Category Archives: first edition

“An expression of his deeply shaken soul” – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s String Quartet in F minor on the 175th anniversary of his death

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dominik Rahmer

Our Henle blog this year has largely dealt with two … Continue reading →

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An Urtext edition of Elgar’s Violin Chansons: What does an editor do when there is nothing to edit?

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Norbert Müllemann

The question posed in the title of my blog post … Continue reading →

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“…probably the best of Dvořák that I’m acquainted with.” What’s worth knowing about the Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

Even though recently the focus of attention owing to their … Continue reading →

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‘Finished in Vysoká at a nice little hour’– new finds in Dvořák’s A-major piano quintet op. 81

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

The piano quintet is, so to speak, in the “super … Continue reading →

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“Right”? or “Wrong”? On a questionable note in Mendelssohn’s c-minor Piano Trio op. 66

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Occasionally in the edition business there is an insoluble conflict … Continue reading →

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Autographs and proofread copies for Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas – an overview

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Norbert Gertsch

Editing a Beethoven work solely on the basis of a … Continue reading →

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The many footnotes of Rosamunde

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Annette Oppermann

All good things come in threes – this is also … Continue reading →

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New editions for the clarinet – Brahms and Gade

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Dominik Rahmer

The clarinet was again featured in our recent editions of … 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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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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