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César Cui

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César Cui – Prélude Op. 64 n. 8 (1903)[Score]

 

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César Cui - Canzonetta

 

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César Cui - My Desire, Op. 57, No. 25

 

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Orientale- César Cui

 

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César Cui - "Le colibri" (from Five Romances op. 54)

César Antonovich Cui was a Russian composer and music critic of French, Polish and Lithuanian descent. His profession was as an army officer and a teacher of fortifications, and his avocational life has particular significance in the history of music. In this sideline he is known as a member of The Five, a group of Russian composers under the leadership of Mily Balakirev dedicated to the production of a specifically Russian type of music.