Quatuor sur le nom B-la-f pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle (1886)
Dedication: Monsieur M. P. Belaieff (Mitrofan Belyayev, 1836–1904)
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1. Sostenuto assai. Allegro (0:00)
Composed by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
2. Scherzo. Vivace (11:24)
Composed by Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)
3. Serenata alla spagnola. Allegretto (18:25)
Composed by Aleksandr Borodin (1833–1887)
4. Finale. Allegro (21:02)
Composed by Aleksandr Glazunov (1865–1936)
Shostakovich Quartet
This quartet was a collaborative work, with Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Anatoly Lyadov, Aleksandr Borodin and Aleksandr Glazunov composing one movement each (which they also arranged themselves for piano 4 hands). The quartet was a birthday present for Belyayev (Be-el-ef)
In 1885 Belyayev brought the "Russian Symphony Concerts" to St Petersburg, and from 1891 in his house there were weekly "quartet Fridays" ("Les Vendredis") . The composers promoted by Belyayev several times wrote musical contributions both in his honor and to contribute to these occasions. For example, in 1886, for his 50th birthday, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Lyadov and Glazunov collaborated on a string quartet on the notes B-A-F (Be-la-ef), in 1895, Glazunov, Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov composed the three movement 'Jour de fête' or 'Name-Day Quartet', and in 1899, 10 of the group collaborated to compose the Variations on a Russian Theme in G major, and another collection -of 16 movements by 11 of the group- was published under the "Les Vendredis" group name. Another of their joint projects was a set of variations on a Russian theme for piano and orchestra, to which in addition Alexander Kopylov, Nikolay Sokolov and other members of the circle contributed individual movements. The renowned Russian musicologist Alexander Ossovsky maintained close ties with Belyayev's Circle.
