The Laurance Turner String
Quartet:
Laurance Turner (violin)
Walter Price (violin) Harry Danks (viola)
Jack Shinebourne (violoncello) Variations on a Russian folk-theme by ten Russian composers (composed in honour of M. P. Belaiev)
' The Belaiev Circle ', formed about the middle of the 1880's, consisted of Rimsky-Korsakov and a group of young ex-pupils of his who used to meet in the house of the wealthy music-lover, Belaiev. Belaiev began by printing his young friends' compositions at his own expense and eventually founded one of the biggest music-publishing firms in Russia.
Quartet in G, Op. 3, No. 3 - Hàydn 1 Presto. 2 Largo. 3 Minuetto. 4 Presto
Quartet in C, Op. 59, No. 3 - Beethoven 1 Introduzione: Andante con moto -Allegro vivace. 2 Andante con moto quasi allegretto. 3 Minuetto: Grazioso, leading to 4 Allegro molto