Haslinger, Tobias
Haslinger, Tobias
Haslinger, Tobias, Austrian music publisher; b. Zeil, March 1, 1787; d. Vienna, June 18, 1842. He went to Vienna in 1810 after studying music in Linz. He was a bookkeeper in Steiner’s music establishment. He later became a partner and, after Steiner’s retirement in 1826, sole proprietor. A gregarious and affable person, he made friends with many musicians, and was on excellent terms with Beethoven, who seemed to enjoy Haslinger’s company; many letters to him from Beethoven are extant, among them the humorous canon O Tobias Dominus Haslinger. He was succeeded by his son Carl Haslinger (b. Vienna, June 11, 1816; d. there, Dec. 26, 1868). The latter studied with Czerny and became a brilliant pianist as well as an industrious composer. He publ, more than 100 works of various kinds. Continuing the tradition of his father, he publ. several syms., piano concertos, overtures, and other works by Beethoven, and later Liszt’s Piano Concerto in E-flat. He was also the publisher of many Strauss waltzes. In 1875 the firm was bought from his widow by Schlesinger of Berlin (subsequently, R. & W. Lienau).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire