
Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf

Johann Gottlob Immanuel Breitkopf
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in F Major, Wq. 122/2


Gottfried Christoph Härtel
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo, Op. 4
From the very beginning, Härtel published highly significant works, among them Handel’s Messiah, J .S. Bach’s “Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott,” BWV 80, and 25 Beethoven first editions. They were first to publish the operas of Meyerbeer, Cherubini, Donizetti, Bellini, Mehul, Marschner, and Auber.
Famously, Wagner’s Lohengrin and Tristan and Isolde first emerged from the Breitkopf press as well. In addition, the influential music journal Allegmeine musikalische Zeitung was founded and printed by Härtel. When Härtel’s sons Raymund and Hermann took over by 1835, they set into motion their greatest achievement by publishing the Gesamtausgaben (Complete Works Editions). It all kicked off in 1850 with Johann Sebastian Bach, and continues to this day. And let’s not forget that Hermann Härtel was a close friend of Schumann and Mendelssohn, and Breitkopf & Härtel first issued a substantial number of their works.
The adjoining book publishing division produced some of the most important standard 19th century musicological works, and on Hermann Härtel’s death, the firm’s catalogue comprised 15,000 items. Oskar van Hase and Wilhelm Volkmann, Härtel’s nephews, took over the company in 1870. Volkmann initiated the “Denkmäler Deutscher Tonkunst” (Monuments of German Musical Art) series, and von Hase systematically expanded the collection of concert materials. The firm eagerly promoted contemporary composers d’Albert, Busoni and above all Sibelius, and collaborated with leading contemporary music scholars. The economic crises following WWI accelerated the publication of works from the mainstream and from the contemporary international music scene, with the music textbook division produced standard reference works. The publishing premises, including valuable autographs and archival materials, were destroyed in a bombing raid during December 1943. Part of what was saved went to Darmstadt, another part was given to the Leipzig State Archives, and yet another chunk went to Berlin. Following 1945, the firm was divided into two independent sections, one housed in East Germany and one in the West. VEB Breitkopf & Härtel Leipzig promoted works of contemporary East German composers. The Wiesbaden branch initiated the series “Collegium Musicae Novae, and also published works by contemporary composers. In 1991, the separate companies negotiated a reunification and the combined current catalogue contains over 1,000 composers!
Jean Sibelius: Romance D-flat major, Op. 24/9
I am trying to get Concerto in F Minor Opus 73 ( ist /3rd movements)-Variations opus 43 -CM Weber.
It is on the List for Royal Conservatory of Music clarinet syllabus