Author Archives: Annette Oppermann

Newly discovered 20th-century classics: Bartók’s six String Quartets in the Complete Edition

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

The Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition that since 2017 the … Continue reading →

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Four parts, many questions: on the editing of string quartets

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

Well-disposed visitors to our various digital platforms already know that … Continue reading →

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Excess and empty space: Text variants in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104 may be a special … Continue reading →

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The agony of choice – lieder by Richard Strauss

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Incredible, but true: unannounced so far in this blog is … Continue reading →

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The Bartók Complete Edition and its offspring

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Since one of the special features of the Henle Verlag … Continue reading →

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Beethoven love letters? A contribution to perhaps his oeuvre’s smallest work group

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

In Beethoven’s just as extensive as impressive chamber music oeuvre, … Continue reading →

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Genuine Beethoven – or not quite? Questions of authenticity with Beethoven

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

The Beethoven Year is slowly coming to a close, almost … Continue reading →

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More than “Ode to Joy” – the whole range of Beethoven’s vocal work

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

Although the melody of the 9th Symphony’s choral movement, “Freude … Continue reading →

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“Beethoven Complete” yesterday and today – from the beginnings of the Beethoven complete edition(s) in the 19th century

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

Only what we have as whole, do we truly have … Continue reading →

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At long last: Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is now also in a handy format

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Annette Oppermann

The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók has finally entered the … Continue reading →

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