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Цезарь Антонович Кюи
Discogs: César Cui
Allmusic: César Cui
Grove: César Cui
IMSLP: César Cui
RISM: César Cui
Britannica: César Cui
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cui, César, 1835-1918 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80086152
Wikidata: Цезарь Антонович Кюи - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q208546
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37101399
MusicBrainz: Цезарь Антонович Кюи - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b83ea81a-bf4e-413d-b3ae-e557f09ea8b7
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