Category Archives: Instrumentation

A wrong ‘D’ goes out into the world – Rachmaninoff’s Prélude in c sharp minor under the magnifying glass

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Dominik Rahmer

The last blog posting on 6 January has already let … Continue reading →

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Corelli, La Folia and Rachmaninoff’s Variations, Op. 42

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Norbert Gertsch

In May and June 1931 Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his famous … Continue reading →

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Christmas Blog

Posted on December 23, 2013 by publisher

Dear Reader, we most warmly thank you today for your … Continue reading →

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HN 555 – A printing error in CPE Bach’s sonata for solo flute?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Norbert Müllemann

These days our latest Urtext product comes from the prin­ter, … Continue reading →

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‘Pour Piano et Violon ou Violoncelle’ – Is there a cello sonata by César Franck?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Peter Jost

In connection with the general blog post by Dominik Rahmer … Continue reading →

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“Hark, Hark! The Joy Inspiring Horn” – Discoveries in Schumann’s Konzertstück, Opus 86

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Dominik Rahmer

For pianists and string players, especially, the name Henle stands … Continue reading →

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Wieniawski’s Scherzo-Tarantella, op. 16: Structural designs for a synthesis between a tarantella and a scherzo?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by gast

As noted in the Preface to the Henle edition of … Continue reading →

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High time for the low register – the double bass conquers the Henle catalogue

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Annette Oppermann

The strings, together with the main instrument, piano, have all … Continue reading →

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Ossia and Da Capo – Confusion in Schumann’s Papillons, Op. 2

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Norbert Gertsch

Sometimes a conundrum can’t be solved, even when the source … Continue reading →

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Filched Melodies – Sarasate’s ‘Zigeunerweisen’ (Gypsy Airs) under suspicion of plagiarism

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Peter Jost

The use of folk-music elements in art music has, as … Continue reading →

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