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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 26-30 of 30 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  
Brunswick [Br cat 5134-a] 10-in. approximately Aug. 1917 Orientale Helen Jeffrey Violin solo, with harp composer  
Brunswick 4993 10-in. approximately Jan. 1921 Orientale Frederic Persson ; Max Rosen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick 9560 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Farniente Elshuco Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 3394 10-in. 10/2/1914 Orientale Albert Spalding Violin solo, with piano composer  
(Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cui, César," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.

Cui, César. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850.

"Cui, César." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102850

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