Cui, César

CUI, César Antonovich (b. 6 [18] January 1835, Vilnius, Lithuania; d. 26 March 1918, Petrograd) — was an engineer by training; took private lessons in counterpoint and composition with the Polish composer S. Moniuszko. In 1851 moved to St. Petersburg; in 1856, after meeting Balakirev, became a permanent member of the “Mighty Handful.” From 1864–77 was the music critic of the newspaper Sankt-Peterburgskiye vedomosti, then worked as a contributor to numerous other newspapers and journals.

The composer of a number of operas, more than 300 songs for voice and piano, instrumental minatures, and many secular choruses a cappella and vocal quartets, C. turned his attention to sacred music only at the end of his life. His published sacred works include three Pslams, Opus 80, in concerto style, dedicated to the eminent choral conductor Alexander Arkhangelsky, and a concerto-style setting of the Magniﬁcat, for solo soprano and chorus (published by the St. Petersburg Church Singers’ Beneﬁt Society). Despite his involvement with the “Mighty Handful,” the musical style of his choral works is basically Western European.

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Title: Bozhe, Bozhe moy, vonmi mi

Title (translated): God, My God, attend to me

Opus no.: Op. 80, No. 2

Liturgical designation: Sacred concerto

Text source: Ps. 21

Voicing: SATB(divisi)

Publication data: G. Shmidt, St. Petersburg, censor's date: 11 March, 1910, plate # 2017

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 4

Cat. no.: Cu002

Quobuz-Cu002

Title: Gospodi, da ne iarostiiu

Title (translated): Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger

Opus no.: Op. 80, No. 1

Liturgical designation: Sacred concerto

Text source: Ps. 6

Voicing: SATB

Publication data: G. Shmidt, #2016, St. Petersburg, 1910

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Cu001

Quobuz-Cu001

Title: Pesn' presviatyia Bogoroditsy. Velichit dusha moia Gospoda.

Title (translated): The Canticle of the Mother of God. My soul magnifies the Lord.

Opus no.: Op. 93

Liturgical designation: Sacred concerto

Voicing: SATB(divisi) and soprano solo

Publication data: Published by the St. Petersburg Church Singers’ Beneﬁt Society. Printed by the Joint-Stock Company “Samoobrazovanie". Petrograd, 1914. Plate #4829

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 21

Cat. no.: Cu004