Category Archives: Subject

Labyrinthine paths: in search of Janáček’s Urtext

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Norbert Müllemann

No, the title is not a typo. The recently published … Continue reading →

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Christmas blog

Posted on December 23, 2022 by publisher

War, energy shortages, inflation – alas, no end to the … 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

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

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

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

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An ambiguous passage in Brahms’s Vier ernste Gesänge op. 121

Posted on April 11, 2022 by publisher

A guest contribution by Johannes Behr from the Johannes Brahms … Continue reading →

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“Latest news about Mozart’s piano sonata in A major, K. 331”

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

“All good things come in threes” – this phrase came … Continue reading →

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Schumann’s metronome markings in his “Kinderszenen”. Opportunity, not nuisance.

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

“You cannot define tempo. Tempo has no existence of its … 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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Refinement or oversight? On two passages in Fauré’s 1st Piano Quartet op. 15

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Peter Jost

Fauré is known for his refined tonal language, with the … Continue reading →

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Excess and empty space: Text variants in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104 may be a special … Continue reading →

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