The Mandarin's Son (Cui, César)

		Movements/Sections 1 act (overture + 10 numbers) Overture 1. Duet (soprano and tenor) 2. Comic Aria (bass) 3. Quartet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass) 4. Aria (soprano) 5. March 6. Duet (baritone and bass) 7. Aria (bass) 8. Duet and Trio (soprano, tenor and bass) 9. Romance (baritone) 10. Quintet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and the two basses) Composition Year 1859 Genre Categories Comic operas; Stage Works; Operas; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Russian language

Sheet Music

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Full Scores

Overture

 Complete score
*#15638 - 6.26MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 254x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: D. Rahter, n.d.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
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Language:

Russian / French

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Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1888]. Plate 1795.

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 Title page and preliminaries
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 Overture (piano four-hands)
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 1. Duet (soprano and tenor)
*#14687 - 2.21MB, 13 (#21-33) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 117x⇩

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 2. Comic Aria (bass)
*#14688 - 1.34MB, 9 (#34-42) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 93x⇩

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 3. Quartet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass)
*#14689 - 2.37MB, 15 (#43-57) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 69x⇩

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 4. Aria (soprano)
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 5. March
*#14691 - 0.36MB, 2 (#64-65) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 61x⇩

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 6. Duet (baritone and bass)
*#14700 - 1.22MB, 8 (#66-73) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 91x⇩

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 7. Aria (bass)
*#14701 - 0.99MB, 6 (#74-79) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 78x⇩

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 8. Duet and Trio (soprano, tenor and bass)
*#14704 - 3.92MB, 23 (#80-102) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 80x⇩

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 9. Romance (baritone)
*#14705 - 0.68MB, 4 (#103-106) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 95x⇩

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 10. Quintet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and the two basses)
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Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1888]. 1795.1445

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General Information

Work Title	The Mandarin's Son
Alternative Title	Сын мандарина ; Le fils du Mandarin

Composer	Cui, César
Movements/Sections	1 act (overture + 10 numbers) Overture 1. Duet (soprano and tenor) 2. Comic Aria (bass) 3. Quartet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass) 4. Aria (soprano) 5. March 6. Duet (baritone and bass) 7. Aria (bass) 8. Duet and Trio (soprano, tenor and bass) 9. Romance (baritone) 10. Quintet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and the two basses)
Year/Date of Composition	1859
First Performance	1859-03-06 in St. Petersburg (private) 1878-12-19 in St. Petersburg, Artists' Club (public)
First Publication	1859
Librettist	Viktor Alexandrovich Krylov (1838–1906) [uncredited on score]
Language	Russian
Dedication	A Madame Malvina Cui
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	voices with orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Publication History

The original printing of the piano-vocal score (lacking the dialogue between numbers) was in St. Petersburg by Büttner, 1859; the bilingual version based on the same engraving was issued (with the dialogue added) from Leipzig by Rahter, [1879]. The overture was published in full score, the orchestration of which evidently owes much to Balakirev.

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Operas by César Cui
Neuhausen Castle (1859, unfinished) Prisoner of the Caucasus (1857–58, rev. 1881–82, 1885) The Mandarin's Son (1859) William Ratcliff (1861–68) Mlada (1872, Act I only) Angelo (1871–75) Le flibustier (1888–89) The Saracen (1896–98) Feast in Time of Plague (1899~1900?)	Undina (1900–04?, unfinished) Mademoiselle Fifi (1902–03) The Snow Bogatyr (1905) Mateo Falcone (1906–07) The Captain's Daughter (1907–09) Little Red Riding-Hood (1911) Ivan the Fool (1913) Puss-in-Boots (1913)