Author Archives: Annette Oppermann

Something new from the low register: At long last, Koussevitzky’s Double Bass Concerto op. 3 in Urtext

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Annette Oppermann

Henle catalogue readers in the know are already aware that … Continue reading →

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Bartók’s String Quartets: from the score to the individual parts

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

A quintessential feature of the Henle Urtext editions is the … Continue reading →

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If that’s not reason enough to celebrate: 300 years of WTC I!

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

2022 seems to be particularly rich in musical anniversaries: Even … Continue reading →

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Newly discovered 20th-century classics: Bartók’s six String Quartets in the Complete Edition

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

The Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition that since 2017 the … Continue reading →

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Four parts, many questions: on the editing of string quartets

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

Well-disposed visitors to our various digital platforms already know that … 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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The agony of choice – lieder by Richard Strauss

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Incredible, but true: unannounced so far in this blog is … Continue reading →

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The Bartók Complete Edition and its offspring

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Since one of the special features of the Henle Verlag … Continue reading →

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Beethoven love letters? A contribution to perhaps his oeuvre’s smallest work group

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

In Beethoven’s just as extensive as impressive chamber music oeuvre, … Continue reading →

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Genuine Beethoven – or not quite? Questions of authenticity with Beethoven

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Annette Oppermann

The Beethoven Year is slowly coming to a close, almost … Continue reading →

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