Brockhaus Max, *13 April 1867 Leipzig, †9 May 1957 Lörrach (Baden), German music publisher. He came from an old Leipzig family of publishers. In 1893, he founded a publishing company in Leipzig based on publishing rights acquired from E. Wedel in Wiener Neustadt, H. Haessel in Leipzig and J. Roth in Stuttgart. Brockhaus was particularly interested in promoting contemporary opera. From 1898, he printed works by H. Pfitzner, E. Humperdinck, R. Leoncavallo, E. d’Alberto, S. and R. Wagner (Symphony in C major from 1832). His publications were of a high editorial standard. In 1940, the company was taken over by his daughter Elisabeth and her husband F. Gruner. In 1943, the publishing house was completely destroyed. In 1949, it was reactivated in Lörrach, and is currently located in Bonn-Bad Godesberg and owned by Joachim von Roebel.
Brockhaus was a prominent figure in the musical circles of Leipzig. From 1906, he was a member of the board of directors, from 1920 to 1936 he was the chief director of the Gewandhaus, from 1895 to 1900 he was a member of the board of the Musikalienhändler-Verein, and from 1919 to 1925 he was a member of the board of the Musikalienverleger-Verein. He was also a member of the board of the Leipzig Conservatory of Music.
Literature: Musikverlag Max Brockhaus, Leipzig 1893–1943, Leipzig 1949; A. Hübscher Hundertfünfzig Jahre F.A. B. (1805 bis 1955), Wiesbaden 1955.
