Category Archives: autograph

“My obsession with improvement is a chronic, incurable affliction”. On Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Peter Jost

The Weimar years as of 1848 marked a profound turning … 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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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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A wonderful little devilry to start with

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Andreas Pernpeintner

When you’re new to an enterprise, it’s very agreeable when … Continue reading →

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The elders’ errors tenaciously persist. On the violin solo entry in Mozart’s D-major Violin Concerto, K. 218

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

As Urtext editors, we could sometimes despair: we’re offering the … Continue reading →

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Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto – extraordinary works involve extraordinary solutions

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Dominik Rahmer

Probably no other work in recent years has brought us … Continue reading →

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Elgar’s Serenade for Strings: spring sunshine garbed in Henle Urtext. Interview with Rupert Marshall-Luck

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Norbert Müllemann

The start of 2024 is a special moment for the … Continue reading →

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