Category Archives: Instrumentation

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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‘But it says in the autograph…’ – on a frequently posed question about our Urtext editions

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Annette Oppermann

Are you also one of those manuscript hunters on the … Continue reading →

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B(e) sharp – what would you play in Mozart’s piano variations K. 265?

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Dominik Rahmer

Mozart over and over again: In the last blog two … Continue reading →

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Non-stop “lombardic” rhythm? On a minute text problem in Mozart’s d-minor String Quartet K. 421

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

The exceptionally lighthearted D-major Trio of the Menuetto in Mozart’s … Continue reading →

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“The future lion is already showing its paws” – The revision of Beethoven’s piano variations, volume 1

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Peter Jost

G. Henle publishing house is well known for putting its … 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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Small error, large impact! About a repeat sign wandering around “In the Mists”

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Annette Oppermann

Leoš Janáček’s magnificent chamber music that we’re publishing in collaboration … Continue reading →

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“I would like to see this piece published soon” – The first edition of Liszt’s arrangement of Wagner’s overture to “Tannhäuser”

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Peter Jost

The 19th century is rich in artist friendships. That between … Continue reading →

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A new star in the Henle firmament – Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Annette Oppermann

After nearly three decades the time was ripe for a … Continue reading →

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Autumnal thoughts on “Buntes Blatt” in f-sharp minor by Robert Schumann

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

A little birthday gift for András Schiff (December 2016) Coloured … Continue reading →

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