Robert Forberg

cover 1873
cover 1908
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decorative cover 1906
Pan woodwind series cover ca.1920

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History

Robert Forberg was a major publisher of contemporary works from ca.1860 to ca.1930.

The firm was founded by August Robert Forberg (1833-1880) in 1862. He was a relative of Dusseldorf cellist Friedrich Forberg (1815 ca.-1883) and of Leipzig publisher Otto Forberg. With headquarters in Leipzig, Forberg's international fame was achieved largely through its activities as a German agency for foreign music publishers.
One of the most important agencies was that for the Russian publisher P. Jurgenson, despite the latter's close relationship with the Hamburg firm D. Rahter. Forberg was the sole agent for a number of Tchaikovsky works, including the Symphony No.6.

By 1908, the Forberg catalog contained more than 6000 titles. Besides Tchaikovsky, other composers represented included Smetana, Richard Strauss, and Reger. Forberg's Jurgenson agency enabled them to claim the German rights for early Stravinsky titles issued by the Russian publisher after their appropriation by the Soviet regime in 1918. A famous lawsuit resulted, pitting the exiled composer and the publishers Chester and Schott against Forberg, who won the case (ca.1925).

August Robert was succeeded by Robert Max Forberg (1850-1920) then Horst von Roeld (up to ca.1950). The facility in Leipzig was severely damaged by bombing in 1943. After the war, the company relocated to Bonn (1949), moving subsequently to Bad Godesburg (1951-2005). Schott eventually purchased the Stravinsky titles from Forberg in the post-war era.

After the death of the last independent owner in 2005, the firm was absorbed by the giant Universal Music Group under the wing of Ricordi-Munich.

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Plate Numbers

Plate Composer Work Year
0018 Bądarzewska-Baranowska La prière d'une vierge, Op.4 1863
0019 Bądarzewska-Baranowska Mazurka brillante 1863
0020 Bądarzewska-Baranowska Douce rêverie 1863
0120 Behr La violette, Op.49 1864
0121 Behr La sylphide, Op.51 1864
0122 Behr Am Traualtar, Op.50 1864
0139 Behr Le réveil des roses, Op.57 1864
0142 Behr Ein Sommerabend am Genfer See, Op.62 1864
0143 Behr Fern von dir(!), Op.63 1864
0144 Behr Minerva, Op.64 1864
0164 Behr Flocon de neige, Op.61 1865
0168 Behr Abendglocken, Op.68 1864
0169 Behr (Eine) Mondnacht am See, Op.69 1864
0199 Ambros Fantasiestück(e), Op.14 1865
0213 Behr L'amazone, Op.65 1865
0216 Behr Souvenir de Kissingen, Op.66 1865
0241 Behr Bacchanale, Op.70 1865
0242 Behr La nymphe, Op.71 1865
0315 Behr Encore à toi !, Op.59 1866
0338 Kalliwoda Die Abendglocke, WoO VIII/2 (n. ausg.) 1866
0370 Baumfelder Herzenswunsch, Op.156 1866
0371 Baumfelder Erinnerung, Op.159 1866
0372 Baumfelder Carnaval de Venise, Op.160 1866
0434 Arnold, Frz. [Frç.] La belle amazone, Op.6 1867
0435 Arnold, F. Abschied von der Heimath, Op.7 1867
0445 Arnold, F. Ave Maria, Op.8 1867
0446 Baumfelder Sous la fenêtre, Op.162 1867
0494 Baumfelder Le désir, Op.166 1867
0565 Baumfelder Romance italienne, Op.167 1868
0566 Baumfelder Le petit Savoyard, Op.168 1868
0631 Beethoven Die Ruinen von Athen, Op.113 (4. Marcia alla turca) (arr. pf) 1868
0632 Baumfelder Vögleins Traum, Op.169 1868
0648 Baumfelder Glöckchenspiel, Op.171 1868
0649 Baumfelder Variations on an Original Theme, Op.170 1868
0650 Baumfelder Songe du bonheur, Op.172 1868
0651 Baumfelder Les hirondelles, Op.173 1868
0674 Arnold, F. La belle tyrolienne, Op.10 1868
0697 Beethoven 6 Lieder, Op.48 (arr. pf/harm/org Schaab) 1869
0771.772 Jensen 2 Nocturnes, Op.38 1869
0848-850 Rheinberger Aus Italien, Op.29 1870
0900 Pazdírek/Gotthard Piano Quintet, Op.60 1870
1095 Harmston Ballade in G major, Op.174 1871
1132 Anderss, A. Caprice (No.1), Op.34
1185 Anderss, A. Impromptu, Op.30
1240 Bach, Otto Piano Trio No.2, Op.22 1872
1400 Lachner Ave Maria, Op.162 (f.s. & parts) 1873
1450 Lachner Psalm 26, Op.163 (f.s.) 1873
1480 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.21, Op.53 (Henselt ed.) 1873
1500 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.17, Op.31 No.2 (Henselt ed.) 1873
1636 Hollaender Spinnerlied, Op.3 1874
1701 Rheinberger String Quintet, Op.82 (parts) 1874
1787 Rheinberger 4 Epische gesänge, Op.86 (no.2) 1875
1800 Lange Jr. Violin Sonata No.1, Op.19 1875
1900 Reinecke Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op.134 (piano 4-h) 1875
2160 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.4, Op.98 1877
2162 Hiller Fantasiestück, Op.152 (score) 1876
2447 Behr Les Songes dores, Op.409 1878
2519 Krug Die Maikönigin, Op.10 (full score) 1879
2527 Beer, Max Josef 6 Waltzes, Op.21 1879
2690-95 Hiller Festtage, Op.191 1880
2712 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37 (II. Largo) (arr. pf Reinecke) 1880
2729 Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op.37a (pf.4h arr. by Krüger) 1882
2816 Rheinberger Piano Trio No.3, Op.121 1881
2866 Rheinberger Sonata for Piano 4-hands, Op.122 1881
2967 Baumfelder Abandonné, Op.309 1882
2968 Baumfelder Marche bohémienne, Op.313 1882
2987 Reinecke Sonata 'Undine', Op.167 1882
2996 Baumfelder Am Feierabend, Op.315 1882
2997 Baumfelder Chanson d'autrefois, Op.316 1882
2998 Abesser Schwester Hedwig, Op.373 1882
2999 Blumenfee, Op.374 1882
3011 Abesser Mimili, Op.377 1882
3012 Trinklied, Op.378 1882
3013 Schäferstückchen, Op.379 1882
3014 Im Mondenschein, Op.380 1882
3023 Barth, Gustav(e) 3 Klavierstücke, Op.29 (No.1) 1882
3024 Barth, G. 3 Klavierstücke, Op.29 (No.2) 1882
3025 Barth, G. 3 Klavierstücke, Op.29 (No.3) 1882
3169 Baumfelder Boléro (No.1), Op.317 1883
3260 Behr Le retour des lanciers, Op.500 1884
3281 Baumfelder Romance espagnole, Op.325 1884
3282 Baumfelder Doux souvenir, Op.326 1884
3509 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.9, Op.142 1885
3677 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.10, Op.146 1887
3842 Behr Goldene Träume, Op.584 (No.3: Gondellied) 1887
3919 Becker Dem Andenken Kaiser Friedrichs, Op.136 (red. pf) 1888
3941 Meyer-Olbersleben Fest-Ouverture, Op.30 (full score) 1888
4018 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.12, Op.154 1888
4408 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.14, Op.165 1891
4460 Rauchenecker Deutsches Schwert und deutscher Sang 1891
4493 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.15, Op.168 1892
4494 Draeseke Cello Sonata in D, Op.51 (sc&pt) 1892
4551 Hollaender Spanish Serenade, Op.49 1892
4651 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.16, Op.175 1893
4747 Rheinberger Organ Concerto No.2, Op.177 (organ pt.) 1894
4854 Rheinberger Organ Sonata No.17, Op.181 1895
5188 Sauret Rhapsodie Suédoise, Op.59 (violin/pf score) 1898
5379 Albert Cello Concerto, Op.20 (cello/pf red.) 1900
5804-7 Sinding 4 Old Danish Songs, Op.39 1906
5889 Beer-Walbrunn 3 Fugues, Op.28 (No.1) 1906
5986 Handel Chaconne in G major, HWV 435 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1907
5997 Menter Tarantella, Op.4 1907
6025 Haas Organ Sonata, Op.12 1907
6053–56 Schillings Glockenlieder, Op.22 (voice&piano) 1908
6135 Menter Mazurka, Op.6 1909
6231 Chopin Nocturnes, Op.62 No.1 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1910
6261 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.6 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1911
6262 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.9 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1911
6263 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.11 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1911
6300–03 Sekles 4 Lieder, Op.18 1911
6344 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.1 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1912
6345 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.2 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1912
6348 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.8 (ed. Eugen d'Albert) 1912
6647 Hummel Nis Randers, Op.142 1921
6648 Hummel Heldentod, Op.138 1921
6650 Hummel Der Tanz, Op.141 1921
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