Bärenreiter (Bärenreiter-Verlag) is a German
classical music publishing house based in
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel and the district of the same name and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020 ...
. The firm was founded by
Karl Vötterle (1903–1975) in
Augsburg in 1923, and moved to Kassel in 1927, where it still has its headquarters; it also has offices in Basel, London, New York and Prague. The company is currently managed by Barbara Scheuch-Vötterle and Leonhard Scheuch.
Since 1951, the company's focus has been on the New Complete Editions series for various composers. These are
urtext editions, and cover the entire work of the selected composer. Series include:
J. S. Bach (the ''
Neue Bach-Ausgabe'', a joint project with the Deutscher Verlag für Musik),
Berlioz,
Fauré,
Gluck,
Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...
,
Janáček,
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
(
Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
The ''Neue Mozart-Ausgabe'' (''NMA''; English: ''New Mozart Edition'') is the second complete works edition of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A longer and more formal title for the edition is ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Neue ...
),
Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
,
Saint-Saëns,
Schubert (
New Schubert Edition
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): New Edition of the Complete Works (), commonly known as the New Schubert Edition (NSE), or, in german: Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (NSA), is a complete edition of Franz Schubert's works, which started in 1956 and is sche ...
),
Telemann and others.
Amateur theater
For decades, Bärenreiter published hundreds of titles for
community theaters, schools, and church groups. The selection numbered 333 plays in 1959.
The initiative was closely connected to the editor and dramatist Rudolf Mirbt.
References
External links
Bärenreiter website IMSLP article about the companyLeonhard Scheuch Interview – NAMM Oral History Library (2016)Barbara Scheuch-Vötterle Interview – NAMM Oral History Library (2016)
Music publishing companies of Germany
Sheet music publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 1923
Companies based in Hesse
Mass media in Kassel
Opera publishing companies
1923 establishments in Germany
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