A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Senff, Bartholf
SENFF, Bartholf, an eminent German music-publisher, was born at Friedrichshall, Coburg, Sept. 2, 1818. He founded the house which bears his name, in Leipzig, in 1850, and his catalogue contains original editions of Mendelssohn (ops. 104, 109, and 2 Clavierstücke), Schumann (ops. 82, 106, 117, 122, 134), Brahms (ops. 5, 6, Gavotte by Gluck, 5 Studien für PF.), Gade, Hiller, Reinecke, Rietz, Rubinstein (ops. 8, 42, 48, 51, 52, 54, 57, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73–78, 80, 84, 86, 87–92, 94–102, 106, 107, 'Der Dämon,' 'Feramors,' 'Kalaschnikoff,' 'Die Kinder der Haide,' 'Nero,' etc.), and other masters. Also valuable republications, such as Pauer's 'Alte Claviermusik,' David's 'Concertstudien ' for the violin, Clauss-Szarvady's 'Clavierstücke'; and especially an edition of Schubert's songs in 20 volumes, edited by Julius Rietz. [See vol. iii. p. 356b, 371a.] Of Schubert he has further published Lachner's orchestration of 'Miriam,' a movement of a Quartet in C minor dating from 1820, etc., etc. Also the excellent educational works of Louis Köhler (ops. 47, 50, 79, 112, 128, 150, 151, 152, 175, 190, 270, 280).
Senff is the editor and proprietor of the well-known musical periodical 'Signale für die musikalische Welt.' [See Signale.][ G. ]