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A manuscript conundrum – the autograph of Gabriel Fauré’s violin sonata, Op. 13

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Peter Jost

Autograph manuscripts of musical works have an aura all their … Continue reading →

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Piano Trio Question: Why really are pianists ‘allowed’ to play from the score, but not string players? And since when?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Notice: There’s a prize question at the end of this … Continue reading →

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Setting, version, arrangement – how far may Urtext go?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

It is part and parcel of the idea of a … Continue reading →

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What’s the shelf life of Urtext? Revising at Henle publishers

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Annette Oppermann

When you look carefully at our recent publications you’ll also … Continue reading →

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Too much access! – Isaac Albéniz revises his Iberia cycle

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

Editors of sheet music are not alone in suffering from … Continue reading →

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The crux of sharp or flat: Just enough cautionary accidentals? or are extras o.k., too?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Peter Jost

Our editorial department is always receiving queries from users requesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Bourrée fantasque (Chabrier), Gnossienne (Satie), Monday Postings, notation, Piano Concerto K. 503 (W.A. Mozart), Piano Sonatina (Ravel), Violin Sonata op. 13 (Fauré) | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Will versus Caprice. On the the closing measures of Robert Schumann’s C-major Fantasy op. 17

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

What you can see here is the last page of … Continue reading →

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‘Play it again’ – is a repeat sign missing in Brahms’ Paganini Variations?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

Some time ago we received an interesting query from a … Continue reading →

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‘Fontana’s version’ – genuine Chopin?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Norbert Müllemann

A glance at the table of contents in our Urtext … Continue reading →

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Hit and miss? – A purportedly wrong note in Beethoven’s Sonata op. 14 no. 2

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

For almost ten years now I’ve been working with Murray … Continue reading →

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