Kaleidoscope, Op. 50 : Work information
This work
- Work name
- Kaleidoscope, Op. 50
- Work number
- Op. 50
- Key
- n/a
- Genre
- A
- Composed
- 1893-01-01 02:00:00
This recording
- Label
- Artemis-Vanguard
- Producer
- Seymour Solomon
- Engineer
- Marc Aubort
- Recording date
- 1959-10-01 01:00:00
The Composers
César Cui
The Russian composer and critic, César Cui, was the son of a French officer who had remained in Russia after the retreat of Napoleon in 1812.
He studied at St. Petersburg where he became a professor and expert in fortification at the Academy of Military Engineering.
He subsequently became a member of the group of Russian composers known as the Mighty Handful, or the Five (with Borodin, Rimski-Korsakov, Balakirev and Moussorgsky).
He is chiefly remembered for his colourful short piano pieces and as a critic who was often harsh and intolerant in his judgements.
Track listing
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Orientale
2:08 min
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