Johann André

Historical Publication Info

Early cover 1797

Cover 1851

Cover 1869

Typical cover ca. 1870

Typical cover 1887

special color album cover 1895

cover 1903

decorative cover

1 History
2 Imprints, Addresses, Agencies
- 2.1 Imprints
3 Plate Numbers
4 IMSLP Entries
5 Sources Cited
6 Authority control
7 Links

History

Like Schott in nearby Mainz, Andre is a family publishing business in the central Rhine-Main region which has survived for over 200 years.

The firm was founded by the composer and pianist Johann (Jean) André (1741-1799) in 1775 or 1776, though he had self-published his singspiel Der Töpfer a few years before after its successful production in Frankfurt. In spite of André's itinerant career as a performer and composer, the publishing concern was obliged to remain in the small city of Offenbach, a suburb of Frankfurt, due to Hummel's exclusive privilege in Berlin. However, André was still able to establish good relations with Pleyel in Paris and with Joseph Haydn in Austria, which resulted in a significant expansion of the publishing firm. By the time the firm passed into the hands of his son Johann Anton André (1775-1842), in 1799, there were more than 1000 titles in the catalog. Much later, Gustav André (Johann Anton André's son) emigrated to the United States and set up a firm in 1850, functioning as the American agent for the German firm.

The firm's expansion was assured thanks to Johann Anton's acquisition of Mozart's musical estate from his widow Constanze during a trip to Vienna in 1799, when Andre also bought the rights for a new lithographic printing method invented by Senefelder and Gleissner. The next two decades saw the release of numerous Mozart titles for the first time, and the opening of branches in Frankfurt and Paris. The Frankfurt and Offenbach divisions were merged under Johann Anton's son (Johann August André) and grandsons (Karl and Adolf André), They issued inexpensive editions of the classics along with new choral and educational editions.

After the second world war the firm continued to operate in Offenbach despite its near total destruction in 1944, reopening in about 1948.

Imprints, Addresses, Agencies

Imprints

Jean André
Johann André, Offenbach A/M. [am Main]

Plate Numbers

Dates in italics are estimated dates.

Plate	Composer	Work	Year
00044	Schröter	2 Harpsichord Quintets	1780
00156	Pleyel	Septet in E-flat major, B.251	1787
00249	Pleyel	3 String Quintets, B.277-279	1789
00261	Clementi	3 Sonatas for Piano, Flute, and Cello, Op.21	1785
00301	Pleyel	Nocturne in D major, B.201A	1789
00303	Pleyel	Nocturne in C major, B.215	1790
00311	Kozeluch	3 Keyboard Trios, Op.28 (parts)	1787
00318	Pleyel	2 String Quintets, B.283-284	1790
00339	Pleyel	Symphony in D major, B.124
00368	Mozart	Divertimento in B-flat major, K.287/271h	1793
00454	Pleyel	3 Duos for Flute and Violin, B.5408	1792
00516	Mozart	String Quintet No.2 in C minor, K.406/516b	1792
00522	Mozart	8 Variations on "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding", K.613	1792
00532	Pleyel	Duo in C major, B.525	1792
00593	Gyrowetz	3 Symphonies, Op.6	1790
00677	Massonneau	Symphony in C minor, La tempête et le calme, Op.5	1794
00696	Neubauer	3 Duets for 2 Cellos, Op.10	1794
00798	André	Flute Concerto, Op.3	1795
00896	Gyrowetz	3 Symphonies, Op.23	1795
01016	Krommer	6 String Quintets, Op.8 (parts)	1797
01053	Rault	3 Wind Trios, Op.25
01063	Mozart	Symphony No.34, K.338 (1st ed. parts)	1797
01105	Krommer	Symphony No.1, Op.12	1798
01164	Hänsel	3 String Quartets, Op.4	1798
01412	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in C major, Op.18	1799
01458	André	Sonata for Piano Four-Hands, Op.12	1800
01480	Brandl	Nocturne for 2 Violas and Cello, Op.19	1801
01606	Kreutzer	6 String Quartets, Op.2 (Nos.1-3)
01642	Winter	Marie von Montalban (overture parts)	1803
01654	Kreutzer	3 Violin Duos, Op.11
01712	Krommer	Flute Concerto No.1, Op.30	1803
01717	Krommer	Concerto No.1 for 2 Clarinets, Op.35	1803
01718	Krommer	Clarinet Concerto No.1, Op.36 (parts)	1803
01719	Krommer	Oboe Concerto No.1, Op.37	1803
01720	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in F major, Op.38	1803
01721	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in G major, Op.39	1803
01722	Krommer	Symphony No.2, Op.40	1803
01731	Krommer	Symphony No.1, Op.12 (2nd ed pts)	1803
01787	Kreutzer	6 String Quartets, Op.2 (Nos.4-6)
01887	Witt	Symphony No.2 (parts)	1804
01957	Kreutzer	3 Sonatas for Violin and Cello, Op.16
02029	Pleyel	3 Duos, B.526-528	1804
02031	Hoffmeister	6 String Trios, Op.22
02085	Krommer	Violin Concerto No.5, Op.44	1805
02157	Hoffmeister	6 Duets for Violin and Viola, Op.19	1805
02367	Witt	Symphony No.4 (parts)	1807
02427	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in C major, Op.65	1808
02468	Krommer	Violin Concerto No.6, Op.61
02469	Krommer	Violin Concerto No.7, Op.64
02470	Kreutzer	Violin Concerto No.17 in G major (parts)
02485	Krommer	Symphony No.3, Op.62
02518	Krommer	Clarinet Concerto No.2, Op.52
02559	Kaczkowski	6 Polonaises, Op.5	1808
02606	Wranitzky	3 Violin Duos, Op.20	1809
02639	Witt	Symphony No.6 'Turque' in A minor (parts)	1809
02673-78	Ebers	Collection de sinfonies de divers auteurs	1809
02685	Kreutzer	Violin Concerto No.8 in D minor
02709	Bohrer	Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.9 (parts)	1809
02725	Steibelt	Piano Sonata in D major, Op.85	1811
02760	Cramer	Piano Sonata, Op.20 'Grande Sonate'	1809
02763	Pleyel	Symphony in F major, B.136	1809
02867	Schneider	Flute Quintet in G major, Op.54	1810
02930	Kreutzer	Violin Concerto No.18 in E minor
02982	Pleyel	6 String Quartets, B.307-312	1811
03047	Pleyel	3 String Quintets, B.277-279	1811
03117	Pleyel	6 Duos, B.544-549	1811
03199	Hus-Desforges	String Trio in G major, Op.16	1813
03368	Krommer	Concerto No.2 for 2 Clarinets, Op.91 (parts)	1815
03533	Pleyel	6 Duos, B.507-512	1816
03534	Woelfl	Violin Sonata, Op.67	1816
03656	Krommer	String Quintet, Op.80 (parts)
03829	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in C major, Op.18
03842	Kreutzer	3 Trios brillants, Op.16
03868	Krommer	Symphony No.1, Op.12
03878	Krommer	Symphony No.2, Op.40
03941	Krommer	Sinfonia concertante in F major, Op.38
03959	Krommer	Clarinet Concerto No.3, Op.86
03993	Krommer	Symphony No.3, Op.62	1819
04066	Bohrer	String Trio, Op.15	1820
04220	Kreutzer	3 Violin Sonatas, Op.17
04245	Krommer	Symphony No.4, Op.102	1820
04284	Krommer	Clarinet Concerto No.1, Op.36	1821
04295	Krommer	Violin Concerto No.6, Op.61	1821
04296	Krommer	Violin Concerto No.7, Op.64	1821
04301-07	Romberg	Psalmodie, Op.65	1821
04345	Weber	Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.11	1821
04346	Ebers	Collection de sinfonies de divers auteurs	1822
04379	Krommer	Clarinet Concerto No.2, Op.52	1822
04425	Krommer	Concerto No.1 for 2 Clarinets, Op.35	1822
04505	Krommer	Flute Concerto No.2, Op.44	1823
04560	Pleyel	3 String Trios, B.401-403	1825
04628	Krommer	Symphony No.5, Op.105 (parts)	1823
04792	Mozart	String Quintet No.3 in C major, K.515	1825
04793	Mozart	String Quintet No.4 in G minor, K.516	1825
04795	Mozart	String Quintet No.6 in E-flat major, K.614	1825
04837	Dotzauer	String Quartet, Op.64 (parts)	1824
05239	André	Sonate facile, Op.56	1829
05262	Beethoven	String Quartet No.1, Op.18 No.1	1829
05263	Beethoven	String Quartet No.2, Op.18 No.2	1829
05264	Beethoven	String Quartet No.3, Op.18 No.3	1829
05265	Beethoven	String Quartet No.4, Op.18 No.4	1829
05266	Beethoven	String Quartet No.5, Op.18 No.5	1829
05276	Beethoven	String Quartet No.7, Op.59 No.1	1830
05284	Beethoven	String Quartet No.10, Op.74	1830
05300	Beethoven	String Quartet No.9, Op.59 No.3	1830
05388	Dotzauer	Duo Concertant, Op.119	1831
5718	Beethoven	Fantasia for Piano, Op.77	1834
05938	Kummer	Sérénade, Op.83 (parts)	1835
06143	Kreipel	Das mailüfterl	1838
06268	Kummer	Divertissement, Op.92 (parts)	1840
06443	Mozart	Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in C major, K.521
06661	André	6 Divertissements, Op.18 (new edition)	1845
06915	Abt	Les Progrés du jeune Pianiste, Op.63	1848
07000	Ellerton	String Quintet, Op.100 (parts)	1849
07079	Marschner	Duo, Op.147 (score & part)	1851
07111	Mayer	12 Novellen, Op.142	1851
07213	Abt	Am Neckar am Rhein, Op.89	1852
07420	Vieuxtemps	Élégie, Op.30 (piano, violin)	1854
07430	Vieuxtemps	Élégie, Op.30 (piano, viola)	1854
08100	Kummer	3 Fantaisies élégantes sur des chansons favorites, Op.133	1858
08247*	Kummer	Fantaisie sur une chanson de Stigelli, Op.136 (score)	1859
08388	Egghard	Un doux murmure, Op.78	1860
08491	Egghard	Une rose des montagnes, Op.85	1861
08500	Egghard	Emma, Op.88	1861
08520	Egghard	Fleurs de champs, Op.87	1861
08641	Molique	Fandango, Op.60	1862
08643	Egghard	Le papillon et la fleur, Op.101	1862
08644	Egghard	2 Morceaux, Op.104	1862
08734	Egghard	Vieille histoire, Op.102	1862
08779	Egghard	3 Petits morceaux élégants et faciles, Op.108	1863
08781	Egghard	Bonne-fortune, Op.115	1863
08802	Egghard	Cousin et cousine, Op.119	1863
08950	Egghard	Il bacio, Op.134	1863
08979	Egghard	Fontaine d'or, Op.139
09124	Regondi	Fete Villageoise, Op.20	1864
09227	Egghard	Stéphanie, Op.174	1864
09253	Merkel	8 Orgelstücke, Op.21	1864
09313	Wichtl	3 Duos, Op.62 (parts)	1865
09321	Egghard	Dors, mon enfant, Op.179	1865
09368	Egghard	Amorosa, Op.187	1865
09404	Mozart	Violin Concerto No.4, K.218	1865
09439	Egghard	Blondine et brunette, Op.207	1865
09634	Stiastny	6 Cello Duos
09997	Egghard	Joli-cœur, Op.257	1868
09998	Egghard	Emeraudine, Op.256	1868
10216	Beethoven	Septet, Op.20 (arr. Burchard)	1869
10277	Behr	Volksklänge, Op.277 (No.2)	1871
10363	Jungmann	Alpen-Heimweh, Op.283
10390	Welb	Ein Traum - Romanze, Op.3	1894
11539	Kreutzer	Das Nachtlager in Granada (overture, full score)	1875
11547	Boieldieu	La dame blanche	1875
11641	Abt	4 Lieder, Op.465	1874
11647	Rheinberger	Fantasie, Op.79	1874
11710	Terschak	Raphaela, Op.148	1875
11970	Rüfer	Symphony, Op.23 (score)	1876
12176	Kéler	Ungarische Tänze (book 1 for piano 4 hands)	1877
12286–88	Lachner	3 Character Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op.83	1877
12590	Bach	Toccata, BWV 540 (arr.Plato)	1880
12751	Doppler	Duettino on American National Songs, Op.37	1880
12848	Abt	Sneewittchen, Op.550 (English vocal score)	1881
12906	Wohlfahrt	Trio facile, Op.69	1881
13179	Abt	Abt Duett-Album, Band 1	1884
13182	Abt	Abt Duett-Album, Band 2	1884
13474	Jensen	7 Songs, Op.21 No.4 (arr. Popper cello/piano)	1887
14126	Sapelnikov	Valse, Op.1	1891
14151	Sapelnikov	Petite mazurka, Op.2	1891
14635–37	Sapelnikov	3 Morceaux, Op.4	1896
14689	Bade	4 Lieder, Op.3 (No.1)	1896
14690	Bade	4 Lieder, Op.3 (No.2)	1896
14691	Bade	4 Lieder, Op.3 (No.3)	1896
14692	Bade	4 Lieder, Op.3 (No.4)	1896
15409	Hubay	Capriccio de Concert, Op.86 No.3 (sc&pt)	1901
15690	Lewandowsky	Piano Trio, Op.4 (sc&pts)	1903
15733	Lewandowsky	String Sextet, Op.5 (pts)	1904
16617	Senfter	Sonata, Op. 10	1913
17245	Kaun	Piano Concerto No.2, Op.115 (2-piano arr.)	1924

*Plate not 100% certain here, should be double-checked against a digitized or physical copy...

IMSLP Entries

Plate #	Full Plate	Composer	Work	IMSLP #	Full Year	Year

Sources Cited

David Fenton's chart of André plate numbers

Authority control

VIAF Johann André (firm)
VIAF Johann André (personal)
company website