Schott Music is one of the oldest German music publishers. The publishing house was founded by Bernhard Schott (1748 - 1809) in Mainz in 1770. Apart from a wide range of sheet music and scores Schott publishes books on music, several magazines (including Schumann's Neue Zeitschrift) and offers CDs and multimedia products.
The Schott music publishing business is largely the tale of two unrelated families: the Schotts from 1770 to 1874 and the Streckers from 1874 to the present. Bernhard Schott (1748-1809) founded the company in 1770 in Mainz, a historic city on the Rhine then equal to, but later overshadowed by, nearby Frankfurt. Initially the firm published the popular music of the day such as piano arrangements of operas.
The founder’s sons were great innovators in the period 1800 to 1850, renaming the firm B. Schott Söhne, acquiring many other publishers such as Amon (Heilbronn), Zulehner (Worms) and Falter (Munich), and opening branches abroad in Antwerp (1824, moved to Brussels 1843 ) Paris (1826) London (1835) and Leipzig (c 1840). In addition to its popular publications the firm achieved distinction by publishing some of Beethoven’s late works.
After the third and last generation of Schotts, who entered history as the publishers of Wagner’s Ring, came the handover in 1874 to a new dynasty, the Streckers, starting with Ludwig (1853-1943). The late 19th century saw the start of independent publishing by the branches in Paris (Schott Frėres, 1889) and London (Schott and Co, 1881).
In the 20th century Schott encouraged “modern” composers such as Hindemith and Schoenberg. Whereas many publishers suffered terribly in the 1930s and 40s, Schott’s seemingly obstinate decision to stay in provincial Mainz while the centre of gravity of the business was moving East to Berlin and Leipzig seemed, in hindsight, inspired and prescient: unlike many competitors’, Schott’s stock survived the war, and the firm did not find itself stranded in the communist East.
Though the firm has mainly grown organically rather than through acquisition, the post-war period saw expansion and diversification: the takeovers of Ars Viva (1953) and Ernst Eulenberg (1957), and then, reflecting the radically different music consumption habits of the electronic age, an unusual but important move into recorded music with the purchase of Wego (1971), and into popular music publishing with the creation of Musifactory (1975). The current range of activities is explained on the firm’s web site.
| Plate |
Ed. No. |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
| 27 |
|
Hoffmeister |
6 sonates concertantes pour deux flûtes traversières, Op.1 |
(1780s)
|
| 681, 695–696 |
|
Dussek |
Piano Trios, Op.29 (parts) |
(1800-1810)
|
| 1649–51 |
|
Mazas |
3 String Quartets, Op.7 |
(1822)
|
| 1709 |
|
Heuschkel |
6 Pieces pour Trois Cors, Op.9 |
(1822)
|
| 2321 |
|
Beethoven |
Symphony No.9, Op.125 (orch. parts, 1st ed.) |
1826
|
| 2322 |
|
Beethoven |
Symphony No.9, Op.125 (full score, 1st ed., 226 p.) |
1826
|
| 2469 |
|
Küffner |
60 Lessons for 2 Guitars, Op.168 |
1826
|
| 3194 |
|
Paganini |
Duo Merveille (Guhr edition) |
(1829)
|
| 3609 |
|
Ries |
Grand quintuor, Op.167 (parts) |
1832
|
| 4534 |
|
Küffner |
35me Potpourri, Op.266 |
1837
|
| 4655–56 |
|
Walckiers |
12 petits duos pour deux flûtes, book 1, Op.55 |
1837
|
| 4947 |
|
Küffner |
Humoreske, Op.276 |
1838
|
| 5291–92 |
|
Fessy |
Fantaisie sur 'Le cheval de bronze' (score and part) |
1839
|
| 5551 |
|
Thalberg |
Divertissement on a Theme from Benedict's 'The Gypsy's Warning', Op.34 |
1839
|
| 5842 |
|
Ernst |
Thème allemand varié, Op.9 |
1840
|
| 6223 |
|
Kalliwoda |
Concertino for Oboe, Op.110 (oboe, pf. version) |
1841
|
| 6631 |
|
Vieuxtemps |
Fantaisie-Caprice, Op.11 (for violin and piano) |
1842
|
| 6986 |
|
Lindblad |
Piano Trio, Op.10 |
1843
|
| 7648 |
|
Liszt |
Feuilles d'album, S.165 |
(1844)
|
| 7739 |
|
Servais |
Souvenir de Spa, Op.2 |
(1844)
|
| 7740 |
|
Servais |
Comte Ory, Caprice, Op.3 |
(1844)
|
| 7741 |
|
Servais |
Fantaisie et Variations, Op.4 |
(1844)
|
| 7925 |
|
Kufferath |
Piano Trio, Op.9 |
(1845)
|
| 8068 |
|
Dreyschock |
L’Inquiètude, Op.29 |
(1845)
|
| 8315 |
|
Berlioz-Liszt |
Ouverture des Francs-Juges, S.471 |
(1845)
|
| 8501 |
|
Prudent |
Caprice-Etude de Concert sur la 'Sonnambula' de Bellini, Op.23 |
1846
|
| 8715 |
|
Rosellen |
Trio Concertante, Op.82 |
1846
|
| 8805 |
|
Parish-Alvars |
Souvenir de Pischek, Op.89 |
1846
|
| 8877 |
|
Bériot |
Violin Concerto No.5, Op.55 (vn/pf) |
1846
|
| 8954 |
|
Lachner |
Psalm 133, Op.91 (score & pts) |
1849
|
| 9071 |
|
Ravina |
12 Études de Style et de Perfectionnement, Op.14 |
1847
|
| 9141 |
|
Rosellen |
Fantaisie brillant sur l'opera de Rossini Le Barbier de Seville, Op.91 |
1847
|
| 9222–24 |
|
Bertini |
3 Solos de concours, Op.167 |
1847
|
| 9503 |
|
Servais |
Le Barbier de Seville, Op.6 |
(1847)
|
| 9917 |
|
Mendelssohn |
Lauda Sion, Op.73 |
(1849)
|
| 10310 |
|
Stainlein |
Fantaisie, Op.4 (cello/pf red.) |
(1851)
|
| 10419 |
|
Bériot |
Violin Concerto No.6, Op.70 (arr. for vn, pf) |
1850
|
| 11183 |
|
Gottschalk |
Le Mancenillier, Op.11 |
1851
|
| 11369 |
|
Paganini |
Violin Concerto No.2, Op.7 (vn, pf red.) |
|
| 11371 |
|
Paganini |
God Save the Queen |
|
| 11467 |
|
Briccialdi |
Morceau de concert, Op.61 |
(1852?)
|
| 11908 |
7003 |
Adam |
La poupée de Nuremberg |
1853
|
| 12061 |
|
Léonard |
24 Etudes Classiques, Op.21 |
1853
|
| 12210 |
|
C. Schubert |
Les Archers du Roi, Op.101 |
(1855)
|
| 12211 |
|
C. Schubert |
Les Soirées Parisiennes, Op.128 |
(1855)
|
| 12262 |
|
Ascher |
Danse Espagnole, Op.24 |
1853
|
| 13153 |
|
Lachner |
6 Duets for a Soprano and Alto with piano, Op.106 |
1857
|
| 13733 |
|
Herz |
Piano Concerto No.5, Op.180 (piano solo and orch. parts) |
1857
|
| 14061 |
|
Pauer |
Quintuor, Op.44 |
1856
|
| 14076 |
|
Bülow |
Ballade, Op.11 |
1856
|
| 14102 |
|
Servais |
Souvenir de St Pétersbourg, Op.15 (orchestral part arr. for strings) |
(1856 or after)
|
| 14178 |
|
Ascher |
Grande Paraphrase de Concert on 'God save the Queen', Op.50 |
1856
|
| 14755 |
|
Herz |
Marche and Rondo on Verdi's 'Ernani', Op.189 |
(1860)
|
| 14947 |
|
Rubinstein |
Triumphal Overture, Op.43 (arr. piano 4-hands) |
1858
|
| 15040 |
|
Boehm |
Andante for Flute and Piano, Op.33 |
(1858)
|
| 15225 |
|
Leybach |
Grande Valse Brillante No.2, Op.20 |
1858
|
| 15437 |
|
Dancla |
6 Airs variés, Series I, Op.89 (publ. over a span) |
(1859-60)
|
| 16152 |
|
Wagner |
Das Rheingold (vocal score, 1st ed.) |
1861
|
| 16254 |
|
Terschak |
Grande Valse de Concert, Op.14 |
1862
|
| 16337 |
|
Hiller |
Piano Sonata No.2, Op.59 |
1861
|
| 16401 |
|
Fétis |
String Quintet No.1 |
1861
|
| 16713 |
|
Rubinstein |
Cadenza to Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3 |
(1862)
|
| 16748 |
|
Rubinstein |
Triumphal Overture, Op.43 (full score) |
1863
|
| 16983 |
|
Alard |
Un Ballo in Maschera de Verdi, Op.40 |
1862
|
| 17106 |
|
Lux |
Fantaisie de Concert sur 'O Sanctissima', Op.29 (ed.Peace) |
1867
|
| 17200 |
|
Ketterer |
Boute-en-train, Op.121 |
1863
|
| 17734 |
|
Ketterer |
Le Chant du Bivouac, Op.139 (Scharfenberg copub.?) |
1864
|
| 17852 |
|
Briccialdi |
Fantasy on Themes from La Sonnambula, Op.110 |
(1865?)
|
| 17995 |
|
Wagner |
Die Walküre, WWV 86B (vocal score, arr. Klindworth, 1st ed.) |
1865
|
| 18034 |
|
Hiller |
Symphony, Op.67 |
1865
|
| 18049 |
|
Abert |
Symphony No.4, Op.31 - full score |
(1865)
|
| 18386 |
|
Reinecke |
Cello Concerto, Op.82 (arr. for cello and piano) |
1865
|
| 18469 |
|
Wagner |
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (parts) |
(1867?)
|
| 18495 |
|
Satter |
L'union, Op.73 |
1866
|
| 18854 |
|
Bessems |
String Trio, Op.90 |
1866
|
| 18975 |
|
Wagner |
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (piano arr. by Tausig) |
1868
|
| 19214 |
|
Lachner |
Suite No.4 in E-flat major, Op.129 (full orchestral score) |
1868
|
| 19413 |
|
Raff |
Symphony No.2, Op.140 (full score) |
1869
|
| 19883 |
|
Heinefetter |
Macbeth, Op.13 (score) |
(1869)
|
| 19905 |
|
Herz |
Piano Concerto No.7, Op.207 (piano solo, with cues for orch.pts.) |
(1870)
|
| 20078 |
|
Besekirsky, C. |
Allegro du 1er Concerto de Paganini |
|
| 20238 |
|
Balakirev |
Transcription of Glinka's Song 'The Lark' |
|
| 20326 |
|
Wagner |
Siegfried, WWV 86C (vocal score, 1st ed.) |
1871
|
| 20401 |
|
Ritter |
8 Clavierstücke, Op.5 |
1871
|
| 20800 |
|
Wagner |
Das Rheingold (full score, 1st ed.) |
1873
|
| 21011 |
|
Gernsheim |
Piano Trio No.1, Op.28 |
(1873)
|
| 21170 |
|
Wagner |
Die Walküre (full score, 1st ed.) |
1874
|
| 21264 |
|
Doppler |
Andante et rondo, Op.25 |
(1874)
|
| 21284 |
|
Jensen |
Suite for Violin and Piano, Op.3 |
(1874)
|
| 21500 |
|
Wagner |
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (vocal score, 1st ed.) |
1875
|
| 21544 |
|
Wagner |
Siegfried (full score, 1st ed.) |
1876
|
| 21593 |
|
Urspruch |
5 Fantasiestücke, Op.2 |
1875
|
| 21793 |
|
Goldmark |
Violin Sonata, Op.25 |
1876
|
| 21929 |
|
Massenet |
Scènes pittoresques (full score) |
(1876)
|
| 21953 |
|
Wagner |
Götterdämmerung (full score, 1st ed.) |
1876
|
| 22280 |
|
Sgambati |
Piano Quintet No.2, Op.5 |
1877
|
| 22356 |
|
Sgambati |
Prelude and Fugue, Op.6 |
1877
|
| 22370 |
|
Lange Jr. |
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.22 (vn/pf red.) |
(1878?)
|
| 22370bis |
|
Lange Jr. |
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.22 (vn.pt, one mvt., Kross ed.) |
1890
|
| 22552 |
|
Hummel |
Piano Quartet, Op.19 |
1879
|
| 22711 |
|
Volkmann |
String Quartet No.3, Op.34 (parts) |
(ca.1878)
|
| 22714 |
|
Volkmann |
String Quartet No.5, Op.37 (parts) |
(ca.1878)
|
| 22721 |
|
Volkmann |
String Quartet No.6, Op.43 (parts) |
(ca.1878)
|
| 22760 |
|
Volkmann |
Overture to Shakespeare's Richard III, Op.68 |
(ca.1878)
|
| 22822 |
|
Brüll |
Serenade No.2, Op.36 (score) |
(1879)
|
| 23122 |
|
Terschak |
Flute Sonata No.1, Op.168 |
(1880)
|
| 23209 |
|
Gluck |
Orfeo ed Euridice (trans. Giovanni Sgambati) |
(1878)
|
| 23210 |
|
Sgambati |
Gavotte, Op.9 |
(1878)
|
| 23211 |
|
Sgambati |
Fogli Volanti, Op.8 |
1880/1881
|
| 23365-6 |
|
Sgambati |
Piano Concerto, Op.15 (score and various arrangements) |
(1882?-3)
|
| 23406 |
|
Wagner |
Parsifal, WWV 111 (vocal score, arr. J. Rubinstein, 1st ed.) |
1882
|
| 23433 |
|
Volkmann |
Schlummerlied, Op.76 |
1882
|
| 23557b |
|
Liszt |
Angelus (from Années de pèlerinage III), for String Quartet, S.378 |
1883
|
| 23571 |
|
Wagner |
Parsifal, WWV 111 (1st ed., Prelude, Act 1) |
(1884)
|
| 23603 |
|
Luzzatto |
Piano Trio No.2, Op.37 |
1883
|
| 23729 |
|
Spiess |
Etude, Nocturne and Scherzo-Capriccioso, Op.48 |
[1884]
|
| 23917 |
|
Sgambati |
Gavotte, Op.9 (simplified arr.) |
(1885)
|
| 23918 |
|
Sgambati |
4 Piano Pieces, Op.13 |
(1886)
|
| 24427 |
|
Liszt |
Angelus (from Années de pèlerinage III), for String Quintet or String Orchestra, S.362a |
1887
|
| 24567 |
|
Sgambati |
Suite in B minor, Op.16 |
(1888)
|
| 24703 |
|
Matys |
Konzertstück No.3, Op.39 (horn&pno red.) |
(1890)
|
| 24787 |
|
Elgar |
Salut d'Amour Op.12 (full score, parts) |
1889
|
| 25094 |
|
Hamm |
Viergespräch (orch. arr for pf) |
1893
|
| 25326 |
|
Goldmark |
Cello Sonata, Op.39 (score, part) |
1893
|
| 25618 |
|
Humperdinck |
Hänsel und Gretel (Kleinmichel vocal score 1st ed.) |
1894
|
| 25800 |
|
Humperdinck |
Hänsel und Gretel (Kleinmichel pno. 4h reduction) |
1894
|
| 26038 |
|
Caetani |
Piano Quintet, Op.4 (score and pts) |
1897
|
| 26115 |
|
Grey |
Andante-pastorale in D-flat major |
1897
|
| 26321 |
|
Servais |
Le Barbier de Séville - Grande Fantaisie, Op.6 (cello part, H. Becker edition) |
(1900)
|
| 26801 |
|
Elgar |
Salut d'amour, Op.12 (pno 4h arr.) |
1901
|
| 26810 |
|
Sauer |
Piano Concerto No.1 (2-piano arr.) |
1900
|
| 26821 |
|
Sauer |
Piano Concerto No.1 (full score) |
1900
|
| 26999 |
|
Wagner |
Die Walküre, WWV 86B (2pf 8h by Chevillard) |
1901
|
| 27065 |
|
Weidig |
Petite Suite, Op.22 |
1902
|
| 27191 |
|
Volbach |
Raffael, Op.26 (score) |
1903
|
| 27494 |
|
Brassin |
12 Grande Etudes de Concert, Op.12 (Neitzel ed., Books 1 and 2) |
1904
|
| 27788 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.11-20 (No.11) |
1905
|
| 28062 |
|
Caetani |
String Quartet No.2, Op.12 (score) |
1907
|
| 28296 |
|
Trowell |
6 Morceaux, Op.20 |
1908
|
| 28488 |
|
Trowell |
Nocturne in D major, Op.16 |
1909
|
| 28564 |
|
Bittner |
Der Musikant (v.s., arr. Egon Bloch) |
1909
|
| 28569 |
|
Sinding |
5 Klavierstücke, Op.97 |
1909
|
| 28616 |
|
Stravinsky |
Feu d'artifice, Op.4 (score) |
1910
|
| 28715 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.11-20 (Etude 17 only) |
1909
|
| 28725 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.11-20 (Etude 18 only) |
1909
|
| 29335 |
|
Grey |
Finale symphonique in C minor |
1911
|
| 29361 |
|
Bruch |
Romance for viola and orchestra, Op.85 (full score) |
1911
|
| 29362 |
|
Bruch |
Romanze for Viola and Orchestra, Op.85 (vla/pf arr.) |
1911
|
| 29363 |
|
Bruch |
Romanze for Viola and Orchestra, Op.85 (vln/pf arr.) |
1911
|
| 29440 |
|
Bowen |
Viola Sonata No.2, Op.22 |
1911
|
| 29497 |
|
Dale |
Phantasy, Op.4 |
1912
|
| 29527 |
|
Lemare |
Concertstück No.2, Op.90 |
1913
|
| 29538 |
1437 |
Scott |
24 Impressions from the Jungle Book |
1912
|
| 29673 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.11-20 (Etude 13, 14, 16) |
1903/09/12
|
| 29674 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.11-20 (Etude 19–20 only) |
1911
|
| 29677 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 (Etude 21 only) |
1912
|
| 29752 |
|
Weidig |
Capriccio, Op.13 (score, parts) |
1913
|
| 29780 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1913
|
| 29842 |
|
Julian Clifford |
Fairy Fancies for Salon Orch. (parts) |
1913
|
| 29889 |
1436 |
Scott |
Egypt, Album of Impressions |
1913
|
| 30187 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1914
|
| 30210 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1914
|
| 30211 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1914
|
| 30277 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1914
|
| 30350 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1917
|
| 30360 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1917
|
| 30418 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1918
|
| 30489 |
|
Schmid |
String Quartet, Op.26 |
1920
|
| 30585 |
3478 |
Windsperger |
String Quartet, Op.21 (score) |
1920
|
| 30683 |
|
Korngold |
Suite aus der Musik zu Shakespeare's 'Viel Lärmen um Nichts', Op.11 |
1921
|
| 30731 |
|
Schulthess |
Serenade in B-flat major, Op.9 (score) |
1921
|
| 31171 |
|
Grechaninov |
Livre d'enfants, Op.98 (Kilp ed.) |
(1920)
|
| 32192 |
|
Sekles |
1st Suite for Piano, Op.34 |
1928
|
| 33084 |
|
Sauer |
Concert Etudes Nos.21-30 |
1921
|
| 33903 |
4228 |
Haas |
Ein deutsches Gloria, Op.86 |
1933
|
| 39854 |
|
Pierné |
Impressions de Music-Hall (Ballet), Op.47 |
|
| 45021 |
|
Grainger |
Irish Tune from County Derry |
1911
|
| 46923 |
|
Schulhoff |
Hot-Sonate |
1930
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