À Argenteau, Op.40 (Cui, César)

Ambox notice.pngFor the orchestrated extracts from this piano cycle, see Suite No.4, Op.40a


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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1888). Plate Plates 2204-2212.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1888). Plate Plates 2204-2212.
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Misc. Notes Better scan than Petrograd printing below
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9 more: 1. Le cèdre • 2. Far-niente • 3. Capriccioso • 4. La petite guerre • 5. Sérénade • 6. Causerie (Étude) • 7. Mazurka • 8. À la chapelle • 9. Le rocher

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Petrograd: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1914–18). Plate 2204–2208, 4434, 2210–2212.
Imprimerie de Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig.
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Misc. Notes Given the imprint "Petrograd," this must be a printing from around World War I. All movements have been re-engraved and No.6 has been given a new plate no.
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Publisher. Info. Russian Piano Music (Русская фортепианная музыка), vol.4
Moscow: Muzyka, 1988. Plate 13901.
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Editor Josef Lhévinne (1874–1944)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1906. Plate 19232.
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For Orchestra (Composer or Glazunov)
See: Suite No.4, Op.40a

Far-niente (No.2)

For Violin, Cello and Piano
Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1895]. Plate 3360.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Possibly published earlier, as HMB's estimates are not wonderful.
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  • Lyle Neff (piano)
4. La petite guerre
  • Phillip Sear (piano)
2. Far-niente
5. Sérénade
6. À la chapelle

General Information

Work Title À Argenteau
Alternative. Title Recueil de neuf pièces caractéristique
Composer Cui, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.40
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICC 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 9 pieces:
  1. Le cèdre
  2. Far-niente
  3. Capriccioso
  4. La petite guerre
  5. Sérénade
  6. Causerie (Étude)
  7. Mazurka
  8. À la chapelle
  9. Le rocher (Ballade)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1887
First Publication. 1888
Dedication Au Comte et à la Comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau (Louise de Mercy-Argenteau)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works Nos. 1, 5, 4, 8 and 9 were arranged for orchestra (by Aleksandr Glazunov ?) as Suite No.4, Op.40a