History
Founded by Bartholf Senff (1815-1900) in 1850 in Leipzig. The firm's catalogue includes original editions of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Reinecke, Rubinstein, and other eminent composers of the time. In 1907, it was sold to Simrock.
Plate Numbers
| Plate |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
| 10 |
Liszt |
Mazurka brillante, S.221 |
1850
|
| 23 |
Liszt |
Hungarian Rhapsody No.1, S.244/1 |
1851
|
| 26 |
Liszt |
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, S.244/2 |
1851
|
| 37 |
Jaëll |
Illustrations sur un Motiv de Verdi's 'Rigoletto', Op.18 (Revised edition) |
1863
|
| 38 |
Bargiel |
Nachtstück, Op.2 |
1852
|
| 42 |
Liszt |
2 Polonaises, S.223 (No.1) |
1851
|
| 43 |
Liszt |
2 Polonaises, S.223 (No.2) |
1851
|
| 51 |
Kreutzer |
Caprices or Etudes |
1851
|
| 78 |
Gade |
5 Lieder für Männerchor, Op.26 |
1853
|
| 101 |
Brahms |
Piano Sonata No.3, Op.5 |
1854
|
| 109 |
Wieniawski |
L’École Moderne, Op.10 |
1854
|
| 111 |
Kirchner |
Grüße an meine Freunde, Op.5 |
1855
|
| 119 |
Lührss |
Piano Quartet, Op.26 |
1855
|
| 185 |
Reinecke |
Pieces for Piano 4 hands, Op.54 (book 1) |
1857
|
| 201 |
Rubinstein |
Symphony No.2, Op.42 'Océan' (1851 version) |
1857?1858?
|
| 210 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Trio No.3, Op.52 |
1857
|
| 238 |
Bargiel |
Ouvertüre zu einem Trauerspiel, Op.18 (full score) |
1859
|
| 299 |
Rubinstein |
String Quintet, Op.59 |
[1861]
|
| 300 |
Rubinstein |
Concert Overture, Op.60 (full score) |
1862
|
| 317 |
Rubinstein |
Concert Overture, Op.60 (arr. piano 4-hands) |
1862
|
| 340 |
Heller |
Jagdstück, Op.102 |
1862
|
| 400 |
Rubinstein |
Feramors |
[1872]?
|
| 433, 435 |
Rudorff |
String Sextet, Op.5 (score, pts) |
1865
|
| 437 |
Dreyschock |
Piano Concerto, Op.137 |
1865
|
| 441 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Quartet, Op.66 |
1864
|
| 444 |
Jensen |
Piano Sonata, Op.25 |
1864
|
| 477 |
Rubinstein |
Fantaisie, Op.73 |
1865
|
| 500-509 |
Rubinstein |
Album de Peterhof, Op.75 |
[1867]
|
| 567 |
Jaëll |
Étude de concert, Op.134 |
1868
|
| 937 |
Rubinstein |
Valse-Caprice in E-flat major |
1870
|
| 1104 |
Tausig |
Konzertetüden, Op.1 |
1871
|
| 1116 |
Rubinstein |
Sonata for Piano Four-Hands, Op.89 |
1871
|
| 1126 |
Rubinstein |
String Quartet No.7, Op.90 No.1 |
1871
|
| 1168 |
Rubinstein |
Verschiedene Stücke, Op.93 |
1847-1907
|
| 1249 |
Handel |
Sonata for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord |
?
|
| 1271 |
Rubinstein |
Symphony No.4, Op.95 (score) |
1875
|
| 1294 |
Rubinstein |
The Demon |
1880
|
| 1304 |
Popper |
Concert Polonaise, Op.14 |
[1878]
|
| 1307 |
Kirchner |
Legenden, Op.18 |
1876
|
| 1313 |
Rubinstein |
Nero (German vocal score) |
(1876)
|
| 1351 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Quintet, Op.99 |
1876
|
| 1348 |
Rubinstein |
String Sextet, Op.97 |
1877
|
| 1350 |
Rubinstein |
Violin Sonata No.3, Op.98 |
1877
|
| 1351 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Quintet, Op.99 |
1877
|
| 1372 |
Popper |
Serenade Orientale, Op.18 |
1880
|
| 1500 |
Kirchner |
60 Preludes, Op.65 |
1882
|
| 1507 |
Popper |
Praludium and Gavotte No.3, Op.27 |
1880
|
| 1526 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Concerto No.4, Op.70 (2-piano arr.) |
(1874)
|
| 1559 |
Mendelssohn |
String Octet, Op.20 (Scherzo arr. for piano solo) |
(1880)
|
| 1562 |
Rubinstein |
The Merchant Kalashnikov |
1880
|
| 1580 |
Sarasate |
Caprice Basque, Op.24 |
1880
|
| 1760 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Trio No.5, Op.108 |
1884
|
| 1846 |
Reinecke |
Harp Concerto, Op.182 (full score) |
1884
|
| 1847-48 |
Reinecke |
Harp Concerto, Op.182 (harp solo) |
1884
|
| 2180-85 |
Rubinstein |
Acrostychon No.2, Op.114 |
1890
|
| 2339 |
Hubay |
2 Mazurkas, Op.45 |
1894
|
| 2340-42 |
Hubay |
3 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.46 |
1894
|
| 2352 |
Rubinstein |
Suite for Orchestra, Op.119 |
1895
|
| 2358 |
Reinecke |
Symphony No.3, Op.227 (pf.4h) |
1895
|
| 2471-78 |
Rode |
Violin Concerto No.6 |
1902
|
| 2486 |
Rubinstein |
Feramors (2 pianos, 8 hands) |
1902
|
| 2505 |
Reinecke |
Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Viola, Op.264 |
1903
|
References
A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Sir George Grove. London: Macmillan & Co., 1890.
