Author Archives: Norbert Gertsch

Beethoven and the viola

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Norbert Gertsch

Piano concertos and sonatas, violin concerto and sonatas, cello sonatas … Continue reading →

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Beethoven anniversary in the Henle blog

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Norbert Gertsch

As we were celebrating our 200th blog post two weeks … Continue reading →

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The Henle Library App – an update!

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Norbert Gertsch

In February 2016, over three years ago, we launched the … Continue reading →

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40 or 42? Rodolphe Kreutzer’s Etudes as Urtext edition

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Norbert Gertsch

There could not be a bigger difference: When you are … Continue reading →

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Potpourri op. 94 for Viola and Orchestra – for your kind attention!

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Norbert Gertsch

To my great joy, this year and last year the … Continue reading →

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La Vega – The fertile plain: Isaac Albeniz’s homage to Granada and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Norbert Gertsch

A few weeks ago my colleague Peter Jost reported here … Continue reading →

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Autographs and proofread copies for Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas – an overview

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

Editing a Beethoven work solely on the basis of a … Continue reading →

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Tempest – Les Adieux – Hammerklavier. Sense and nonsense regarding the names given to Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Part 2

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

In the first part of my blog on the famous … Continue reading →

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Tempest – Les Adieux – Hammerklavier. Sense and nonsense regarding the names given to Beethoven’s piano sonatas

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

It’s so much easier to say “The Tempest”, “Pathétique” and … Continue reading →

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The Henle Library App is one year old – that’s a whole year of digital Urtext!

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

On 3 February 2016 – on the 117th birthday of … Continue reading →

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