César Cui
César Antonovich Cui (Russian: Цезарь Антонович Кюи, romanized: Tsezar Antonovich Kyui; IPA: [ˈt͡sjezərʲ ɐnˈtonəvʲɪt͡ɕ kʲʊˈi] ; French: Cesarius Benjaminus Cui; 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1835 – 26 March 1918) was a Russian composer and music critic, member of the Belyayev circle and The Five – a group of composers gathered 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 Vilnius (capital and largest city of Lithuania), Died March 26, 1918 (Saint Petersburg (federal city and former capital of Russia) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 26-31 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W146919 | 10-in. | 8/29/1928 | Orientale | Emanuel Bay ; Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 35105 | 10-in. | first half of 1903 | Smerkalosʹ (Смеркалось) | E. N. Goremkina | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5134-a] | 10-in. | approximately August 1917 | Orientale | Helen Jeffrey | Violin solo, with harp | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4993 | 10-in. | approximately January 1921 | Orientale | Frederic Persson ; Max Rosen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 9560 | 10-in. | approximately December 1922 | Farniente | Elshuco Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Edison | 3394 | 10-in. | 10/2/1914 | Orientale | Albert Spalding | Violin solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cui, César," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.
Cui, César. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.
"Cui, César." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Цезарь Антонович Кюи
Discogs: César Cui
Allmusic: César Cui
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IMSLP: César Cui
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IMDb: César Cui
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cui, César, 1835-1918 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80086152
Wikidata: Цезарь Антонович Кюи - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q208546
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37101399
MusicBrainz: Цезарь Антонович Кюи - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b83ea81a-bf4e-413d-b3ae-e557f09ea8b7
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/57346 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/57346
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