M.P. Belaieff

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History

Founded in 1885 and headquartered in Leipzig by lumber magnate Mitrofan Petrovich Beljaev (1836-1904), M.P. Belaieff aimed to promote Russian music and secure European copyright for Russian composers, especially those of the nationalist school like Balakirev, Borodin, Glazunov, and Rimsky-Korsakov. The elaborate, expensively produced color lithograph title pages of M.P Belaieff issues from the late 19th century are highly sought collectors' items today. Offices were maintained in both St. Petersburg and Moscow until they were seized by the Bolshevik regime in 1918. During the First World War, publishing was tied up. Thereafter the company operated in Leipzig. In 1949, M.P. Belaieff moved to Bonn, working in partnership with Boosey & Hawkes. From 1971 until June 2006, the company was led by Peters in Frankfurt. Today M.P. Belaieff runs its own agency near Hamburg and works together with Schott.

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

• M.P. Belaieff, Leipzig
• M.P. Belaïeff, Leipzig
• Edition M.P. Belaieff, Leipzig
• Изданія М.П. Бҍляевa въ Лeйпциiҍ
• М.П. БѢЛЯЕВА (or М.П. Бҍляева)
• М.П. Бҍляевъ (Schott covers)

Addresses

• 1885-1949 Leipzig
• 1949-1970 Bonn
• 1971-2006 Frankfurt
• 2006-today Mainz

Agencies

• St.Pétersbourg, dépôt général chez J.Jurgenson, Morskaïa 9

Plate Numbers

Belaieff seems to have assigned plate numbers in a regular, chronological manner. They were also unusual for printing the actual date of publication on the cover and title page for most issues until First World War (1914-18). Engraving and printing was handled by C.G. Röder in Leipzig until 1914. Dates in parentheses are estimated dates where covers and title pages are lacking.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
1-3	Glazunov	Overture No.1, Op.3 (full score, parts, 4-h reduction)	(1886)
4-6	Glazunov	Symphony No.1, Op.5 (full score, parts, 4-h reduction)	1886
7-9	Glazunov	Overture No.2 on Greek Themes, Op.6 (Glazunov, Aleksandr) (full score, parts, 4-h reduction)	(1886)
10-12	Cui	Suite concertante, Op.25 (full score/parts/violin+piano version)	(1886)
13-15	Rimsky-Korsakov	Overture on Russian Themes, Op.28 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1886
16	Vītols	Piano Sonata, Op.1	1886
17-19	Rimsky-Korsakov	Fairy Tale, Op.29 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1886
20-22	Glazunov	Serenade No.1, Op.7 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1886
23-25	Glazunov	To the Memory of a Hero, Op.8 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1886
26-28	Rimsky-Korsakov	Piano Concerto, Op.30 (full score/parts/2 piano red.)	(1886)
29	Blumenfeld	4 Morceaux, Op.2	(1886)
30	Kopylov	2 Mazurkas, Op.3	1886
31-33	Sokolov	12 Melodies, Op.1 (in 3 vols.)	(1886)
34	Sokolov	3 Melodies, Op.2	(1886)
35	Shcherbachyov	Mosaïque, Op.15	1886
36	Shcherbachyov	Scherzo-Caprice, Op.17	(1886)
37	Shcherbachyov	5 Mazurkas, Op.16	(1886)
38	Shcherbachyov	Echos du passé, Op.18	(1886)
39	Shcherbachyov	Grand Etude, Op.19	(1886)
40	Shcherbachyov	2 Preludes, Op.20	(1886)
41	Shcherbachyov	Pages intimes, Op.21	(1886)
42	Shcherbachyov	Allegro appassionato, Op.22	(1887)
43	Shcherbachyov	3 Idylles, Op.23	(1886)
44	S. Blumenfeld	5 Melodies, Op.1
45	Shcherbachyov	6 Melodies, Op.24	(1887)
46	Shcherbachyov	Les Solitudes, Op.25	1887
47	S. Blumenfeld	Quasi mazurka sur le nom B-la-f, Op.2
48	Sokolov	Sérénade, Op.3	1887
49	(Collaborative)	String Quartet on the Theme 'B-la-F'
50	Blumenfeld	3 Etudes, Op.3	(1887)
51	Blumenfeld	Valse-Etude, Op.4	1887
52-53	Shcherbachyov	2 Idylles (full score/parts)	(1887)
54-56	Glazunov	Suite caractéristique, Op.9 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1887
57	S. Blumenfeld	5 Melodies, Op.3
58	Blumenfeld	5 Melodies, Op.5
59	(Collaborative)	String Quartet on the Theme 'B-la-F' (arr. for piano 4 hands)
60	Antipov	3 Etudes, Op.1	(1887)
61	Kopylov	Valse, Op.6	1887
62	Shcherbachyov	Fantaisies-Etudes, Op.26
63	Antipov	3 Waltzes, Op.2	1887
64	Antipov	Variations sur un thème original, Op.3	1887
65-67	Glazunov	String Quartet No.2, Op.10 (score/parts/4-hand red.)
68	S. Blumenfeld	5 Songs, Op.4
69-71	Glazunov	String Quartet No.1, Op.1 (score/parts/4-hand red.)
72	Glazunov	Suite on the Name 'Sasha', Op. 2
73	Dreyer	Badinage musical, Op.2
74-76	Rimsky-Korsakov	Concert Fantasy for Violin, Op.33 (full score/parts/violin+piano red.)
77-79	Rimsky-Korsakov	Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op.31 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)
80	Sokolov	Sérénade sur le nom B-la-f, Op. 3 (4-hand red.)
81-83	Glazunov	Serenade No.2, Op.11 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1888
84-86	Glazunov	Poème lyrique, Op.12 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)
87	S. Blumenfeld	6 Brimborions, Op.5
88	S. Blumenfeld	2 Mazurkas, Op. 6
89	Glazunov	Stenka Razin, Op.13 (full score)	1888
92	Blumenfeld	2 Nocturnes, Op.6
93	Glazunov	String Quartet No.1, Op.1 (Andante arr. for piano)
94-96	Rimsky-Korsakov	Symphony No. 3, Op.32 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)
97-99	Rimsky-Korsakov	Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)
100-102	Glazunov	2 Pieces for Orchestra, Op.14 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)
108-110	Blumenfeld	Allegro de Concert (full score/parts/2 piano red.)	1888
111	Lyadov	Village Scene by the Inn, Mazurka for Orchestra, Op.19	(1888)
174	Aleksandr	3 Fugues, Op.12	1889
183	Glazunov	Mazurka, Op.18 (full score)	(1888)
186	Blumenfeld	6 Mélodies, Op.9 (Nos.1-3)	1889
207	Vītols	Humoresque, Op.3	1890
209-211	Glazunov	2 Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op.20 (full score/parts/cello+piano red.)	(1890)
215	Antipov	4 Morceaux, Op.6	1890
225-229	Rimsky-Korsakov	4 Morceaux, Op.11	1890
254	Blumenfeld	Sur Mer (Etude), Op.14	1890
255-256	Glazunov	2 Pieces for Cello and Orchestra, Op.20 (cello/piano red.) from plate 211	(1890)
257-259	Glazunov	2 Morceaux pour Piano, Op.22	(1890)
260	Glazunov	Walzer über das Thema Sabela für Pianoforte, Op.23	(1890)
272	Vītols	La fête Lihgo, Op.4 (Full score)	1890
304	Glazunov	La Mer, Op.28 (2 piano 8-hand red.)	1890
336-338	Glazunov	Slavonic Festiva, Op.26a (full score/parts/4-hand red. by Sokolov)	1890
341-345	Kopylov	4 Petits morceaux, Op.13	1890
346-348	Glazunov	Rhapsodie Orientale, Op.29 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1890
380	Kopylov	Polka de salon, Op.16	1891
432	Antipov	2 Preludes, Op.8	1891
435-438	Antipov	3 Miniatures, Op.9	1892
446-450	Kopylov	4 Miniatures, Op.17	1891
459-62	Glazunov	3 Études pour le Piano, Op.31	1892
465	Glazunov	The Kremlin, Op.30 (4-hand red.)	1892
471-474	Cui	Suite Concertante, Op.25	(1892)
475	Vītols	Variations sur un Theme Lette, Op.6	1892
510	Glazunov	Spring, Op.34 (full score)	1892
523	Antipov	Prelude in F major, Op.10	(1892)
525	Vītols	Berceuse, Op.8	(1892)
557-559	Antipov	Valse et Etude, Op.11	1892
560	Antipov	Nocturne in A-flat major, Op.12	1892
561-563	Antipov	Impromptu et Valse, Op.13 (Antipov, Konstantin)	1892
647	Glazunov	Petite Valse pour Piano, Op.36	1892
648	Glazunov	Nocturne pour Piano, Op.37	1892
684-686	Vītols	Mazurka et Valse, Op.9	1892
743	Glazunov	Triumphal March, Op.40 (4-hand red.)	1893
767-772	Kopylov	5 Pieces, Op.20	1893
803	Shcherbachyov	Au soir tombant, Op.39	1893
812	Glazunov	Grande Valse de Concert pour Piano, Op.41	1893
813-16	Glazunov	3 Miniatures pour Piano, Op.42	1893
837-840	Vītols	3 Preludes, Op.10	1893
856	Sokolov	Melodie, Op.16	1894
858	Glazunov	Elegia, Op.44	1894
862	Glazunov	Carnaval, Op.45 (4-hand red.)	1894
863	Glazunov	Chopiniana, Op.46 (full score)	1894
918	Glazunov	Concert Waltz No.1, Op.47 (full score)	(1894)
937-940	Vītols	3 Preludes, Op.13	1894
978	Glazunov	Symphony No.4, Op.48 (4-hand red.)	1894
992-993	Kopylov	3 Feuilles d'album, Op.26	1894
1000	Glazunov	Suite, Op.35 (full score)	(1894)
1024	Glazunov	3 Pieces for Piano, Op.49 (full score)	1895
1030	Glazunov	Cortège Solennel, Op.50 (4-hand red.)	1895
1041-1044	Vītols	3 Preludes, Op.16	1895
1059-1060	Scriabin	2 Impromptus, Op.10	(1895)
1062	(Collaborative)	String Quartet on the Theme 'B-la-F' (revised ed.)	(1895)
1066	Glazunov	Concert Waltz No.1, Op.47 (concert piano arr. by Blumenfeld)	(1895)
1095-1098	Vītols	3 Morceaux, Op.17	1895
1099	Sokolov	Sérénade, Op.3 (string orch. arrangement)	1895
1138	Balakirev	A Collection of Popular Russian Songs	1895
1139-1141	Vītols	Berceuse et Etude, Op.18	1895
1174-1177	Vītols	2 Preludes, Op.19	1895
1212	Glazunov	La forêt, Op.19 (2 piano 8-hand arr. by Chernov)	(1895)
1255	Glazunov	Fantasy, Op.53 (4-hand red.)	1896
1283-1287	Vītols	4 Morceaux, Op.20	1895
1309-1310	Blumenfeld	2 Pieces, Op.22	1896
1315	Tchaikovsky	The Storm, Op.76 (full score)	1896
1316	Tchaikovsky	The Storm, Op.76 (orch. parts)	1896
1317	Tchaikovsky	The Storm, Op.76 (4-hand red.)	1896
1334	Glazunov	Symphony No.5, Op.55 (4-hand red. by Taneyev)	1896
1343	Tchaikovsky	Fatum, Op.77 (full score)	1896
1344	Tchaikovsky	Fatum, Op.77 (orch. parts)	1896
1345	Tchaikovsky	Fatum, Op.77 (4-hand red.)	1896
1366	Glazunov	Coronation Cantata, Op.56 (full score)	1897
1370	Tchaikovsky	The Voyevoda, Op.78 (full score)	1897
1371	Tchaikovsky	[[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad), Op.78 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)|The Voyevoda, Op.78]] (orch. parts)	1897
1372	Tchaikovsky	[[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad), Op.78 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)|The Voyevoda, Op.78]] (4-hand red.)	1897
1373	Tchaikovsky	Andante & Finale, Op.79 (full score)	1897
1374	Tchaikovsky	Andante & Finale, Op.79 (orch. parts)	1897
1375	Tchaikovsky	Andante & Finale, Op.79 (red. for 2 pianos)	1897
1383	Scriabin	24 Preludes, Op.11	(1897)
1427-1429	Vītols	2 Morceaux, Op.23	1897
1441-1442	Alenev	2 Mazurkas, Op.8	1897
1476-1479	Vītols	3 Morceaux, Op.25	1897
1539-1542	Alenev	4 Morceaux, Op.10	1897
1546-1550	Blumenfeld	Suite Polonaise No.1, Op.23	1897
1552	Blumenfeld	Etude, Op.24	(1897)
1553-5	Blumenfeld	2 Etude-Fantasies for Piano, Op.25	1898
1594	Glazunov	Symphony No.6, Op.58 (4-hand red. by Rachmaninoff )	1898
1633	Scriabin	Piano Concerto, Op.20 (arr. for 2 pianos)	1898
1745	Glazunov	6 Mélodies, Op.59	1898
1752	Glazunov	6 Mélodies, Op.60	1898
1841-1847	Alenev	6 Morceaux, Op.12	1898
1868-1869	Blumenfeld	10 Moments Lyriques, Op.27	1898
1902-4	Blumenfeld	2 Etudes for Piano, Op.29	1898
1924	Scriabin	Rêverie, Op.24 (score)	(1899)
1981	Glazunov	Prelude et Fugue pour Piano, Op.62	1899
2000	Rimsky-Korsakov	The Tsar's Bride (full score)	(1900)
2030	Various	LES VENDREDIS. Collection of Pieces for Quartet of Strings [string quartet]. Cahier I.	1899
2032	Various	LES VENDREDIS. Collection of Pieces for Quartet of Strings [string quartet]. Cahier II.	1899
2010	Glazunov	Ruses d'Amour, Op.61 (piano red. by Winkler)	1900
2041	Glazunov	Festive Cantata, Op.63 (vocal score)	1899
2185-2819	Glazunov	Ruses d'Amour, Op.61 (piano red. by Winkler), from plate 2010	1900
2200	Glazunov	The Seasons, Op.67 (full score)	(1901)
2202	Glazunov	'The Seasons', Ballet (piano red.)	1901
2213	Glazunov	Pas de Caractere, Op.68 (piano red.)	1900
2232-2236	Blumenfeld	Suite Polonaise No.2, Op.31	1901
2237-2238	Kalafati	2 Piano Sonatas, Op.4	1900
2249	Amani	Theme and Variations, Op.3	1901
2252	Glazunov	Chant du Ménestrel, Op.71 (cello/piano red.)	1901
2257	Glazunov	Thème et Variations pour Piano, Op.72	1901
2293	Glazunov	Ouverture solennelle, Op.73 (full score)	1901
2296-2300	Amani	Suite for Piano, Op.4	1901
2301-2303	Amani	2 Valses, Op.5	1901
2325	Amani	3 Preludes, Op.8	1901
2326	Scriabin	Fantasie, Op.28	1901
2327	Kalafati	Nocturne, Op.5	1901
2333	Glazunov	Piano Sonata No.1, Op.74	1901
2349	Glazunov	Piano Sonata No.2, Op.75	1902
2358-2360	Kalafati	2 Nouvellettes, Op.6	1902
2361	Kalafati	5 Preludes, Op.7	1902
2377	Maliszewski	Violin Sonata, Op.1	1902
2378–79	Winkler	Viola Sonata, Op.10	1902
2391	Blumenfeld	Fragments Caracteristiques, Op.33	1902
2393-2396	Blumenfeld	3 Mazurkas, Op.35	1902
2405-2407	Akimenko	3 Morceaux, Op.16	1903
2421-2424	Vītols	3 Preludes, Op.30	1903
2429-2431	Glazunov	Ballade, Op.78 (full score/parts/4-hand reduction)	1903
2433	Akimenko	Petite Ballade pour Clarinette, Op.19	1903
2441	Glazunov	From the Middle Ages, Op.79 (2-piano reduction)	1903
2475	Maliszewski	String Quartet No.1 in F major, Op.2 (score)	1903
2476	Maliszewski	String Quartet No.1 in F major, Op.2 (parts)	1903
2488	Glazunov	Raymonda, Op.57 (Pizzicato - piano arr. by Siloti)	(1904)
2489	Barmotin	Theme and Variations, Op.1	1904
2534	Zolotarev	Piano Quartet, Op.13 (score and pts.)	1905
2546	Taneyev	String Quintet No.2, Op.16 (score and pts.)	1905
2549-2551	Rimsky-Korsakov	At the Grave, Op.61 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1905
2559	Glazunov	Scène dansante, Op.81 (pf red. by Alexandre Winkler)	1905
2590-2592	Blumenfeld	2 Pieces, Op.37	1905
2601-2603	Glazunov	Violin Concerto, Op.82 (full score/parts/violin+piano red.)	1905
2650	Barmotin	Sonata for Piano, Op.4	1906
2668-2674	Blumenfeld	6 Pieces, Op.38	1906
2697-2700	Kalafati	3 Bagatelles, Op.9	1907
2762-2768	Barmotin	6 Morceaux, Op.5	1907
2769-2779	Barmotin	10 Morceaux, Op.6	1907
2822	Glazunov	Le chant du destin, Op.84 (full score)	1909
2827	Blumenfeld	Cloches - Suite for Piano, Op.40	1909
2873	Vītols	2 Morceaux, Op.41	1910
2874	Rimsky-Korsakov	Quintet in B♭ major (score and parts)	1911
2895-2897	Glazunov	Symphonic Prologue, Op.87 (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1912
2930	Pogojeff	Morceaux de ballet, Op.8 (score)	1911
2950-2952	Glazunov	Introduction et la Danse de Salomée, Op.90: 1. Introduction (full score/parts/4-hand red.)	1912
2953-2955	Glazunov	Introduction et la Danse de Salomée, Op.90: 2. La Danse de Salomée (full score/parts/4-hand red. by Winkler)	1912
2977	Glazunov	Cortège solennel, Op.91 (transcription for piano 4 hands)	(1912?)
2998-3000	Glazunov	Introduction et la Danse de Salomée, Op.90 (complete) (full score/parts/4-hand red.), from plates 2950-2955	1912
3037	Maliszewski	Symphony No.3, Op.14	1912
3048	Glazunov	Finnish Sketches, Op.89: I. From the Kalevala (4-hand red., from plate 2946)	1914
3051	Glazunov	Finnish Sketches, Op.89: II. Cortège solennel (4-hand red. by Winkler, from plate 2946)	1914
3053	Glazunov	Introduction et la Danse de Salomée, Op.90: 2. La Danse de Salomée (piano red. by V. Shcherbachyov)	1912
3058	Glazunov	Concert Waltz No.1, Op.47 (piano red. by Winkler)	1913
3070	Blumenfeld	Sonate-Fantasie, Op.46	1913
3075–3076	Zolotarev	String Quartet No.4, Op.33 (parts)	1913
3105-3108	Vītols	3 Reminiscences, Op.43	1914
3145	Glazunov	Symphony No.8, Op.83 (piano red. by B. Sabaneyev)	1915
3146	Glazunov	The King of the Jews - Incidental Music, Op.95 (4-hand red. by Winkler)	1915
3162	Glazunov	Paraphrase on the Hymn of the Allies, Op.96 (full score)	1915
3175	Sokolov	String Trio, Op.45	1916
3214	Tcherepnin	Toccata in D minor, Op.1	1922
3247a	Glazunov	Song of the Volga Boatmen, Op.97 (piano red. with English text)	(1923)
3266-3270	Glazunov	4 Preludes and Fugues, Op.101	1925
3285	Glazunov	Romance de Nina, Op.102	(1926?)
3318	Glazunov	Idylle, Op.103	(1926)
3328	Glazunov	Elegy, Op.105 (full score)	(1929)
3333	Glazunov	Fantaisie, Op.104	1930
3556	Scriabin	24 Preludes, Op.11	(1972)

Catalogs

• 1902 Catalogue of M.P. Belaieff

References

• Homepage M.P. Belaieff
• Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 2., neu bearb. Ausg. ed. Ludwig Finscher. Kassel: Bärenreiter, Stuttgart: Metzler 2006. Personenteil Bd. 2, S.977-980
• Richard Beattie Davies: The Beauty of Belaieff Gclef Publishing, 2008. Hardcover: 368 pages

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1905912145

ISBN-13: 978-1905912148