Category Archives: autograph

A wonderful little devilry to start with

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

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

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

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

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Waiting can be worthwhile – On Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major

At the outset the piano reduction of Ravel’s Piano Concerto … 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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Labyrinthine paths: in search of Janáček’s Urtext

No, the title is not a typo. The recently published … 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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If that’s not reason enough to celebrate: 300 years of WTC I!

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

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An annoying mini-error in Mozart’s Violin Concerto K. 219

Recently, David Perry, a Canadian violinist, criticised what he considered … Continue reading

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