Composition: Prisoner of the Caucasus (Cui, César)
| Title | Prisoner of the Caucasus |
| Alternative title | The Prisoner in the Caucasus ; Кавказский пленник ; Le prisonnier du Caucase |
| Creators | César Cui (composer) and Viktor Krylov (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1857 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas, Librettos |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova |
| view | Overture | piano | Georgy Dütsch |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | piano | Georgy Dütsch |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | — | Bessel | 1870 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Color cover · view |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | — | — | — | No.18. Title page · view No.18a. Women's Dance · view No.18b. Men's Dance (Lezginka) · view |
| view | 1882 edition (Russian) | vocal score | — | — | Title page and preliminaries · view Overture, arr. for piano 4-hands · view Act I, No.1: Eastern Prayer · view Act I, No.2: Duet of Fatima and Her Father · view Act I, No.3: Aria of Fatima · view Act I, No.4: Chorus of Circassians Returning from a Raid · view Act I, No.5: Quartet · view Act I, No.6: Aria of the Prisoner · view Act I, No.7: Duet of Fatima and the Prisoner · view Act I, No.8: Finale I (aria of Kazenbek with chorus) · view |
| view | 1882 edition (Russian) | vocal score | — | — | Act II, No.9: Introduction and Women's Little Chorus · view Act II, No.10: Recitative Scene and Arioso of Mariam · view Act II, No.11: Duet of Fekherdin and Kazenbek · view Act II, No.12: Duettino of Fatima and Mariam, Little Chorus of Abubeker's Friends · view Act II, No 13: Aria of Abubeker · view Act II, No.14: Duettino of Abubeker and Fatima · view Act II, No 15: Chorus (with gifts) · view Act II, No.16: Finale II (sextet with chorus) · view |
| view | 1882 edition (Russian) | vocal score | — | — | Act III, No.17: Festive Chorus · view Act III, No.18: Dances [Recitative] · view Act III, No.18a: [Women's Dance], arr. piano 4-hands · view Act III, No.18b: [Men's Dance], arr. piano 4-hands · view Act III, No.19: Circassian Song · view Act III, No.20: Recitative Scene, Duet of Abubeker and Fatima · view Act III, No.21: Cavatina of the Prisoner · view Act III, No.22: Duet of the Prisoner and Fatima · view Act III, No.23: Finale · view |
| view | 1885 edition (French) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries and Overture · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | 1882 | Complete Libretto (Russian, 1882 edition) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bessel | 1870 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Title page and preliminaries (alternate scan, single pages) · view Overture, arranged for piano solo · view |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Title page · view No.18b. [Men's] Dance · view |
| view | Circassian Dances (Act III, No.18) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | No.18a. [Women's Dance] · view No.18b. [Men's Dance] · view |
Recordings/Performances
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