Piano Quartet in B-flat major (Saint-Saëns)

It has been called one of Saint-Saëns' neglected masterpieces and is in the core repertoire of the piano quartet.

The Piano Quartet in B♭ major was written in February 1875, an eventful year that marked his marriage to Marie-Laure Truffot and the birth of his son André, the composition of Le Déluge and the fourth piano concerto, and the premiere of Danse macabre.

[1] The work was dedicated to Jules Foucault and was premiered on 6 March 1875 at Salle Pleyel with the composer on the piano, Pablo de Sarasate (violin), Alfred Turban (viola), and Léon Jacquard (cello).

[2] The piano quartet consists of four movements, which are cyclical in nature.

[2] Jeremy Nicholas has called the Piano Quartet a neglected masterpiece, alongside the Septet and the Violin Sonata No.