Category Archives: Urtext

Spohr and Crusell join the club – new Urtext editions for clarinet

Musicians have long known that not only pianists and string … Continue reading

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The year of the flute – special new editions in the Henle catalogue

For some time past the G. Henle publishing house has … Continue reading

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‘It is G! Bravo, and a thousand thanks.’ Günter Henle’s guestbook (and a wrong note in Beethoven)

The violinist Yehudi Menuhin was without question amongst Günter Henle’s … Continue reading

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Franz Xaver comes to Henle: On the 170th anniversary of the death of Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (29 July 2014)

That Henle is a Mozart publisher should not come as … Continue reading

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‘Servant of two masters’ – when the editor is caught between two composers

The basic idea behind an Urtext edition is well known; … Continue reading

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The lord of the low tones – Tobias Glöckler in conversation about Dragonetti’s “Famous Solo”

The double bass entered the Henle publishers’ catalogue a few … Continue reading

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The sounding gardens of the Henleans – a short Urtext saga

n a small valley of Mt. Olympus a musical beauty … Continue reading

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Deluxe for the continuo group

What music do continuo players play from? This question might … Continue reading

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High time for the low register – the double bass conquers the Henle catalogue

The strings, together with the main instrument, piano, have all … Continue reading

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Composers on the waiting list – or: We’d really like to do them, but are (still) not allowed to do so

‘Why doesn’t Henle have the famous piano trio by Shostakovich?’ … Continue reading

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