Music and Time Annotation << Back German Music Publishers in Russia in the Second Half of the 19th Century D. Lomtev The commercial strategy of A. Büttner, D.H. Rather, M. Erlanger, A. Gutheil and W.F. Bessel can be judged today based on the catalogs and surviving prints of their publishing house. The publications of Wilhelm Franz Bessel are also of historically significant as they reflect the work experience of the author as well as the contemporary state of the music publishing industry at that time. Key words: German-Russian musical relations, music publishing houses, A. Büttner, D.H. Rather, M. Erlanger, A. Gutheil, W. F. Bessel E-mail: degelo@mail.ru Pp. 9-13