Pronunciation of Cui and Wikipedia

[William Ryan]

Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary gives the name as end-stressed, which is 
how I remember it. Web biography at 
http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/russmus/cui/cuibio.html says the family 
name at one time used to be spelled "Queuille". A famous Russian 
composer (and military engineer) is unlikely to be of Chinese extraction.
Will Ryan


Dustin Hosseini wrote:
> It surprises me that no one has mentioned Wikipedia.
>
> If this composer was Cesar Cui, then his name is pronounced as "K yu ee" or
> as it is in Russian: Кюи.  
>
> Here is the article in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Cui
>
> And here is the article in Russian:
> http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8E%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87
>
> And props to Paul for his correct pronunciation if the name were Chinese.
>
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