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This company published mainly light works from 1887 to 1940.
Otto Forberg took over the Leipzig branch of the Hamburg-based Hugo Thiemer in 1887, and the firm was finally bought by Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag in Leipzig in 1940. The founder was related to cellist-composer Friedrich Forberg and to publisher Robert Forberg (1833–1880). He was a professional violist, and a member of the Robert Heckmann quartet in the 1870s.
Otto Forberg's steady output is shown by its HMB entries: 733 items for the period 1888-1898, and 116 in 1893-98. However, this was small compared with the 3000 items of Robert Forberg for 1862-1900. The catalog included lighter items by Gustav Lange and Erik Meyer-Helmund, violin works by Hans Sitt and Gustav Hollaender, and many piano works by Adolf Ruthardt and Arnold Krug.
Otto Forberg's plate numbers were issued in a regular chronological fashion. Plate numbers are in the format of #### . Dates in italics are estimated.
| Plate | Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1502-3 | Wilm | 2 Vortragsstücke, Op.79 | 1889 |
| 1996 | Eilenberg | Rêve du bal, Op.155 (arranged pf.duet) | 1894 |
| 2552 | Berger | Piano Sonata, Op.76 | 1899 |
| 2667 | Sitt | Romance, Op.72 (va, pf red.) | 1900 |
| 3012–3 | Reger | 2 Compositions for Violin and Piano, Op.87 (nos.1,2) | 1905 |
| 3034-43 | Lazarus | Aus fremden Ländern, Op.107 | 1906 |
| 3473 | Zuschneid | Concert Piece, Op.46 (vn/pf arr.) | 1912 |
