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Finest Urtext Editions of Classical Music since 1948. Mehrfach wurden seine Produkte mit dem Deutschen Musikeditionspreis ausgezeichnet.

Musiker in aller Welt kennen und schätzen die blauen Urtextausgaben: gedruckte Notenausgaben der großen klassischen Musik in herausragender Qualität. Ein Exportanteil von mittlerweile über 80% (Europa, USA, Asien) dokumentiert die starke internationale Ausrichtung. Urtext und Henle sind Synonyme, allerdings wird über den Begriff „Urtext“ seit seinem Auftreten immer wieder diskutiert. Dabei ist der Leitgedanke einfach und plausibel: Dem Musiker wird ein Notentext geboten, der einzig und allein dem Willen des Komponisten entspricht. Als Marktführer mit langjähriger Erfahrung weist der Katalog derzeit über 1.000 Urtextausgaben von Bach bis Debussy, von Händel bis Gershwin auf. Jedes Henle-Exemplar muss hohen Qualitätsanforderungen gerecht werden:

- absolut zuverlässiger Notentext
- musikpraktische Einrichtung
- exzellentes Notenbild
- Vorwort in drei Sprachen (dt., engl., franz.)
- Kritischer Bericht in mindestens zwei Sprachen (dt., engl., meist auch frz.)
- langlebige Ausstattung (Papier, Bindung)

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Musicians throughout the world are familiar with and treasure our blue Urtext editions – top quality editions of great classical compositions. Our products have repeatedly been awarded the German Music Edition Prize. The fact that more than 80% of our editions are exported (Europe, USA, Asia) bears witness to our strong international focus. Urtext and Henle are synonymous, however the term “Urtext” has been debated ever since it was first used. Yet the idea behind it is simple and easy to understand: the musician is offered a musical text which solely reflects the composer’s intentions. As market leader with many years of experience, our catalogue currently lists more than 1.000 Urtext editions from Bach to Debussy, and from Handel to Gershwin.Each Henle edition has to fulfil extremely high standards:

- authoritative musical text
- markings for practical use
- superb engraving
- preface in three languages (German, English, French)
- critical commentary in at least two languages (German, English, generally also French)
- durability (paper, binding)

15/09/2026

What a magnificent ensemble! Last Saturday, the four brilliant young musicians Maxim Tzekov (violin), Mascha Wehrmeyer (violin), Elena Küssner (viola) and Francisco Joui Karr (cello) performed both as a quartet and alongside the award-winning Olga Scheps, presenting a wonderful programme against the backdrop of this splendid venue, the Kultur Gut Hasselburg! At the closing concert of the G. Henle Kammermusik-Akademie, everything simply came together perfectly!
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From 9 to 12 September, Olga Scheps, an alumna of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben rehearsed chamber music works by Mozart and Weinberg at Kultur Gut Hasselburg together with the four young, up-and-coming talents, all scholarship holders of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben. It was well worth it: the audience was absolutely delighted – thank you very much!
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The Programme: W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in F major, K. 590; M. Weinberg: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 18
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Photos © Felix König
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13/09/2026

Today we’re celebrating the birthday of a brilliant pianist and composer, Clara Wieck-Schumann. She began composing when she was still a young girl, and during her later marriage to Robert Schumann, she managed – thanks to her iron discipline – to balance her musical pursuits with running the household and looking after the children. A typical "Virgo", then? Let’s take a closer look at her characteristics!
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https://www.henle.de/en/Selected-Piano-Works/HN-393
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10/09/2026

Mixed feelings: Edward Elgar never had a particular passion for teaching beginners the violin, for example at a girls’ school in Great Malvern – on one occasion he compared teaching to “turning a grindstone with a dislocated shoulder”! Still, the composer had a steady stream of students and made a good living as a violin teacher.
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The “Very Easy Melodious Exercises” for violin and piano, which Elgar originally composed for his niece, May Grafton, reflect a renewed interest in teaching. Traces of this activity are displayed in the autograph, which was apparently used in violin lessons and contains numerous fingerings that are missing from the edition published in 1892. Discover now the newly verified musical text of this classic for violin teaching with our new Urtext edition: https://www.henle.de/en/Very-Easy-Melodious-Exercises-in-the-First-Position-op.-22-for-Violin-and-Piano/HN-1724
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07/09/2026

Spot the difference? Our new Henle Urtext covers come with a few fresh details — and Beethoven is here to explain them.
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Why the revised cover design? The layout is now cleaner and more streamlined, while the cover material and its traditional blue colour remain unchanged. All our new Urtext editions will adopt this design from September 2026, followed by our Urtext reprints from November 2026. Our clothbound editions will remain unchanged. And what do you think of it?
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04/09/2026

Quite lovely and sometimes refreshing, but never matching the original: if you, too, are looking for fountains and water jets as spectacular as the ones in the gardens of Villa d’Este, then we recommend the musical version!
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Liszt’s “Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este” – the fourth piece in the collection Années de pèlerinage, Troisième Année – was composed in 1877 during Liszt’s stay at the Villa d’Este, not far from Rome. It stands out markedly in terms of style and character from the other, rather sombre or solemn pieces, brilliantly imitating the movements of the water from the numerous fountains and water jets in the villa’s garden with ever-changing cascades of sound.
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Liszt establishes the piece’s place within the religious context of the collection with a quotation from the Bible as a footnote: “Water as the source of eternal life.” Now available in a revised edition: https://www.henle.de/en/Les-Jeux-d-eaux-a-la-Villa-d-Este/HN-1641
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03/09/2026

Our “edition of the month” September!
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Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” – one of his best-known works, alongside his celebrated Violin Concerto No. 1. Bruch wrote it in 1880 for the cellist Robert Hausmann who, according to the composer, “did not cease to drum and hammer away at me until I had written the piece”. This deeply moving “Adagio after Hebrew melodies” treats two old Jewish songs whose remarkable beauty left a lasting impression on the Protestant Bruch. With its warm, song-like cello voice, the piece seems almost made to echo the sound of a Jewish cantor’s voice and offers cellists a wonderful opportunity to truly make the instrument "sing". Christian Poltéra was able to be procured for the markings in the solo part.
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https://www.henle.de/en/Kol-Nidrei-op.-47-for-Violoncello-and-Orchestra/HN-1145
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01/09/2026

We’re kicking off the new season with a dance-like flourish – with this new edition of Boismortier’s nine "Petites Sonates", op. 66, followed by a concluding chaconne. These duos for two equal bass instruments were immensely popular then, just as they are today. No wonder, for Boismortier – an extremely productive and trend-conscious composer – had neither a patron nor a position with a regular income, so the works he published himself simply had to sell!
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Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player, these delightful duos offer something for everyone: the short movements with dance-like character allow beginners to play together already early on and offer advanced players the opportunity for imaginative embellishment and stylistic presentation of the merely rudimentarily notated musical text.
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Swapping parts made easy: As the Henle edition contains two performance scores, it’s possible to switch parts in the repeats of the individual sections! The second score includes fingerings and bowings by the experienced teacher Thomas Klein, to assist beginners on the cello. Happy start to the new term: https://www.henle.de/en/Little-Sonatas-and-Chaconne-op.-66-for-two-Violoncellos-Bassoons/HN-1715
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28/08/2026

A glimpse into the score – do you recognize this iconic passage?
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This passage is taken from a work that is part of the core piano repertoire. Brushing against a great variety of keys, moods and motifs and being characterized by a great freedom in its thematic and formal aspects, it is always keeping a noble character.
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Can you guess the piece?
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26/08/2026

Like a silky blanket, this magnificent song, “Du bist die Ruh” (You are repose), wraps itself around your shoulders, before sending pleasant shivers down your spine.
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This musical setting of a poem by Friedrich Rückert comes from F***y Hensel’s second song collection, “Sechs Lieder op. 7”. Although these were not published until a few months after her death, Hensel most likely compiled them during the final months of her life. What wonderful music! Discover it now: https://www.henle.de/en/Selected-Songs/HN-1610
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24/08/2026

There she comes, “La Capricieuse”, prancing in on her dainty pumps, and when she smiles at you, everything seems so light … Elgar had composed this lively yet melancholic and virtuoso bravura piece in 1893 especially for his newly acquired Gagliano violin. He had bought it as a source of inspiration during what he felt was a monotonous daily routine as a violin teacher. According to a sketch, the piece was initially to be aptly titled “Le Staccato”, but “capricious” captures the character of this popular encore number exceptionally well. The new Henle Urtext edition of this masterstroke makes it accessible for practical use – a showpiece also for advanced students: https://www.henle.de/en/La-Capricieuse-op.-17-for-Violin-and-Piano/HN-1725

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