A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Kistner
KISTNER. One of the great music publishing firms of Leipzig. The business was founded in 1823 by Probst, who was succeeded in 1831 by Karl Friedrich Kistner, a man of some gifts for music and great business powers. The new name was not assumed till 1836. Kistner greatly improved the business and secured important works of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Moscheles, Sterndale Bennett, etc. He died greatly esteemed, in 1844, and was succeeded by his son [App. p.691 "brother"] Julius, who followed in his father's steps with equal success. He added the names of Hiller, Taubert, and Rubinstein to the catalogue of the house, and will long be remembered by those who had to do with him for his kindness and liberality. He withdrew from the business in 1866 in favour of Karl Friedrich Ludwig Gurckhaus—by whom the establishment is still carried on in its old style—and died May 13, 1868.
Among the principal publications of the firm are found—Mendelssohn, Psalms 95 and 98; the Walpurgisnight; Antigone; Overture Ruy Blas; 2 Sonatas P.F. and Cello, and 8 other numbers. Schumann, Overture, Scherzo, and Finale; Rose Pilgerfahrt; Myrthen; Sonata for P.F. in F♯; Bilder aus Osten; Spanisches Liederspiel and 11 more, including op. 1 and 2. Chopin, P.F. Concerto E minor; Trio G minor; 12 Grandes Etudes and others. Gade's Erlkings daughter. Kretschmer's Operas 'Die Folkunger' and 'Henry the Lion.' Goetz's Symphony, 'Francesca di Rimini,' 'Taming of the Shrew,' and 137th Psalm.