Category Archives: Composers

‘Free, but lonely’ – an extraordinary sonata and its new edition

Our new Urtext edition HN 1572 introduced in today’s blog … Continue reading

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A difficult case: Chopin’s b-minor sonata op. 58 in Urtext

Frédéric Chopin’s final piano sonata op. 58 is full of … Continue reading

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“Gabriellas sång” by Brahms?

Whilst preparing for a lecture on the Johannes Brahms piano … Continue reading

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No end to Rachmaninoff in sight: several annotations to opp. 3 and 16

Perhaps – despite the anniversary year – I’m rather overdoing … Continue reading

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On the first version of Verdi’s string quartet – interview with Anselm Gerhard

Our recently published new edition of Giuseppe Verdi’s String Quartet … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, Sergei! A fresh look at Rachmaninoff’s Préludes for his 150th birthday

In the Henle blog we have already published several posts … Continue reading

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Labyrinthine paths: in search of Janáček’s Urtext

No, the title is not a typo. The recently published … Continue reading

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Christmas blog

War, energy shortages, inflation – alas, no end to the … Continue reading

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Bartók’s String Quartets: from the score to the individual parts

A quintessential feature of the Henle Urtext editions is the … Continue reading

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“An expression of his deeply shaken soul” – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s String Quartet in F minor on the 175th anniversary of his death

Our Henle blog this year has largely dealt with two … Continue reading

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