The story
Founded by Ernst Eulenburg in 1874.1
Origins of the miniature scores
In 1891, Eulenburg acquired the company of Payne who had recently started to publish miniature scores of chamber works, thus effectively establishing the basis for the famous miniature scores which are what Eulenburg is famous for today. The catalogue was further expanded in 1908 by the acquisition of the catalogue of Donajowski, who published miniature scores of orchestral works in England.
Later history of the company
In 1905, Ernst's son Kurt began to work in the firm, a connection maintained until his retirement at age 90 in 1968. After Ernst died in 1926, Kurt took over and began to introduce important revisions of scores by leading musicologists such as Alfred Einstein (who edited, for example, Don Giovanni) and Friedrich Blume (who edited the Mozart piano concertos). At the same time, Eulenburg began to publish the work of contemporary composers such as Paul Graener and the "classical" compositions of the film composer Miklós Rózsa.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ernst Eulenburg (musical editions), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3