The Publishing House

Edition Kunzelmann’s current catalogue makes over 2’000 titles available, ranging from music of the Renaissance to that of today’s avant-garde. Its focus, however, is on Classical chamber music, in which field we are among the leading Swiss editions. Additionally, we offer a substantial quantity of educational materials, orchestral- and choral music. Alongside original works and arrangements for a variety of instruments, Edition Kunzelmann also publishes contemporary music by selected composers.

History

Dr. Kurt Eulenburg, owner of Edition Eulenburg in Leipzig and 60 years old at the time, fled to Switzerland during the Second World War and was looking for someone there to rebuild his publishing house. He found the right person for the job in the then 24-year-old Albert Kunzelmann, owner of the small Appollo publishing house.

Kurt Eulenburg and Albert Kunzelmann founded the publishing house Edition Eulenburg in 1947 with headquarters on Flössergasse in Zurich. For decades, the publishing house was dominated by the yellow pocket scores until Albert Kunzelmann published his own editions under the same publishing name: the popular orchestral works in octavo format. He also began to publish compositions by Tomaso Albinoni, of whom only a few works are missing from the complete edition today.

In 1964, the headquarters of Edition Eulenburg were moved to Adliswil in the Canton of Zurich.

In 1980, the relationship between Kurt Eulenburg and Albert Kunzelmann deteriorated and they decided to go their separate ways. Since Kurt Eulenburg owned 51% of the company shares, he was able to make the decision to sell the entire part of the pocket scores to the music publisher Schott. Albert Kunzelmann was then forced to find a new company name. That is why the publishing house has been called Edition Kunzelmann since 1980.

After the separation from Kurt Eulenburg, Albert Kunzelmann concentrated on the publication of further unpublished original works. Later, he specialised in chamber music works of all kinds and their arrangements for various instruments.

After Albert Kunzelmann's death in 2003, Irene Kunzelmann took over the publishing house and continues to run it in his spirit today.