The Viennese emporium of Doblinger, where Beethoven bought his music paper, has been sold to the UK-based multinational publisher Wise Music Group.
Doblinger Musikverlag was a late add-on to the family’s general music business. Founded in 1876, the composers it published are chiefly Austrian, from Franz Abt to Otto M. Zykan.
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