C. Hofbauer

cover 1895
cover 1898
cover 1897

Contents

History

In 1885 Carl Hofbauer and Josef Weinberger started an art and music store in Vienna, but five years later Weinberger set up on his own. Likewise, Hofbauer started his own firm in 1892 in Leipzig, but unlike Weinberger's it was short-lived, operating for less than ten years (1892-1901).
It had two distinct parts to its catalogue. One was popular: Viennese comic dialect songs (couplets) by Carl Lorens, Johann Sioly, and Kratzl, and dances by Oscar Straus and Franz Lehár. The other was more serious: chamber works by Algernon Ashton (Opp.80 to 128) and Robert Fuchs (Op.52 onwards).

The interest of firms in Leipzig for Viennese popular works bears witness to the overwhelming attraction of that city for people all over Europe in the 1890-1914 period.

Editions

Imprints, Agencies, Addresses

Imprints

  • C. Hofbauer

Addresses

  • Leipzig

Plate Numbers

C. Hofbauer's plate numbers appear in the format of C.H. ###.

Plate Composer Work Year
322 Ashton Piano Trio No.2, Op.88 (sc&pts) 1895
388 Ashton Piano Quintet No.2, Op.100 (sc&pts) 1896
445 Fuchs String Quartet No.1, Op.58 (pts) 1897
457 Ashton Tarantella, Op.107 1898
461 Ashton Piano Sonata No.1, Op.101 1899
499 Ashton Piano Trio No.3, Op.123 (sc&pts) 1901

Authority Control

Sources