Category Archives: Urtext

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

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

Posted in copy, Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, new source, piano solo, Piano Sonata K. 331 (W.A. Mozart), Urtext | Tagged | 4 Comments

Refinement or oversight? On two passages in Fauré’s 1st Piano Quartet op. 15

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

Posted in Fauré, Gabriel, Monday Postings, piano quartet, Urtext | Tagged | 1 Comment

How do fossils behave? On a passage in Saint-Saëns’ Carnaval des animaux

When a composer decides against publishing one of his works … Continue reading

Posted in Monday Postings, Saint-Saëns, Camille, Urtext | Tagged | 1 Comment

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

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

Posted in 40 Etudes ou Caprices (Kreutzer), Kreutzer, Rodolphe, Monday Postings, Urtext, Violin | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Debussy in Urtext – Part 5: Corrections in the galley proofs for the piano piece “Masques”

Needless to say, every editor of an Urtext edition wishes … Continue reading

Posted in Debussy, Claude, Maques (Debussy), Monday Postings, piano solo, Sources, Urtext | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Debussy in Urtext – Part 2: Unclear harmony in the piano piece “Nocturne”

One of the outstanding quality features of the Henle Editions … Continue reading

Posted in Debussy, Claude, Monday Postings, Nocturne (Debussy), Urtext | Tagged , | 1 Comment

No error in the system. In praise of our proofreaders

Today’s blog post is not for once going to be … Continue reading

Posted in General, Urtext | Tagged , | 4 Comments

“Right”? or “Wrong”? On a questionable note in Mendelssohn’s c-minor Piano Trio op. 66

Occasionally in the edition business there is an insoluble conflict … Continue reading

Posted in autograph, first edition, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix, Monday Postings, piano trio, Trio c minor op. 66 (Mendelssohn), Urtext | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Autographs and proofread copies for Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas – an overview

Editing a Beethoven work solely on the basis of a … Continue reading

Posted in autograph, Beethoven, Ludwig van, copy, first edition, Monday Postings, piano solo, Urtext | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

“Lunga e laboriosa fattica” – Attempting to interpret Mozart’s c-minor trio from the String Quartet K. 465/iii

When the composer’s autograph manuscript of a music work is … Continue reading

Posted in autograph, Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, string quartet, String Quartet K 465, Urtext | Tagged | 2 Comments