Scherzo No.2, Op.2 (Cui, César)

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Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1872). Plate 341.
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For Orchestra (Cui, revised version)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie., n.d.(1904). Plate 5365.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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13 more: Complete Score (better scan) • Flute 1/2, 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (B♭) • Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie., n.d.(1904). Plate 5365.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1988). Catalog A5813.
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Misc. Notes The orchestration of this work was revised, thus leaving two published orchestrations during the composer's lifetime. This is most likely the revised version but this cannot be absolutely determined without comparison to Bessel printings.
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Work Title Scherzo (à la Schumann)
Alternative. Title Скерцо ; Подражание Шуману
Scherzo (Imitation de R. Schumann)
Composer Cui, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICC 99
Key G-sharp minor (orchestration in G minor)
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Allegro pesante)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1857
First Publication. 1858 ?
Dedication Apollon Gussakovsky (1841–1875)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano 4 hands

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Piano 4-hands version is in G minor; orchestration in G minor