Does anyone know why Belaieff only publishes Scriabin's early and middle works?

[davidjosepha]

Up through Op. 45, Belaieff publishes every opus Scriabin published (for piano at least, I haven't checked other instruments), minus Op. 3 (as far as I can tell). After that, they have opuses 48, 49, 51, 56 & 57, but no others. Is there a reason for their lack of Scriabin's later works? They were Scriabin's original publisher, so you'd think they'd have that music lying around somewhere...

[outin]

It may have something to do with intellectual property rights. After the revolution Belaieff publishing house left Russia and went to Germany. I read somewhere that the Soviet government applied their export limitations also to musical editions. So maybe all the scores have not been allowed to be published in the west and only the old Russian editions were available, now probably out of print. Just a guess of course...

[j_menz]

It may have something to do with intellectual property rights. After the revolution Belaieff publishing house left Russia and went to Germany. I read somewhere that the Soviet government applied their export limitations also to musical editions. So maybe all the scores have not been allowed to be published in the west and only the old Russian editions were available, now probably out of print. Just a guess of course...

Scriabin died in 1915. Unless he wrote actual real life Opp Posts anything he did could have been taken by Belaieff with them.

Between 1904 and 1909 he didn't live in Russia, so may have made other arrangements for publication (which may have strained relations with Belaieff).

[outin]

Scriabin died in 1915. Unless he wrote actual real life Opp Posts anything he did could have been taken by Belaieff with them.

You think so? Since Belaieff operated in Russia after Scriabin died until after the revolution, they would have been affected by it, even if poor Alexander wasn't...

But maybe I misunderstood the original poster. I thought he said that the later works were also originally published by them. If not, then there's nothing strange about the matter.