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Typical early H.A. Probst cover (1825)
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History

In 1823, Heinrich Albert Probst (1791-1846) founded his Leipzig publishing firm, and achieved substantial success relatively early. However, after 13 years, he sold the firm to Carl Friedrich Kistner (1797-1844) in 1836. Probst later became Breitkopf's Paris agent, purchasing the rights for works of Chopin and others for them1. Kistner expanded the firm substantially, adding works by contemporary German composers like Schumann, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Gade, Joachim and Hiller.

In the decades following Kistner's death, the emphasis on German and Central European composers continued, with first editions by Liszt, Reinecke, Smetana, Franz and Bruch. The Kistner firm was sold in 1919 to brothers Carl and Richard Linnemann, proprietors of the rival Leipzig publisher C.F.W. Siegel since 1869. At this point Siegel, 80 years old, had a stock of 16891 editons, while Kistner, 100 years old, had 10924 editions. The name was changed to Kistner & Siegel in 1923.

Though devasted the by allied bombing of Leipzig in 1944-45, the firm re-opened after the war in West Germany in 1948.

Acquisitions

  • 1884 A.H. Hirsch in Leipzig.
  • 1884 various small publishers
  • 1895 Haydn’s complete string quartets from A.H. Payne.
  • 1923 Union of Fr. Kistner & C.F.W. Siegel.

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

  • Heinrich Albert [H.A.] Probst (1823-1836)
  • C.F. Kistner (1836-1923)
  • Fr. Kistner (1836-1923)
  • Kistner und Siegel (1923-present)

Plate Numbers

Many of the editions of Probst were reissued by Kistner with the same plates but new title pages.
Dates in italics are estimated. In any event, Probst editions, if not clearly reissues with new materials and new dates, should be on the H.A. Probst page.

Plate Composer Work Year
01119 Onslow String Quintet No.22, Op.57 1836
01154–1155 Bennett Piano Concerto No.3, Op.9 (orch. parts) 1837
01156 Bennett Piano Concerto No.3, Op.9 - piano solo part 1837
01164 Bennett 3 Romances, Op.14 1837
01166 Bennett The Naiades, Op.15 1837
01244 Kalkbrenner 25 Grandes Etudes, Op.143 1839
01303 Hiller Die Zerstörung Jerusalems, Op.24 (full score) 1842
01339 Moscheles Hommage à Weber, Op.102 1842
01380 Bennett The Naiades, Op.15 (full score) 1843
01388 Thalberg Grandes Valses brillantes, Op.47 1843
01399 Gade Symphony No.1, Op.5 (arr. pf4-h by Ferd.Schubert) 1844
01412 Ries Piano Concerto No.4, Op.115 (reduction)
01423–24 Rietz Cello Concerto, Op.16 (parts) 1844
01431 Mendelssohn 6 Duets, Op.63 1844
01438 Bennett Piano Trio, Op.26 1845
01443 Gade Im Hochland, Op.7 (pf4h red.) 1845
01458 Onslow String Quintet No.27, Op.68 (parts) 1846
01495 Macfarren String Quartet No.2, Op.54 (parts) 1846
01652 Liszt Glanes de Woronince, S.249 1849
01656 Liszt O du mein holder Abendstern, S.444 1849
01730 Kontski Le Rêve d'une jeune Châtelaine, Op.6 (pf arr.) 1850
01767 Gade Symphony No.4, Op.20 (score) 1851
01783 Onslow String Quintet No.32, Op.78 1851
01784 David Bunte Reihe, Op.30 (arr. by Liszt) 1851
01801 Liszt Marche de Rákóczy, S.244c 1851
01815 Moscheles Cello Sonata, Op.121 (Cello part) 1851
01835 Moscheles Cello Sonata, Op.121 (piano score) 1851
01842 Onslow String Quintet No.33, Op.80 (parts) 1852
01963 Moscheles Cello Sonata, Op.121 (arr. piano 4-hands) 1853
02061 Wieniawski Allegro de Sonate, Op.2 1854
02079 Rietz Concert-Ouverture, Op.7 (full score) 1855
02181 Rubinstein 6 Lieder von Heine, Op.32 (No.6) 1856
02198 Hiller Serenade, Op.64 1856
02258 Kullak 2 Valse-Caprices, Op.99 (No.2) 1857
02299 Hermann Grand Duo Brillant for Violin and Cello, Op.12 1858
02450 Lang 6 Lieder, Op.25 1860
02492 Vogt Piano Trio, Op.25 (score & parts) 1861
02501 Bennett The May Queen, Op.39 (v.s.) 1861
02538 Wieniawski Legende, Op.17 (vn, pf arr.) 1861
02542 Hiller Zur Guitarre, Op.97 1861
02563 Jadassohn 3 Morceaux de salon, Op.25 1861
02586 Gade 4 Fantasiestykker, Op.41 1862
02615 Kontski Tristesse et gaîté, Op.15 1862
02637 Wieniawski Etudes-Caprices, Op.18 1864
02714 Wieniawski Impromptu No.1, Op.19 1863
02715-2716 Wieniawski 8 Mazurkas, Op.23 1863
02805 Burgmüller Symphony No.2, Op.11 (full score) 1864
02813 Jensen Jagdscene, Op.15 1864
02814 Jensen Präludium und Romanze, Op.19 1864
02898 Gade String Sextet, Op.44 1865
02953 Mayseder String Quintet No.4, Op.65 (parts) 1865
02973 Raff Fest-Ouvertüre, Op.117 1865
03027-8 Jensen Lieder und Tänze, Op.33 1866
03083 Azanchevsky Piano Trio, Op.10 1866
03488 Bruch 2 Cantatas, Op.31 1870
03556 Davydov 4 Pieces, Op.20 1870
03568 Raff Symphony No.3, Op.153 1871
03768 Bargiel 3 Nocturnes, Op.3 1872
03844 Lachner Octet for Winds, Op.156 (parts) 1872
03887 David Festmarsch, Op.42 (score) 1873
03897 Chopin Nocturnes, Op.9 (no.2 arr.Wilhelmj, vn/pf) 1873
04045 Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture, Op.95 (arr.Leo Grill) 1874
04228 Hiller Die Zerstörung Jerusalems, Op.24 (vocal score) 1874
04368 Norman Viola Sonata, Op.32 1875
04521 Goetz Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung 1875
04525 Fuchs 11 Capriccietti, Op.12 1875
04604 Davydov Romance sans Paroles, Op.23 (piano score) 1875
04619 Wieniawski Fantaisie et Fugue, Op.25 1876
04620 Wieniawski Etude de concert No.1, Op.33 1876
04621 Wieniawski Tarantelle No.2, Op.35 1876
04707 Hohlfeld String Quintet, Op.1 1876
04708 Huber Serenade, Op.19 1876
04710 Fuchs Piano Quartet No.1, Op.15 1876
04726 Rubinstein 6 Lieder von Heine, Op.32 (No.6) 1876
04729 Jadassohn Symphony No.3, Op.50 (full score) 1876
04787 Vogt Jugend-Album, Op.133 1877
04811 Rosenhain Valse brillante, Op.89 1877
04886 Goetz Frühlings-Ouvertüre, Op.15 (pf4h arrangement) 1880
05003 Goetz Francesca da Rimini (vocal score) 1878
05061 Huber Aus Goethe's west-östlichem Divan, Op.41 1878
05068 Schröder Concert Stück, Op.38 (score and part) 1878
05070 Ries String Quintet, Op.28 (parts) 1878
05079 Graben-Hoffmann Zwanzig Ausgewählte Lieder 1878
05096 Wieniawski Etude de concert No.2, Op.36 1878
05109 Hiller Serenade No.2, Op.186 1879
05150 Fuchs Piano Trio No.1, Op.22 1879
05163 Rheinberger Piano Trio No.2, Op.112 1879
05199 Rheinberger Piano Quintet, Op.114 1879
05251 Chopin Nocturne, Op.48, No.2 (ed. Carl Mikuli) 1879
05271 Chopin Etude, Op.10, No.2 (ed. Carl Mikuli) 1879
05461 Hartmann Cello Concerto, Op.26 (full score) 1880
05616 Mikuli 12 Harmonic variations on C major scale, Op.23 1880
05654 Fuchs Waltzes, Op.25 1880
05757 Reinhold Violin Sonata, Op.24 1881
05758 Kleinmichel Symphony, Op.52 1881
05878–79 Heller 20 Preludes, Op.150 1882
05946 Kretschmer Dramatisches Tongedicht, Op.32 (score) 1882
06117 Gouvy Octet No.1, Op.71 (arr. for strings by L. Horn) 1882
06157 Żeleński String Quartet No.1, Op.28 (parts) 1883
06263 Fuchs Violin Sonata No.2, Op.33 (sc&pt) 1883
06266 Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 1883
06291 Schütt 2 Pieces, Op.16 1883
06339 Martucci Cello Sonata, Op.52 1884
06477 Jadassohn Piano Quartet, Op.77 1885
06580 Sauret Rapsodie russe, Op.32 1885
06613 Davydov Romance sans Paroles, Op.23 (arr. for viola and piano by Ritter) 1885
06858 Kullak 2 Polonaises caractéristiques, Op.101 1885
07100 Sitt Tonleiterstudien 1898 (?)
07118-20 Martucci 3 Stücke, Op.67 (sc&pts) 1887
07131 Martucci Piano Trio No.2, Op.62 1888
07165 Draeseke Osterszene aus Goethe's 'Faust', Op.39 (vocal score) 1888
07173 Jadassohn Piano Sextet, Op.100 (parts) 1888
07306 Reinhold 5 Toskanische Lieder, Op.49 1889
07355 Gade Børnenes Jul, Op.36 (arr. str orch. by Hofmann) 1890
08019 Rückauf Piano Quintet, Op.13 1891
08152 Horn Deutsches Kaiserlied, Op.65 1891
08289 Grädener Piano Trio No.2, Op.25 1893
08326 Martucci Piano Quintet, Op.45 1893
08708 Huber Piano Quintet No.1, Op.111 1896
08782 Huber Violin Sonata No.5, Op.112 1897
08810 Krug Preis-Sextett, Op.68 1897
09096 Rauchenecker Gotenzug, Op.137 1899
09103 Rauchenecker Gotentreue, Op.138 1899
09104 Wilm Piano Trio, Op.165 1899
09315 Fink String Quartet, Op.20 (parts) 1900
09388 Thuille Piano Quintet No.2, Op.20 1901
09757 Malling Piano Quartet, Op.80 1904
09979 Draeseke Osterszene aus Goethe's 'Faust', Op.39 (full score) 1906
10222 Bleyle Flagellantenzug, Op.9 (full score) 1908
10274 Gilse Eine Lebensmesse 1909
10324 Haas Divertimento, Op.22 (parts) 1909
10626 Bortkiewicz Piano Concerto No.1, Op.16 (2-pf arr.) 1913
10703–704 Bortkiewicz Lamentations and Consolations, Op.17 (nos.1-8) 1914
10794 Fuchs Improvisations, Op.11 (Beilschmidt ed.) 1918
10857 Wetz Symphony No.2, Op.47 (fs) 1921
27860 Emborg String Quartet No.5, Op.53 (sc) 1924
28218–219 Bortkiewicz Ein Roman, Op.35 1928
28600 Leifs, Jón Organ Concerto, Op.7 (sc) 1933
28962–28964 Woyrsch 3 Eight-Part Motets, Op.69 1936
29817 Trapp, Max Kleine Spielmusik, Op.41 (sc) 1943
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Catalogues

Sources Consulted

  1. Lenneberg, Hans (1990). Breitkopf und Härtel in Paris : the letters of their agent Heinrich Probst between 1833 and 1840. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press. ISBN 0918728649. WorldCat. No.5 of the series Vie musicale en France au dix-neuvième siècle.
  2. Deutsch, Otto Erich. Musikverlags Nummern: Eine Auswahl von 40 datierten Listen 1710-1900. 2nd edition. Berlin: Verlag Merseberger, 1961.
  3. Company website (German)

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