Category Archives: Performers

Scott Joplin, the “King of Ragtime Writers,” now in Henle Urtext. Interview with Joshua Rifkin

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Dominik Rahmer

Scott Joplin’s rags and other piano pieces belong among the … Continue reading →

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Just a bit of Passacaglia?

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Andreas Pernpeintner

Last fall, I attended a concert in the Dachau Palace. … Continue reading →

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Mozart’s last piano concerto – re-encountering a classic

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Norbert Müllemann

You know that feeling? For years, you’ve been familiar with … Continue reading →

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Arcis meets Alexander – Glazunov’s saxophone quartet finally in a reliable Urtext edition

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Dominik Rahmer

Some time ago, a young Munich ensemble surprised us with … Continue reading →

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At the pinnacle of virtuosity

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Andreas Pernpeintner

“Alkan? Lots of notes!” – That’s what you hear when … Continue reading →

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Rostropovich and Atovmyan – the two midwives of Prokofiev’s Cello Sonata op. 119

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Annette Oppermann

Mstislav Rostropovich is considered one of the greatest cellists of … Continue reading →

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A minor sensation: Chopin’s recently discovered a-minor waltz. Interview with Jeffrey Kallberg

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Norbert Müllemann

In spring 2024, a new work by Frédéric Chopin was … Continue reading →

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“It ended up being quite substantial” – on Sergei Prokofiev’s 2nd violin sonata op. 94a

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Dominik Rahmer

Last year the Henle catalogue very much welcomed the addition … Continue reading →

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If that’s not reason enough to celebrate: 300 years of WTC I!

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

2022 seems to be particularly rich in musical anniversaries: Even … Continue reading →

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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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