Hänssler-Verlag is a German music publishing house founded in 1919 as Musikverlag Hänssler by Friedrich Hänssler Senior (died 1972) to publish church music.[1] The company is now based in Holzgerlingen. Since 1972 Hänssler Verlag has also published contemporary and jazz music.
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| Parent company | SCM |
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| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder | Friedrich Hänssler Senior |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Headquarters location | Holzgerlingen |
| Key people | Friedrich Hänssler Jr. |
| Nonfiction topics | Music |
| Official website | www |
Hänssler Classic (now written hänssler CLASSIC in the company's own materials), was founded 1975 by Friedrich Hänssler Jr., as the company's in-house classical record label.[2][3] The record label is one of the publishers of the classical radio station Südwestrundfunk (SWR) which has three orchestras, a choir and a big band. The label is also a partner with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, founded 1981 by Helmuth Rilling.[4]
In 2002 Hänssler became part of SCM (de:Stiftung Christliche Medien), an Evangelical Christian media foundation.
References
edit- ^ Musikhandel - Volume 45 - Page 44 Deutscher Musikverleger-Verband - 1994 "Der Hänssler- Verlag betreut zehn weitere, kleinere Verlage. Über 130 Verlage sind im Barsortiment gelistet. Unter dem Label Hänssler Classic wurden Aufnahmen geistlicher Großwerke veröffentlicht, sowie Orchestermusik und Musik für ..."
- ^ The Gramophone 76 p911-914 1999 "Now run by the second and third generations of the Hanssler family, the move into the recording of music seemed only natural. Friedrich Hanssler, the son of the founder Friedrich Snr (who died in 1972), is a man whose inspiration draws from the twin roots of a deep religious conviction and a profound love (and a true connoisseur's knowledge) of the music of..."
- ^ Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: allgemeine Enzyklopädie der ... - Partie 2,Volume 8 - Page 2078 Ludwig Finscher, Friedrich Blume - 2002 "1975 begann der Hänssler-Verlag außerdem mit der Schallplattenproduktion und brachte unter dem Label hänssler CLASSIC Orchester- und Kammermusik heraus sowie, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Helmuth Rilling, außerordentlich ..."
- ^ Website Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine