Bärenreiter

The Barenreiter -Verlag is a publisher of classical music, based in Kassel. In addition to the scores for musicians, the publisher also publishes an extensive series of books. Barenreiter employs 140 people, most of them in Kassel. He also has offices in Basel, London, New York and Prague. The company is headed by Barbara SCHEUCH Vötterle and Leonhard tickler.

As a joint issue between Barenreiter Metzler and the German -speaking musicological encyclopaedia "The music in past and present " appears. Also musicological annuals such as the contactor Yearbook since 1979 belong to the publishing program.

The publication of contemporary music was from the beginning in the publishing program. Today composers such as Dieter Ammann, Beat Furrer, Rudolf Kelterborn Gislher adhesive, Philipp Maintz, Matthias Pintscher, Charlotte Since then, Miroslav Srnka, Manfred Trojahn and Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini are among the composers of the house.

History

1923-1940

The publishing house was founded in 1923 by Karl Vötterle in Augsburg. Among the first releases were the " Finkensteiner leaves ", edited by Walther Hensel. 1927 moved to the publisher to Kassel.

As the publisher founder Karl Vötterle brought out the first songs leaves, were the great composers of the classical, romantic and modern firmly in the hands of traditional publishers in Leipzig and Mainz. New tendencies were asked: Sheet Music for Youth Music Movement, for recorder and organ, the rediscovery by Heinrich Schütz and the music before Bach and especially the idea of ​​scholarly-critical editions of the works of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert and others soon turned Bärenreiter to a major force in the music publishers. The implementation of the overall output volumes in scores for the musical practice still constitutes the foundation of the publishing program. All areas of classical music - piano music, chamber music, symphonic music, opera, singing, choir music - are represented. But House and use music as well as new discoveries in the field of liturgical music (eg Quempas 1930, today's total circulation: 3 million copies) were and are building blocks of success of the house. 1932 did the collaboration with Hugo Distler. 1933, the Working Group for house music was founded (later International Working Group for music), which hosted the first Kassel Music Days in the fall. In 1936, the series " The legacy of German music " justified.

1940-1960

In 1944, the Barenreiter Verlag was founded in Basel, because the Kassel Publisher threatened to cancel. 1945, publishing the buildings were destroyed by air raids in Kassel. 1950 took over the Bärenreiter the Hinnenthal -Verlag. The series " Hortus Musicus " with works of Renaissance and Baroque began to appear. In 1952 Barenreiter Nagels Musik Verlag ( Celle). 1954 published the first two volumes of Bach Edition. Now the work began on the Mozart Edition. In 1955, the Alcor Edition (formerly Bruckner Verlag, founded in 1934 ) part of the Bärenreiter. The first volume of the Halle Handel Edition appeared, followed by the first volume of Mozart Edition and the new edition of the complete works of Heinrich Schütz. Since then, the publisher has worked with Ernst Krenek. 1957 took over Barenreiter Gustav Bosse Verlag. 1958 Barenreiter New York was founded in 1960, the record company " Barenreiter Musicaphon ".

1960-1980

1962 Editions Barenreiter Sàrl. , Paris was founded ( 1971 to 1980 in Tours ). The Edition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart " Letters and Papers " ( 7 volumes to 1975 ) started. In 1963, the Bears tab Ltd.. London (now in Harlow / Essex ) was founded. 1964 came out a Schubert Edition. In 1965, the company was founded Disco Center for the Bears tab labels " Cantate " and " Musicaphon " and for over thirty other record companies. In 1966 the first volume of the Complete Works Franz Berwald. In 1967 appeared the New Berlioz Edition. 1971 began a collaboration with the German paperback publisher (short dtv ). Charles died in 1975 Vötterle. Barbara SCHEUCH Vötterle has now Managing Partner. 1976 Leonhard tickler joined the Board. Offenbach's " Tales of Hoffmann" was listed in the new edition by Fritz Oeser at the Alcor Edition in the Volksoper in Vienna for the first time. 1977 began publishing the songs of Franz Schubert in collaboration with the G. Henle Verlag. The first volumes of the complete edition of the works of Leoš Janáček published 1979 ( co-production with Editio Supraphon Praha).

1980-2000

In 1988 Barenreiter the South German music publisher. In 1991, the main series ( music volumes ) of the Mozart Edition has been completed. At the same time the paperback edition was published in 20 volumes to. The stage distribution Henschel music was taken. Nakladatelstvi Barenreiter Praha was founded and started the privatization of Editio Supraphon Praha. The Bach Edition and the Halle Handel Edition, which have been published in co-production with the German publisher of Music in Leipzig, were continued after the reunification of Barenreiter alone. In 1992, the " Fair solennelle " by Hector Berlioz was rediscovered. 1993 laid the Gustav Bosse Verlag its workplace to Kassel. Published in 1994 the first volume of property, part of the second edition of the musical lexicon "The music in past and present ." Began in 1995, the complete edition of the works Niels Wilhelm Gade (co-production with Engstrøm & Sødring ). 1996, the complete edition of the works of Orlando di Lasso was completed. 1997 launched the new edition of the Beethoven symphonies by Jonathan Del Mar. in addition, the Johann Strauss complete Edition came out in cooperation with the Strauss Edition Wien. 1998 bought the Bärenreiter Editio Supraphon Praha in shares. 2000, the main part of the new Bach Edition was completed.

2000-2008

As a result of cooperation of the Société Jean -Philippe Rameau (Paris ) with the Bärenreiter released in 2004 " Anacréon ", the first volume of Rameau Complete Edition ( Opera omnia ). 2005 was the aria "Everything with God and nothing without him " rediscovered by JS Bach and published as a practical issue, and facsimile. Barenreiter took over the sales for the newly emerging " Critical Edition of the Complete Works " by Sergei Rachmaninoff. In 2006, the Mozart Mozart Edition was fully available again. The output " Mozart. Letters and Papers " appeared in an eight-volume paperback edition ( in collaboration with the dtv ). The New Berlioz Edition has been completed, as well as the Bach Edition and the Mozart Edition. Barbara SCHEUCH Vötterle received a 2007 Honorary Professor of the State of Hesse. 2007 Bears tab has been honored for his contribution to the publication and dissemination of the work of Georg Philipp Telemann with the Georg Philipp Telemann Prize of the city of Magdeburg. In May 2008 the Encyclopedia was completed the music in past and present ( MGG ) to 29 volumes with a supplementary volume.