Category Archives: Works

Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” sonata – The stony path to a reliable music text

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Norbert Gertsch

Almost exactly 20 years ago – as I had just … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s “Diabelli” variations in a new guise

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Norbert Müllemann

Beethoven and the variation – yes, I admit it: That’s … Continue reading →

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At long last: Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is now also in a handy format

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Annette Oppermann

The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók has finally entered the … Continue reading →

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What did the composer want? On a strange measure in Saint-Saëns’ Romance for Flute op. 37

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Peter Jost

Anyone who compares the edition currently on the market of … Continue reading →

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The other type of sources: Letters about Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei”

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Annette Oppermann

An Urtext edition – and not just only from Henle … Continue reading →

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Schumann revisited – about an odd accidental in the Fantasiestücke, op. 73

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Dominik Rahmer

We report as a rule in our blog posts on … Continue reading →

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Schubert on a Bach trip? A call for help regarding the Arpeggione theme

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Norbert Müllemann

The Henle blogging community will, we hope, not be disappointed … Continue reading →

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Is that still Urtext? On an often played variant in Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Peter Jost

To this day, the success of a new stage work … Continue reading →

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Ten at a stroke – Scriabin’s piano sonatas in one volume

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Norbert Müllemann

Many a Henle fan familiar with our catalog will know … Continue reading →

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40 or 42? Rodolphe Kreutzer’s Etudes as Urtext edition

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Norbert Gertsch

There could not be a bigger difference: When you are … Continue reading →

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