http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63144&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss(born: Vilnius, 18 Jan 1835; died: Petrograd, 26 March 1918). <p> Russian composer and critic of French descent. A military engineer, he entered the musical life of St Petersburg in 1856, when he met Balakirev, who encouraged his talent for opera and helped him with orchestration. He became friendly with the members of the 'Mighty Handful' and fervently advocated nationalist principles, both in his writings for Russian journals and newspapers, for the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris and in his book La musique en Russie (1880). His approach was often bigoted and his wit caustic, yet much of his own music contrasts strikingly with nationalist principles: the 15 stage works from A Prisoner in the Caucasus (1857-8) to the four children's operas (1905-14) reveal the influences of Auber and Meyerbeer, and the vast output of piano pieces and songs, for which he is best known, displays his fascination with Chopin and his ability to express succinctly a poem's sentiments.Romanticen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:32:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63144&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss (born: Vilnius, 18 Jan 1835; died: Petrograd, 26 March 1918). <p> Russian composer and critic of French descent. A military engineer, he entered the musical life of St Petersburg in 1856, when he met Balakirev, who encouraged his talent for opera and helped him with orchestration. He became friendly with the members of the 'Mighty Handful' and fervently advocated nationalist principles, both in his writings for Russian journals and newspapers, for the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris and in his book La musique en Russie (1880). His approach was often bigoted and his wit caustic, yet much of his own music contrasts strikingly with nationalist principles: the 15 stage works from A Prisoner in the Caucasus (1857-8) to the four children's operas (1905-14) reveal the influences of Auber and Meyerbeer, and the vast output of piano pieces and songs, for which he is best known, displays his fascination with Chopin and his ability to express succinctly a poem's sentiments. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.234838&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss Romantic Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Cesar Cui Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.234838 alb.234838 Cesar Cui art.63144 7.99 25 Preludes, Op. 64 alb.234838 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/1/7/497114_170x170.jpg 2002-01-14 00:00:00.0 2002-01-14 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.234838&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.234838&variant=data&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116393&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss Romantic Thu, 19 Aug 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Cesar Cui Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.116393 alb.116393 Cesar Cui art.63144 6.99 Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 & 4 alb.116393 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/5/9/899582_170x170.jpg 1993-08-19 00:00:00.0 1993-08-19 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116393&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.116393&variant=data&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.196182&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss Romantic Tue, 31 Dec 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Cesar Cui Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.196182 alb.196182 Cesar Cui art.63144 7.99 Suite Concertante Op. 25 alb.196182 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/3/893900_170x170.jpg 1985-12-31 00:00:00.0 1985-12-31 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.196182&variant=play&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.196182&variant=data&rws=%2Fcesar-cui%2Fdiscography.rss