Gutheil
Gutheil, sometimes spelled Gutkheyl, was a Russian music publishing firm based in Moscow. It was founded in 1859 by Aleksandr Bogdanovich Gutheil (1818–1882) and included among its clientele composers Aleksander Gurilyov and Aleksandr Varlamov. In 1886 the firm acquired the publishing company of Fyodor Stellovsky; purchasing the business from his sister after both Stellovsky and his wife were deceased.
Gutheil

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- 1859
- Founder
- Alexander Gutheil
- Headquarters
- Moscow
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Gutheil, sometimes spelled Gutkheyl, was a Russian music publishing firm based in Moscow. It was founded in 1859 by Aleksandr Bogdanovich Gutheil (1818–1882) and included among its clientele composers Aleksander Gurilyov and Aleksandr Varlamov. In 1886 the firm acquired the publishing company of Fyodor Stellovsky; purchasing the business from his sister after both Stellovsky and his wife were deceased.
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Through this transaction they gained the rights to works composed by Mily Balakirev, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Mikhail Glinka, and Alexander Serov. The firm was Sergei Rachmaninoff's sole publisher from 1892–1914. In 1882 Aleksandr Gutheil died and his son Karl Gutheil (born 1851) took over the business. He sold the firm to Serge Koussevitzky in 1914 who absorbed it into his publishing firm Editions Russes.

Title page of a piano-vocal score for Serov's Judith (Gutheil, Moscow).
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Cover of the Lakmé opera libretto, Russian translation by Ekaterina Kletnova
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1859
Gutheil established.
1859
Gutheil was established or created in 1859.
1947
Gutheil ended in 1947.
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The circumstances in which Gutheil stands. Established or created in 1859. Recorded as publishing house. Gutheil has its headquarters at Moscow. Situated in Russian Empire. Gutheil ended in 1947.
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