César Cui: Prelude in E major - Margaret Fingerhut, piano

César Cui was one of "The Mighty Handful," the name given to five Russian composers who formed a nationalist group in the 1860s which had a concept of music based in the songs and dances of the people. Cui was less well known as a composer than the others, being primarily noted for his criticisms of Tchaikovsky's music.
In her recital of music by "The Mighty Handful," Margaret Fingerhut chose four pieces from Cui's 25 Preludes op. 64. We hear No. 9, a romantic little piece that might be called "a song without words." (From 'Chandos' CD CHAN 8439).

[@allison1908]

I've heard this piece, but I didn't know the history behind it. Thank you for sharing!

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Thanks for listening