The table below gives the following informaton for works by César Cui (where applicable):
Op. | Title | Forces | Key | Date | Genre | Notes |
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Works with Opus Number | ||||||
Op.1 | Scherzo No.1 (on the themes B–A–B–E–G and C–C) | pf4h | F major | 1857 | Keyboard | also arr. for orch |
Op.2 | Scherzo No.2 ("à la Schumann") | pf4h | G♯ minor | 1857 | Keyboard | also arr. for orch |
Op.3 | Romances (3):
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v/2vv pf | 1856–57 | Vocal | ||
Op.4 | Choruses after Pushkin (2):
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ch orch | 1860 | Vocal | ||
Op.5 | Romances (6):
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v pf | 1857–61 | Vocal | ||
Op.6 | Chorus Mysticus (Мистический хор / Mystical Chorus) ("Мы истомилися скорбью") | fch orch | 1871 | Vocal | revised version used in Act II of Angelo | |
Op.7 | Romances (6):
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v pf | 1867–69 | Vocal | ||
Op.8 | Morceaux (3) :
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pf | 1877 | Keyboard | ||
Op.9 | Romances (6):
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v pf | 1870–74 | Vocal | ||
Op.10 | Romances (6)
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v pf | 1870–76 | Vocal | ||
Op.11 | Romances (6)
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v pf | 1877 | Vocal | ||
Op.12 | Tarantella | orch | G minor | 1858 | Orchestral | |
Op.13 | Romances (6)
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v pf | 1878 | Vocal | ||
Op.14 | Petite suite
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vn pf | 1879 | Chamber | Scherzino (No.3) also arranged for solo piano (E♭ major) | |
Op.15 | 13 Musical Pictures (13 Музыкальных картинок)
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v pf | 1877–78 | Vocal | ||
Op.16 | Romances (6)
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v pf | 1879 | Vocal | ||
Op.17 | Bolero (Концертное болеро) | sop orch | 1881 | Vocal | ||
Op.18 | Marche solennelle (Торжественный марш) | orch | E♭ major | 1881 | Orchestral | |
Op.19 | Romances and Duets (7):
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v pf | 1881 | Vocal | ||
Op.20 | Miniatures (12) :
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pf | 1882 | Keyboard | also arr. for vn pf Nos. 5, 8 also arr. for vn orch Nos. 10, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12 arr. for orch as Op.20a | |
Op.20a | Suite miniature:
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orch | 1885? | Orchestral | arr. of Nos.10, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12 from Op.20 | |
Op.21 | Suite:
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pf | 1883 | Keyboard | ||
Op.22 | Morceaux (4):
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pf | 1883 | Keyboard | ||
Op.23 | Mélodies (6):
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v pf | 1884 | Vocal | ||
Op.24 | Morceaux (2) :
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vn orch | 1884 | Orchestral | also arr. for vn pf | |
Op.25 | Suite concertante :
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vn orch | 1884 | Orchestral | also arr. for vn pf | |
Op.26 | Valse-Caprice | pf | A♭ major | 1883–84? | Keyboard | |
Op.27 | Romances (6) :
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v pf | 1884 | Vocal | ||
Op.28 | Choruses (7):
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ch | 1885 | Vocal | ||
Op.29 | Bluettes (2) :
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pf | 1886 | Keyboard | ||
Op.30 | Polonaises (2) | pf | 1886 | Keyboard | ||
Op.31 | Valses (3) | pf | 1886 | Keyboard | ||
Op.32 | Mélodies (7) :
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v pf | 1886 | Vocal | ||
Op.33 | Poems by Pushkin and Lermontov (7):
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v pf | 1885–86 | Vocal | ||
Op.34 | Ave Maria | v/2vv harm/pf (+ fch) | 1886 | Vocal | ||
Op.35 | Impromptus (3) | pf | 1886 | Keyboard | ||
Op.36 | Morceaux (2) :
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vc orch | 1886 | Orchestral | also arr. for vc pf | |
Op.37 | Lieder (3):
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v pf | 1886 | Vocal | ||
Op.38 | Suite No.2:
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orch | E major | 1887 | Orchestral | |
Op.39 | Miniatures (7):
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vn pf | 1886 | Chamber | also arr. for pf | |
Op.40 | À Argenteau (В Аржанто) (9) :
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pf | 1887 | Keyboard | Nos. 1, 5, 4, 8 and 9 arr. for orch as Suite No.4; No. 2 also arr. for vn vc pf | |
Op.40a | Suite No.4:
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orch | 1887 | Orchestral | arr.7 (by Aleksandr Glazunov?) of Nos.1, 5, 4, 8, 9 from À Argenteau | |
Op.41 | Mouvements de valse (3):
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pf | 1888? | Keyboard | ||
Op.42 | Les Deux ménétriers, grand scène pour baryton | v orch | 1890 | Vocal | ||
Op.43 | Suite No 3 ("In modo populari" / "Petite suite") | orch | G minor | 1890 | Orchestral | |
Op.44 | Poèmes de Jean Richepin (20) :
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v pf | 1890 | Vocal | ||
Op.45 | String Quartet No.1 | 2vn va vc | C minor | 1890 | Chamber | |
Op.46 | Choruses (5) :
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ch | 1893 | Vocal | Nos.1-4 for fch only | |
Op.47 | Romances (4) | v pf | 1892 | Vocal | unpublished | |
Op.48 | Sonnets after Mickiewicz (4):
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v pf | 1892 | Vocal | ||
Op.49 | Romances (7) :
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v pf | 1889–92? | Vocal | unpublished; No. 5 was re-used in Feast in Time of Plague | |
Op.50 | Kaleidoscope (Калейдоскоп) (24):
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vn pf | 1893 | Chamber | No.17 based on Petit prélude No.1 | |
Op.51 | Bagatelles (6) :
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vn pf | 1893–94 | Chamber | ||
Op.52 | Morceaux (5):
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pf | 1895? | Keyboard | ||
Op.53 | Choruses (6):
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ch | 1895 | Vocal | ||
Op.54 | Mélodies (5):
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v pf | 1890–95? | Vocal | ||
Op.55 | Romances (8):
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v pf | 1890? | Vocal | unpublished; No. 2 was re-used in A Feast in Time of Plague | |
Op.56 | Petits duos (5):
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fl vn pf | 1897 | Chamber | ||
Op.57 | Poems by Pushkin (25):
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v pf | 1899 | Vocal | ||
Op.58 | Choruses (2) :
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mch | 1901 | Vocal | No. 1 includes part for ten solo | |
Op.59 | Vocal Quartets (Вокальных квартетов) (7):
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mch | 1901 | Vocal | ||
Op.60 | Morceaux (4):
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pf | 1901 | Keyboard | ||
Op.61 | Theme and Variations | pf | D major | 1901 | Keyboard | |
Op.62 | Poems by Nekrasov (21):
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v pf | 1902 | Vocal | ||
Op.63 | Choruses (6):
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ch | 1903 | Vocal | ||
Op.64 | Preludes (25) | pf | 1903 | Keyboard | ||
Op.65 | Valse | orch | B♭ major | 1904 | Orchestral | |
Op.66 | Echoes of War (Отзвуки войны)
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v orch | 1904–05 | Vocal | ||
Op.67 | Poems by A.K. Tolstoy (18):
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v pf | 1904 | Vocal | ||
Op.68 | String Quartet No.2 | 2vn va vc | D major | 1907 | Chamber | |
Op.69 | Morceaux (3):
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2pf | 1907 | Keyboard | ||
Op.70 | Mazurkas (2) | pf | 1907 | Keyboard | ||
Op.71 | Poems by A. Mickiewicz (6):
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v pf | 1906–07? | Vocal | ||
Op.72 | Mélodies (9) | v pf | 1906–10? | Vocal | ||
Op.73 | Children's Songs (17):
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v pf | 1906–07? | Vocal | ||
Op.74 | Five-Finger Pieces (Pièces pour cinq touches) [пятиклавишных пьес] (10):
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pf4h | 1906? | Keyboard | ||
Op.75 | Poems by Armenian Poets (7):
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v pf | 1907 | Vocal | ||
Op.76 | Poems by Polonsky (6):
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v pf | 1908 | Vocal | ||
Op.77 | Choruses (7):
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ch | 1908 | Vocal | ||
Op.78 | Another 17 Children's Songs:
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v pf | 1909–10 | Vocal | ||
Op.79 | Mazurkas (3) | pf | 1909 | Keyboard | ||
Op.80 | Psalms (3):
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ch | 1910 | Vocal | ||
Op.81 | Barcarolle | vc pf | F♯ minor | 1910 | Chamber | |
Op.82 | Scherzos (3) | orch | 1911 | Orchestral | ||
Op.83 | Morceaux (5):
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pf | 1911 | Keyboard | ||
Op.84 | Violin Sonata | vn pf | D major | 1860–70? | Chamber | |
Op.85 | Choruses (13)
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cch ch | 1911 | Vocal | ||
Op.86 | Poems (Lieder und Romanzen) (24):
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v pf | 1907–08 | Vocal | No.4 dates from 1894 | |
Op.88 | Vocal Quartets (Вокальных квартетов) (9):
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mch | 1911–12 | Vocal | ||
Op.89 | Cantata for the 300th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty (Кантата в память трехсотлетия царствования дома Романовых, 1613-1913) | ch orch | 1913 | Vocal | ||
Op.90 | Fables by Krylov (басен И. Крылова) (5)
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v pf | 1913 | Vocal | ||
Op.91 | String Quartet No.3 | 2vn va vc | E♭ major | 1913 | Chamber | |
Op.92 | Esquisses mélodiques (3) | pf | 1913? | Keyboard | ||
Op.93 | Song of the Most Holy Thoetokos (Песнь пресвятыя борогрдицы) | v ch | 1914 | Vocal | ||
Op.94 | Mouvements de danse (3):
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pf | 1914 | Keyboard | ||
Op.95 | Morceaux (5):
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pf | 1914 | Keyboard | ||
Op.96 | Your Poetic Art (Твой стих) | ch orch | 1914 | Vocal | ||
Op.97 | Last 17 Children's Songs:
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v pf | 1914–15? | Vocal | ||
Op.98 | Budrys and His Sons (Trzech Budrysów / Будрис и его сыновья) | v orch | G major | 1915 | Vocal | |
Op.99 | Songs of the Western Slavs (Песны западных славян) (6):
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v orch | 1915 | Vocal | ||
Op.100 | Variations (18) | pf | 1916 | Keyboard | unpublished | |
Op.101 | Little Duet-Choruses (дуэтов-хориков для детских или женских голосов) (7)
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fch/cch | 1899 | Vocal | unpublished | |
Op.102 | Vocal Arabesques (Вокальные арабески) | v pf | ? | Vocal | ||
Op.103 | Theme with Variations (Тема с вариациями) | pf | ? | Keyboard | ||
Op.104 | Theme and Variations (Prelude) | pf | 1916 | Keyboard | unpublished | |
Op.106 | Petite sonatine | pf | 1916 | Keyboard | unpublished | |
Works without Opus Number (listed alphabetically) |
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— | A History of the Literature of Piano Music | 1888–89 | Writings | series of articles | ||
— | A Wish (Желание) | 2vv | 1906 | Vocal | ||
— | An Eagle Regaining Consciousness (Очнувшийся орёл) "Вновь молодой орёл" | v pf | 1912 | Vocal | ||
— | Andante | pf | E major | ? | Keyboard | |
— | Andante and Allegro | 2vn va vc | 1858? | Chamber | ||
— | Angelo (Анджело) | vv ch orch | 1871–75 | Stage | ||
— | Baben (Бабень) | v pf | G minor–G major | 1915 | Vocal | |
— | By the Sea (У моря) | vv ch orch | 1908 | Stage | revision of Le flibustier | |
— | Christ's Resurrection | v pf | C minor | ? | Vocal | possibly an English translation of For Christ's Sake |
— | Entr'acte | pf4h | 1857 | Keyboard | unpublished | |
— | Fanfares (Фанфары) | ww br perc | 1889 | Orchestral | in honour of M. P. Belyayev; composed with Aleksandr Glazunov; unpublished | |
— | Feast in Time of Plague (Пир во время чумы / Ein Gelage wahrend der Pest) | vv ch orch | 1889–1900? | Stage | ||
— | For Christ's Sake (Христа ради) | v pf | 1908 | Vocal | see also Christ's Resurrection | |
— | From My Tears (Из слез моих) | v pf | A♭ major | 1858 | Vocal | |
— | Glory (Слава!) | ww br perc | 1916 | Orchestral | ||
— | Greetings to the Dear Kerzin Household (Милому Керзинскому дому привет) | vv | 1904 | Vocal | musical letter | |
— | Hymn to Futurism (Гимн футуризму) | v pf | 1917 | Vocal | musical article | |
— | Hymn to Stasov (Гимн Стасову) | v pf | 1907 | Vocal | ||
— | I Remember the Evening (Я помню вечер) | v pf | F♯ major | 1857 | Vocal | sometimes wrongly listed as Op.13/7 |
— | Impromptu-caprice | pf | E major | 1896 | Keyboard | |
— | In Expectation (В ожидании) | pf | 1914? | Keyboard | ||
— | In Life You Will Meet (В жизни ты встретишь) | v pf | 1858? | Vocal | ||
— | Ivan the Fool (Иванушка-дурачок / Jeannot "le bêtà") | vv ch pf | 1913 | Stage | ||
— | La Bataille | v pf | ? | Vocal | ||
— | La Musique en Russie | — | 1878–80 | Writings | series of articles | |
— | Lamento | v pf | 1905? | Vocal | ||
— | Le Flibustier | vv ch orch | 1888–89 | Stage | revised as By the Sea | |
— | Les Adieux de Guyot-Dessaigne | v pf | G minor | 1889 | Vocal | |
— | Les Oiseaux d’Argenteau | cch | 1887 | Vocal | ||
— | Les Trois oiseaux | v pf | F minor | 1911? | Vocal | |
— | Lists of Death (Списи смерти) | v pf | 1915 | Vocal | ||
— | Little Red Riding-Hood (Красная шапочка) | vv ch pf | 1911 | Stage | ||
— | Lullaby (Колыбельная) | pf | 1900 | Keyboard | unpublished | |
— | Mademoiselle Fifi (Мадемуазель Фифи) | vv ch orch | 1902–03 | Stage | ||
— | Many Years to You (Многая вам лета) | v/ch pf | 1915 | Vocal | musical letter | |
— | March | pf | 1856? | Keyboard | unpublished | |
— | March of the Russian Falcons (Марш русских соколов) | ch pf | E♭ major | 1912 | Vocal | |
— | Mateo Falcone (Матео Фальконе) | vv ch orch | 1906–07 | Stage | ||
— | Mazurka | pf | G minor | 1849? | Keyboard | unpublished |
— | Mélodies (3) | v pf | 1906 | Vocal | ||
— | Mlada' (Млада) | vv ch orch | 1872 | Stage | Act I for collaborative work with 4 other composers | |
— | Moderato | pf | D minor | ? | Keyboard | |
— | Moderato | pf | E♭ major | ? | Keyboard | |
— | Morning of Life (Утро жизни) | v pf | 1916? | Vocal | ||
— | Musical Jokes and Experiments (Музыкальные шутки и экспромты) | v pf | 1904–16 | Vocal | unpublished | |
— | Musical Miniatures (Музыкальные миниатюры) | v pf | 1913 | Vocal | ||
— | No Flower (Не цветок-ли) | v pf | 1915 | Vocal | ||
— | No, Not You (Нет, не тебя) | v pf | 1910? | Vocal | ||
— | Paraphrases | pf | 1878 | Keyboard | 5 variations, finale and waltz to collaborative work with five other composers | |
— | Petit prélude No.1 | pf | E major | 1888 | Keyboard | arranged for violin, piano as Op.50/17 |
— | Petit prélude No.2 | pf | B♭ minor | 1889–90 | Keyboard | |
— | Pièce enfantine | pf4h | 1889? | Keyboard | ||
— | Piece for 5 Keys (Пятиклавишная песка) | pf4h | 1881? | Keyboard | ||
— | Polish Songs (6)
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v pf | 1902 | Vocal | ||
— | Polonaise | pf | 1858? | Keyboard | unpublished | |
— | Polonsky on Nekrasov (Полонский о Некрасове) | 7vv | 1903 | Vocal | published as supplement to Op.62 | |
— | Prelude | org/harm | A♭ major | 1913 | Keyboard | |
— | Prelude | org/harm | G minor | 1913 | Keyboard | |
— | Prisoner of the Caucasus (Кавказский пленник / Le prisonnier du Caucase) | vv ch orch | 1857–58, rev. 1881–82, 1885 | Stage | ||
— | Puss-in-Boots (Кот в сапогах) | vv ch pf | 1913 | Stage | ||
— | Quasi Mazurka | vn pf | 1894 | Chamber | unpublished | |
— | Scherzetto | fl pf | D major | 1916? | Chamber | |
— | Scherzino | pf | E♭ major | 1879 | Keyboard | arrangement of No.3 from Petite suite |
— | Scherzo | pf | C major | 1862 | Keyboard | unpublished |
— | Scherzo | pf | F♯ minor or A major | 1857? | Keyboard | unpublished |
— | Scherzo | pf | G♯ minor | 1862 | Keyboard | unpublished |
— | Septain | v pf | 1885 | Vocal | ||
— | Slava on Guard ("Слава" на страже ; Торжественный марш) | ww br perc | C major | 1915 | Orchestral | Russian battleship "Slava" (Wikipedia); also exists in an arrangement for piano four-hands |
— | Song | v pf | E♭ minor | 1857? | Vocal | unpublished |
— | Spring Song (Весеняя песня) | v pf | 1905 | Vocal | ||
— | Strike the Teuton (Бейте тевтона / Guerre au Teuton) | v pf | 1914 | Vocal | ||
— | Tarantella | vn pf | C minor | 1893 | Chamber | |
— | The Blue Hussars (Голубые гусары) | v pf | 1894 | Vocal | re-used as Op.86/4 | |
— | The Captain's Daughter (Капитанская дочка) | vv ch orch | 1907–09 | Stage | ||
— | The Mandarin's Son (Сын мандарина) | vv ch orch | 1859 | Stage | ||
— | The Ring of the Nibelungs (Кольцо Нибелунгов) | 1876 | Writings | series of articles | ||
— | The Russian Romance (Русский романс) | 1895 | Writings | series of articles | ||
— | The Saracen (Сарацин) | vv ch orch | 1896–98 | Stage | ||
— | The Snow Bogatyr (Снежный богатырь) | vv cch orch | 1905 | Stage | ||
— | The Stone Guest, introduction to the opera | pf4h | 1869–71 | Keyboard | Introduction to the opera The Stone Guest by Aleksandr Dargomyzhsky | |
— | Theme for Variations (Тема для вариации) | pf | 1890? | Keyboard | ||
— | They're Marching (Идут) | mch | 1914 | Vocal | ||
— | To the Political Poet (Политическому поэту) | v pf | 1912 | Vocal | ||
— | Valse mélancolique | vn pf | C minor | 1911? | Chamber | |
— | William Ratcliff (Вильям Ратклиф) | vv ch orch | 1861–68 | Stage | ||
Unfinished or Incomplete Works | ||||||
— | Allegro | orch | E♭ major | 1862 | Orchestral | incomplete; unpublished; partly re-used in William Ratcliff |
— | March | orch | 1886? | Orchestral | sketches only; unpublished | |
— | Neuhausen Castle (Замок Нейгаузен) | v ch orch | 1856? | Vocal | incomplete (sketches only) | |
— | Overture | pf4h/orch ? | 1856 | incomplete; unpublished | ||
— | Overture, or Something in that Vein (Увертюра, или нечто этом роде) | pf4h/orch ? | 1849–56? | unpublished | ||
— | Polka | pf4h/orch ? | 1858? | unpublished | ||
— | Undina (Ундина) | v ch orch | 1900–04? | Stage | incomplete (sketches only) |