Historical Publication Info
History
In 1857 Polish-born Gustav Gebethner (1831-1901) and Robert Wolff (1832-1910) started their Warsaw bookselling and music publishing company, which flourished in the peaceful and increasingly prosperous Eastern Europe of the second half of the 19th century. They specialized in contemporary Polish composers such as Moniuszko, in addition to the first Polish complete Chopin edition. There was a prodigious output, about 7000 works in all. Finally the company was nationalized after the second world war.
Editions
Imprints, Addresses, Agencies
Imprints
Gebethner & Co. (1857–1860s?)
Gebethner and Wolff (1860s–?)
Addresses
Warsaw
Plate Numbers
Gebethner and Wolff's plate numbers were issued in a fairly regular chronological fashion. Plate numbers are in the format of G.&C. ### for early publications and G. ##### W. for latter ones.
G.&C. ###
G. #### W.
| Plate |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
| 278 |
Moniuszko |
Halka (arr. for solo piano) |
1864
|
| 878 |
Moniuszko |
Pieśń Wieczorna (arr. for solo piano) |
|
| 1185 |
Godard |
Suite de danses anciennes et modernes, Op.103 (No.4) |
1889
|
| 1247 |
Gall |
5 Lieder, Op.1 (No.3) |
1892?
|
| 1378 |
Ślaski |
Trzy piosenki ludowe |
1892
|
| 1640 |
Gregh |
Je pense à vous, Op.42 |
1895
|
| 1881 |
Navrátil |
3 Ballades, Op.14 (No.3) |
1897
|
| 1913 |
Żeleński |
25 Preludes, Op.38 |
1897?
|
| 1920 |
Navrátil |
3 Ballades, Op.14 (No.1) |
1897
|
| 1922 |
Chopin |
Preludes, Op.28 (No.7 arr. for violin/cello and piano) |
1897?
|
| 1929 |
Chopin |
Mazurkas, Op.7 (No.2 arr. for violin/cello and piano) |
1897?
|
| 1932 |
Goltermann |
2 Pièces de Salon, Op.13 (No.1) |
|
| 1943 |
Hauser |
Mes adieux a Varsovie, Op.5 |
|
| 1960 |
Moniuszko |
Prząśniczka |
1897
|
| 1981 |
Chopin |
Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 (Marche funèbre arr. for violin/cello and piano) |
1897?
|
| 2090 |
Schytte |
6 Instruktive Vortrags-Studien, Op.90 (Nos.1 & 2) |
1898
|
| 2119 |
Wolff |
L'Ami Musical (Book 1) |
1898
|
| 2121 |
Wolff |
L'Ami Musical (Book 3) |
1898
|
| 2185 |
Wolff |
L'Ami Musical (Book 2) |
1898
|
| 2658 |
Gurlitt |
Feuilles volantes, Op.112 (selections) |
|
| 2658-2659 |
Gurlitt |
Kleine Blumen, Op.205 (selections) |
|
| 2659 |
Gurlitt |
Album pour la jeunesse, Op.140 (No.20) |
|
| 2759 |
Moniuszko |
Gwiadzka (arr. for solo piano) |
1903
|
| 2775 |
Berlioz |
La damnation de Faust, H 111 (Ballet des Sylphes arr. for solo piano) |
1903
|
| 2791 |
Rosen |
Gammes et exercises journaliers |
1903
|
| 2862 |
Löw |
Douces vacances, Op.433 No.3 |
1904
|
| 2962 |
Martini |
Plaisir d'amour (arr. for solo piano) |
1904
|
| 2991 |
Jadassohn |
3 Morceaux de salon, Op.25 (No.3) |
1904
|
| 3421 |
Grieg |
Lyric Pieces, Op.12 (No.7 arr. for violin/cello and piano) |
1905
|
| 3761 |
Schytte |
Jugendfreuden, Op.97 (No.1) |
1905
|
| 4889 |
Karłowicz |
Stanisław i Anna Oświecimowie, Op.12 (full score) |
|
| 5059 |
Chopin |
Impromptu No.1, Op.29 (arr. by Michalowski) |
1912?
|
| 5079 |
Karłowicz |
Smutna opowieść (Preludia do wieczności), Op.13 (full score) |
1912?
|
| 5082 |
Szymanowski |
Violin Sonata, Op.9 |
1911
|
| 5326 |
Chopin |
Polonaises, Op.40 (No.2 arr. for violin,cello, and piano) |
1912?
|
| 5334 |
Karłowicz |
Violin Concerto, Op.8 (for violin and piano) |
1912?
|
| 6131 |
Chojecki |
Niech żyje niepodległa zjednoczona Polska |
|
| 6156 |
Chopin |
Waltzes, Op.69 (No.2 arr. for violin and piano) |
1920
|
| 6531 |
Szymanowski |
6 Songs, Op.20 |
1925
|
| 6534 |
Melcer-Szczawiński |
Stary Kapral |
1925
|
| 6544 |
Szymanowski |
3 Fragments, Op.5 (No.3) |
1928
|
Sources Consulted
- Grove 6th ed
- Wikipedia (Polish).
