Éditions Russes de Musique was a music publishing company operating in Germany, Russia, France, the UK and the US.

It was founded in 1909 by Serge Koussevitzky and his first wife Natalia and focussed on new Russian music.

Editions Russes

In 1914 a related independent imprint was formed based on the German company Gutheil which Koussevitzky purchased for the purpose.

Editions Russes

The headquarters moved to Paris in 1920, after the Russian revolution. The firm was sold to Boosey & Hawkes on March 1, 1947.

Editions Russes

Names of imprints

Russischer Musikverlag

Editions Russes de Musique

Édition russe de musique

Rossiyskoe muzykalnoye izdatelstvo (Российское музыкальное издательство) A. Gutheil (1914-1947)

Plates

IMSLP catalogues printing plates from dates ranging from 1909 to 1938, covering composers both well-known and less well-known.

References

Principal source: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie. New York and London: Macmillan Publications, 1980

Sheet music publishing companies

Music organizations based in Russia

Music publishing companies of Germany