Historical Publication Info
History
The company was founded in 1814 in Hamburg. Th founder's son Alwin Cranz took over in 1857.
The company bought publisher Friedrich Schreiber in 1879 after a fusion in 1876 - becoming the main publisher of the Strauß family. The Schreiber purchase included the older Viennese catalogues of Diabelli & Cappi, C.A. Spina, and Pietro Mechetti.
Cranz took over the Hamburg publisher Boehme in 1886, thereby acquiring a large catalog, built up since 1795, and a 300,000 volume lending library. Offices were opened in Brussels (1883) and in London (1890). In 1897 the headquarters were moved to Leipzig, the same year in which August Alwin Cranz (Hamburg 1834 - Vevey 1923) took over his father's company. Famous names of the house include Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss, Clara Schumann, Max Bruch.
Alwin Cranz's son Oskar Cranz took over in 1896. In 1921 the firm became a Gmbh (limited company)
From 1931 Arthur Kirchner and Alwin Henry Cranz were joint managers. In 1937 Arthur Kirchner left and was replaced by Oscar Konrad Stölzel.
In 1949 the company moved to Wiesbaden in Hessen. It was finally sold to Schott in 1992 who still use the Cranz imprint, especially for Strauss family works.
Cranz of Hamburg cover 1868
Cranz Brussels cover 1894
Editions and Series
- Odeon - series for small orchestra (over 1500 titles)
Imprints, Agencies, Addresses
- Hamburg: Aug. Cranz (1814-1897)
- Bremen: Aug. Cranz (ca.1865-1888)
- Vienna: A. Cranz (1879-19??)
- Brussels: A. Cranz (1883-????)
- London: Cranz & Co., Ltd. (1890-????)
- Leipzig: Aug. Cranz (1897-1952)
- Mainz: Musikverlag Cranz (after 1950)
- Wiesbaden: Aug. Cranz KG (1949-????)
Plate Numbers
Note: Cranz imprints with plate numbers bearing prefixes of C.S. or F.S. are reissues of items originally published by C.A. Spina (1852-1876) and their successor Friedrich Schreiber (1876-1879). The Diabelli-Spina-Schreiber catalogue was more than 22,000 titles when absorbed by Cranz in 1879. Cranz also employed the prefix A.C. or C. Dates in italics are estimated.
| Plate |
Composer |
Work |
Year
|
| 00051 |
Reinthaler |
Bremisches Choralbuch |
1862
|
| 00066 |
Terschak |
6 Lieder ohne Worte, Op.64 (cello version) |
1863
|
| 000149 |
Hiller |
Weine nicht!, Op.72 |
1864
|
| 00200 |
Meinardus |
König Salomo, Op.25 (vocal score) |
1865
|
| 00600-02 |
Brahms |
3 Songs, Op.42 (score) |
1872
|
| 00663 |
Gernsheim |
6 Lieder, Op.14 |
1873
|
| 03000 |
Dietrich |
Piano Trio No.2, Op.14 (sc&pts) |
1862/3?
|
| 03015 |
Berens |
Gesellschaftsquartett No.3, Op.72 |
1863
|
| 04028 |
Kayser |
4 Violin Sonatas, Op.33 (nos.1 and 2) |
1868
|
| 05316 |
Reinecke |
Piano Quintet, Op.83 (score and parts) |
1866
|
| 11825 |
Leschetizky |
2 Pieces for Piano, Op.2 |
1880
|
| 22076 |
Rubinstein |
Piano Concerto No.2, Op.35 |
1875
|
| 25369 |
Busoni |
Praeludium und Doppelfuge zum Choral, Op.7 |
1880
|
| 25677 |
Oelschlegel |
Harfen-Serenade (score&pts) |
1883
|
| 27598 |
Millöcker |
Die sieben Schwaben (pf.solo) |
1888
|
| 27922 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J. Strauss's Waltz Motifs (Paraphrase on the 'Kiss Waltz') |
1895
|
| 27955 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J. Strauss's Waltz Motifs (Paraphrase on 'Tales from the Vienna Woods') |
1900
|
| 35095 |
Popp |
Walzer-Rondo, Op.283 |
1878
|
| 35533 |
Pabst, L. |
Kompositionen f. Pfte. (Opp.21–25. 35533 = Op.24) |
1882
|
| 35744, 35748-49, 35753 |
Ritter |
24 Aquarellen, Op.66 (nos. 13, 17-18, 22. co-published in US & Europe) |
1882
|
| 36705 |
Zarębski |
Barcarolle, Op.31 |
1886
|
| 37290-97 |
Urspruch |
8 Lieder, Op.23 |
1888
|
| 38509 |
Fischhof |
Poème d'Amour, Op.47 |
1894
|
| 39506 |
Marcello |
Oboe Concerto in D minor (Zellner violin/pno arr.) |
1896
|
| 39835 |
Wachs |
Cœur léger |
1899
|
| 40150 |
Nölck |
10 Etudes in First Position, Op.24 (no.7) |
1900
|
| 40942 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J.Strauss' waltz motives (Paraphrase on 'The Blue Danube') |
1904
|
| 40987 |
Schulz-Evler |
Arabesken über 'An der Schönen Blauen Donau' von Johann Strauss |
1904
|
| 41524 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J.Strauss' waltz motives (Paraphrase on 'Wine, Wife and Song') |
1905
|
| 41526 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J.Strauss' waltz motives (Paraphrase on 'Vienna Blood') |
1905
|
| 41527 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J.Strauss' waltz motives (Paraphrase on 'Voices of Spring') |
1905
|
| 42052 |
Ernst |
6 Études à Plusieurs Parties (Schäfer edition) |
1909
|
| 42334 |
Schütt |
Concert Paraphrases on J.Strauss' waltz motives (Paraphrase on 'Voices of Spring') |
1910
|
| 42616 |
Eilenberg |
Marsch der Bersaglieri, Op.99 (arr. salon orch.) |
1909/10
|
| 43087 |
Strauss Jr. |
Frühlingsstimmen, Op.410 (arr. 2 pianos by Louis Rée) |
1912
|
| 43168 |
Godowsky |
Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss’scher Themen (no.1- Künstlerleben) |
1912
|
| 43169 |
Godowsky |
Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss’scher Themen (no.2- Die Fledermaus) |
1912*
|
| 43170 |
Godowsky |
Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss’scher Themen (no.3- Wein, Weib und Gesang) |
1912
|
| 44847 |
Schütt |
Concert-Paraphrasen uber Strauss'sche Walzer, Band IV |
|
| 45073 |
Gade |
Hamlet, Op.37 (full score with piano transcription) |
1915
|
| 45168 |
Schubert |
Symphony No.8, D.759 (full score with piano transcription) |
1915
|
| 45601 |
Sinding |
5 Compositions, Op.128a |
1926
|
| 47301 |
Brian |
Symphony No.1 (f.s. pub. as No.2) |
1932
|
| 47489 |
Vreuls |
Un Songe d’une nuit d’été |
1933
|
* The 1965 copyright claim is a scarecrow notice.
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