Working Paper: C.F. Kahnt plate numbers 1888–1920

This list was prepared to aid the challenging process of compiling an evidence-based chronological listing of the exemplars of the numerous undated copies of the songs by Mahler which, although initially issued separately from 1905, were eventually also published, from 1917, under the collective title Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit. The publishing rights to the songs were acquired by C.F. Kahnt in April 1905 and from 1910 until 1939 they were also distributed under license by Universal-Edition. For a number of reasons the creation of such a listing of these songs is particularly challenging:

the copies of Kahnt issues only list a copyright date (on title pages and front wrappers, though these can change) and, unlike firms such as Peters and Universal-Edition, did not include date codes on the advertisements included in their publications;
no archival ledgers from C.F. Kahnt that give details of dates and sizes of print runs have been located.

So, apart from those printed copies issued by Kahnt that can be unambiguously identified as first impressions of the first edition, most copies supplied by Kahnt are undated. This is also generally true of the UE issues: most do not carry adverts for UE publications (this may have been a condition of the license), and when they do, they rarely include a date code. On the other hand, the UE Verlagsbücher survive, and provide details of dates and sizes of print runs (though the entries are by no means always accurate or unambiguous) so the existence of separate UE impressions is at least documented.

The creation of a chronological listing of surviving copies therefore has to rely on other types of evidence, which can be contradictory, and the interpretation of which is inevitably subject to uncertainty:

Title pages: the variants in content (publications listed, prices, publisher's name, other information), particularly in the passe-partout title pages employed for editions of full scores and piano-vocal scores of individual songs, can offer a broad means of ordering and approximately dating copies (but see the note on wrappers, below).
Wrappers: these did not use the same paper as the body of the copy and it was usually coloured rather than white or cream. They are lacking in many surviving copies.
- Front wrapper: Kahnt issues of full scores and piano-vocal scores of individual songs always adopted the general passe-partout design of the title page, but, confusingly the content of the title page and front wrapper of a particular copy may represent quite different states of that design. In such cases the wrapper is always demonstrably later in date.
  The UE issues are always provided with a UE wrapper design: two types (A and B) were in use during this period, type B being introduced c. 1919 after which type A was phased out.
- Front wrapper verso and back wrapper recto: in Kahnt issues these normally carried whole page advertisements; they were always blank in UE issues.
- Back wrapper verso: in Kahnt issues these seem always to have carried whole page advertisements; in UE issues they very occasionally carried UE adverts, but were normally blank.
Advertisements: both publishers used a limited number of standard whole-page designs, the content of which can at least suggest a terminus post quem or, if it changed overtime, may offer evidence for chronological ordering.
Hofmeister: the listings of new music publications in the Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht über neue Musikalien, musikalische Schriften und Abbildungen published by Friedrich Hofmeister and his successors from 1829 onwards are a guide to probable dates of publication, usually within +/- 4 weeks of the date of the listing, though wider discrepancies are certainly possible. A major limitation is that new impressions of previously listed editions were not recorded, and even new editions (e.g. of new transpositions, or with new text translations) were not consistently listed, so that at best Hofmeister documents the later publication history of a song very incompletely.
Plate numbers: these can give an indication of the order in which the plate numbers were assigned to a particular publication format (e.g. score, parts, vocal score) of a work. They are not necessarily a precise indication of the date of engraving, printing or publication.

The list below includes all known publications by C. F. Kahnt of Mahler's music ordered by plate number and interleaved with a selection of other publications issued by C.F. Kahnt that were listed in the Hofmeister Monatsbericht (in green). In most cases where a Mahler publication was not listed in Hofmeister, a conjectural editorial date has been supplied in square brackets. In a few instances a plate number appears to be inconsistent with the date of the Hofmeister listing (which appears in red):

Plate no.	Hofmeister entry	Composer	Title	Format

2892	1887.06	Jadassohn, S.	Piano Quartet, op. 86	Score/parts
2920	1888.04	Busoni	Symphonische Suite, op. 25	PF
2951	1888.04	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos	VS
2951	1888.04	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: sep. issues of nos 2, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16	VS
2952	[1888]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: chorus parts	Ch
2953	[1888.04]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos, Acts I-III; Entracte	FS
2954	[1888]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: orchestral parts	PO
2975	[1888.11]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Melodiestrauß I, arr. piano	PT2
2976	[1888.11]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Melodiestrauß II, arr. piano	PT2
2977	[1888.11]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Melodiestrauß I, arr. piano duet	PT4
2983	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: arr. violin & piano, vol. 1	Score/part
2984	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: arr. violin & piano, vol. 2	Score/part
2985	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: arr. violin & piano, vol. 3	Score/part
2986	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Klänge aus Die drei Pintos, arr. piano	PT2
?	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Entracte arr. Militärmusik	PF/PO
?	1888.11	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Melodienstrauß arr. Militärmusik	PF/PO
3000	1888.11	Brüll, Ignaz	Das steinerne Herz	PV
3042	[by 1889.04]	Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: arr. piano solo	PTp2
3073	1889.06	Schreck, Gustav	Oboe Sonata, op. 13	Score/part
4335	1905.02	Erlemann	Op. 6. Geistergruß
4328	1905.03	Koch	Von den Tageszeiten, op. 29	VS
4420	1905.04	Zuschneid	Drei patriotische Lieder
4454	1905.08	Hausegger, S. von	Drei Hymnen an die Nacht
4459a-e	1905.07	Mahler	Kindertotenlieder	PVm1
4460a-e	1905.07	Mahler	Kindertotenlieder	PFm1/POm1
4461	1905.07	Mahler	Revelge	PV1h1
4462	1905.07	Mahler	Revelge	PF1h1
4464	1905.07	Mahler	Der Tamboursg'sell	PV2m1
4465	1905.07	Mahler	Der Tamboursg'sell	PF2m1
4466	1905.07	Mahler	Der Tamboursg'sell	PO2m1
4467	1905.07	Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PV3m1
4468	1905.07	Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PF3m1
4467		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PO3m1
4470	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PV4m1
4471	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PF4m1
4472	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PO4m1
4473	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PV5h1
4474	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PF5h1
4475	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PO5h1
4476	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PV6m1
4477	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PF6m1
4478	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PO6m1
4479	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PV6h1
4480	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PV5m1
4502	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PF6h1
4503	1905.07	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PO6h1
4526*	1906.03	Mahler	Sechste Symphonie	PS1
4526*	1906.11	Mahler	Sechste Symphonie	PF1
4536	1905.10	Kienzl, Wilhelm	Op. 71. Moderne Lyrik. No. 10. Abendgang.
4539	1905.12	Kienzl	Das Hochland der Germanen
4559	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PF5m1
4560	1905.07	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PO5m1
4562	1906.01	Barblan, Otto	Op. 15. Psalm 23
4598	1906.02	Bizet	Zwei Orchester-Suiten L'Arlesienne für Violine und Klavier von Otto Singer.
4617	[1906]	Mahler	Revelge	PV1m1
4647	1906.05	Koch	Die deutsche Tanne, op. 30	VS
4649	1906.05	Mahler	Sechste Symphonie	PTp41
4664	1906.08	Lorenz, Alfred	Piano Quartet
4693	[1906]	Mahler	Sechste Symphonie	PO1b
4823	1907.03	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PV7m1
4824	1907.03	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PV7h1
4877	1907.04	Kaun, Hugo	Op. 72, Nr. 8, Heraus mein Kind
4894	1907.04	Zerlett, Johann B.	Op. 257. Die Toten der Heide
4895	1907.04	Wernicke, A.	Op. 29. Sommernacht
4941	1907.07	Podbertsky, Theodore	Op. 178. Der verlorene Haufen
5017	1907.09	Kaun, Hugo	Op. 75. Nr. 1, Vom Schneiden
5126	1908.03	Podbertsky, Theodore	Op. 184. Vor den Türen
5390	1908.11	Horn	Werk 19 No. 2. Ein Teufelein, ein Engelein.
5406	1908.11	Horn	Op. 38, Nr. 1. Der Fischer.
5608	1909.11	Berr, José	Op. 54. Vogelweisheit
5609	1909.11	Berr, José	Op. 52. Allerseelen.
5687	1910.11	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PV7h2
5688	1910.11	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PV7m2
5689	1910.11	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PV5h3
5690	1910.11	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PV5m2
5761	1910.03	Beilschmidt, Curt	Op. 12, Nr. 2. Reiter im Herbst.
5811	1910.04	Möskes	Op. 14. Zwei Männerchöre
5858	1910.07	Trunk, Richard	Op. 28, Nr. 1. Fidelitas.
5870	1910.07	Nagler, Franciscus	Op. 62. Helgoland
6038	1911.03	Beilschmidt, Curt	Fünf instruktive Stücke f. Pfte, Op. 15. Nr. 2. Serenade.
6199	1911.10	Berr, José	Op. 61. Ein Singsang vom Rheine.
6226	1911.10	Kageler, Ludwig	Op. 6. Der verlorene Haufen
6240	1911.10	Dürrner, Johannes	Das Vöglein im Walde.
6314-23	1912.05	Niemann, Walter	Op. 21. Schwarzwald-Idyllen
6475	1912.12	Koemmenich, Louis	„Ein Knabe ging wohl um die Morgenstund‟.
6485	1912.12	Krieger, Johann P.	Suite aus "Lustige Feldmusic" 1704.
6611	1914.	Mikorey, Franz	Piano Quintet in E minor (Copyright 1914)	Score/parts
6615	1913.02	Othegraven, August v.	Op. 46. Landesknechts Lust und Leid.	VS
6665	1913.01	Pezel, Johann C.	Suite aus "Delitiae musicales oder Lust-Music"
6722	1913.01	Lubrich, Fritz	Op. 34. Chor der Toten
6858	1913.06	Wolff, Erich J.	Op. 26, Nr. 6. Meine Braut führ ich heim.
6981	1913.03	Klose, Friedrich	Ein Festgesang Neros	VS
7080	1913.09	Stöhr, Richard	Op. 34/5. Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Klavier (Copyright 1913)	VS
7081	1913.08	Hänssel, W	An das Vaterland
7115	1913.10	Schön, Carl	Op. 32. Morgenfrieden: „Sanft bestreifen kühle Lüfte“
7189	1914.05	Rosenmüller, Johann	Suite aus "Studenten-Music" 1654.
7238	1914.02	Klauer, F. G.	Op. 16, Nr. 4, Morgenwanderung
7251	1914.04	Klose, Friedrich	Vier Gesänge für Männerchor, Nr. 2
7333	1914.07	Schiebold, Carl A., arr.	Blaublümelein. "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".
7430-34	1915.12	Mahler	Kindertotenlieder	PVh
?	1915.12	Mahler	Kindertotenlieder	PFh
7445	1915.12	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PV4h1
7446	1916.01	Möskes, Carl	Sei mir gegrüßt, du Land am Rhein!
7451	1916.03	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PF4h1
7452	1916.03	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PO4h1
7458		Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PF5t1
7459		Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PO5t1
7460	1916.03	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PF6t1
7467	1916.03	Mahler	„Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen‟	PV5t1
7468	1916.03	Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PV6t1
7471	1916.03/04	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PF7m1
7472	1916.03/04	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PO7m1
7479		Mahler	Revelge	PV1m2
7480	1917.01	Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PV2h1
7481		Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PV2m2
7482	1917.01	Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PV2t1
7483	1917.01	Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PV3h1
7484		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PV3m2
7485	1917.01	Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PV3t1
7486		Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PV4h2
7487		Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PV4m2
7488		Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PV6h2
7489		Mahler	Um Mitternacht	PV6m2
7490		Mahler	Um Mitternacht
7611		Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PF7h1
7612		Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PO7h1
7613	1917.04/05	Mahler	Sieben Lieder [high voice volume pl. number]	PVch
7614	1917.04/05	Mahler	Sieben Lieder [medium voice volume pl. number]	PVcm
7615	1917.04/05	Mahler	Sieben Lieder [low voice volume pl. number]	PVct
7632		Mahler	Revelge	PV1t1
7633	1917.01	Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PV4t1
7634	1917.01	Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PV7t1
7698	1917.04/05	Niemann, Walter	Op. 44. Chaconne. Für Klavier
7699	1917.04/05	Niemann, Walter	Op. 45. Sommernacht am Flusse
7708		Mahler	„Liebst du um Schönheit‟	PF7t1
7785		Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PF2h1
7786		Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PO2h1
7787		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PF3h1
7788		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PO3h1
7789		Mahler	Der Tambours'gsell	PF2t1
7791		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PF3t1
7792		Mahler	„Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder‟	PO3t1
7837		Weber/Mahler	Die drei Pintos: Zwischenaktmusik	PF
7884-93	1917.09	Niemann, Walter	Op. 48. Pompeji. 10 Klavierstücke
7924	1917.07	Niemann, Walter	Op. 49. Ballade. Für Klavier
7932	1918.02	Niemann, Walter	Op. 50. Anakreon
7945	1918.07	Niemann, Walter	Op. 52. Arabeske
8005	1919.01	Niemann, Walter	Op. 53. Fantasie-Mazurka. Für Klavier
8093		Mahler	Revelge	PF1t1
8094		Mahler	Revelge	PO1t1
8141	1919.07	Niemann, Walter	Op. 68. 3 moderne Klavierstücke. 1. Romantischer Walzer.
8169		Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PF4t
8170		Mahler	„Ich atmet' einen linden Duft‟	PO4t
8171-74	1920.09	Niemann, Walter	Op. 71. Suite nach Worten von Hermann Hesse.
8257	1920.09	Niemann, Walter	Op. 74. 8 Mazurkas. Für Klavier

* The study score and full score of the Sixth Symphony share the same plate number, although they represent different versions of the Symphony: the second version (1906) was only issued in full score format. The plate number was presumably assigned in the summer of 1905; copies of the study score format (i.e. the first version, PS1) may have been available by March 1906 when the publication was announced in Hofmeister. After the first performance Mahler revised the work, so the plates were revised and corrected and the full score of the second version (PF1) issued in the autumn of 1906. However the print materials from which the study score was produced were only revised to place the scherzo third in the sequence of movements: the orchestration and other details are unaltered (see PS1c).