Canon
Where to start with Cui
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
Keyboard12 Miniatures, op. 20
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Vocal25 Poems by Pushkin, op. 57
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Orchestral3 Scherzos, op. 82
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Chamber5 Petites Duos, for flute, violin and piano, op. 56
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StageA Feast in Time of Plague — Opera
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Keyboard25 Preludes, op. 64
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Keyboard4 Morceaux, op. 22
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Vocal5 Mélodies, for voice and piano, op. 54
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Vocal7 Poems, op. 33
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VocalBudrys and His Sons, for voice and orchestra, op. 98
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VocalEchoes of War, op. 66
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VocalIci bas, for voice and orchestra
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KeyboardImpromptu-Caprice, for piano
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ChamberKaleidoscope, 24 morceaux, for violin and piano, op. 50
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StageLe Flibustier — Opera
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Cui's catalogueMost Popular
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Orientale from Kaleidoscope Op. 50
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Suite Concertante for violin Op. 25
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Piano Miniatures Op. 20
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A Argenteau Op. 40
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Violin Sonata Op. 84
Most Acclaimed
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String Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 45
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Suite No. 3 for orchestra Op. 43
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Violin Sonata Op. 84
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25 Preludes for piano Op. 64
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Suite Miniature for violin Op. 20
Most Weird
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William Ratcliff (opera)his first opera — dark murder plot after Heine; the piece Balakirev publicly approved of
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Angelo (opera)after Victor Hugo — set in Renaissance Venice
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Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera)his most orientalist work
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La Flibustier (opera)French-language opera — written for Paris
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Paraphrasespiano variations on Chopsticks — collaborative piece with Borodin, Lyadov, and Rimsky-Korsakov
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 27
- Keyboard
- 12 Miniatures, op. 20
- 25 Preludes, op. 64
- 4 Morceaux, op. 22
- Impromptu-Caprice, for piano
- Vocal
- 25 Poems by Pushkin, op. 57
- 5 Mélodies, for voice and piano, op. 54
- 7 Poems, op. 33
- Budrys and His Sons, for voice and orchestra, op. 98
- Echoes of War, op. 66
- Ici bas, for voice and orchestra
- Les Deux Ménétriers, for voice and piano, op. 42
- Lilacs Quickly Fade Away
- Song of the Most Holy Theotokos, for soprano and chorus, op. 93
- The Waves Are Sleepy, for chorus
- Orchestral
- 3 Scherzos, op. 82
- Suite concertante, for violin and orchestra, op. 25
- Suite no. 2 in E major, op. 38
- Suite no. 3, op. 43, "In Modo Populari"
- Suite no. 4, op. 40, "A Argenteau"
- Tarantella, op. 12
- Chamber
- 5 Petites Duos, for flute, violin and piano, op. 56
- Kaleidoscope, 24 morceaux, for violin and piano, op. 50
- Orientale, for violin and piano, op. 50, no. 9
- Petite Suite, for violin and piano, op. 14
- Stage
- A Feast in Time of Plague — Opera
- Le Flibustier — Opera
- Prisoner of the Caucasus — Opera