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Alban Berg Quartett – String Quartet
Alban Berg Quartett – String Quartet
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Leif Ove Andsnes – Piano
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Leif Ove Andsnes – Piano
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Armida Quartett – String Quartet
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Armida Quartett – String Quartet
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Kit Armstrong – Piano
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Kit Armstrong – Piano
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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Piano
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Paul Badura-Skoda (†) – Piano
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Paul Badura-Skoda (†) – Piano
“The most important Urtext publishing house, not just as far as we pianists are concerned, grew from modest beginnings. We no longer want or are able to do without these editions. The grey, meanwhile matt shiny cover has become a signature feature. Concerning its appearance, not only does the [...] musical text with its clear, attractive layout captivate one but also the binding, which always makes page turning an easy matter. [...] The publishing house deserves particular praise for being interested in improvements and for correcting the few mistakes that can even occur in a good Urtext edition when reprinting. Whenever a rare autograph finally reappears on the scene, such as the Mozart Fantasy and Sonata in c minor, it is even re-engraved. [...]
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Daniel Barenboim – Piano
“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!”Daniel Barenboim – Piano
“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!” -
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“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!”Beaux Arts Trio – Piano Trio
“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!” -
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“For me, G. Henle Publishers is a lighthouse in the ocean of music through the ages. In the firmament of the world’s musical editions G. Henle Publishers is truly one of the brightest stars. Not only performing musicians but also music teachers and scholars find most valuable and necessary information at G. Henle Publishers. May the famous tradition of G. Henle Publishers be preserved in the future and remain so indispensable to us musicians as it is today. BRAVO, G. HENLE PUBLISHERS!” -
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Sa Chen – Piano
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Sa Chen – Piano
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Philippe Entremont – Piano
Philippe Entremont – Piano
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David Geringas – Violoncello
David Geringas – Violoncello
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Marc-André Hamelin – Piano
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Henschel Quartett – String Quartet
Henschel Quartett – String Quartet
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Daniel Hope – Violin
Daniel Hope – Violin
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Mengla Huang – Violin
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Steven Isserlis – Violoncello
Steven Isserlis – Violoncello
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Sunwook Kim – Piano
Sunwook Kim – Piano
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Evgeny Kissin – Piano
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Juliana Koch – Oboe
Juliana Koch – Oboe
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Gidon Kremer – Violin
Gidon Kremer – Violin
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Lang Lang – Piano
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Lang Lang – Piano
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Elisabeth Leonskaja – Piano
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Igor Levit – Piano
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Yundi Li – Piano
Yundi Li – Piano
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Siqing Lu – Piano
Siqing Lu – Piano
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Lorin Maazel (†) – Conductor
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Sabine Meyer – Clarinet
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Nils Mönkemeyer – Viola
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Isabelle Moretti – Harp
Isabelle Moretti – Harp
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Novus String Quartet
Novus String Quartet
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Gerhard Oppitz – Piano
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Andreas Ottensamer – Clarinet
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Emmanuel Pahud – Flute
Emmanuel Pahud – Flute
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Anthony and Joseph Paratore – Piano Duo
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Murray Perahia – Piano
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Murray Perahia – Piano
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Trevor Pinnock – Cembalo
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Trevor Pinnock – Cembalo
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Li-Wei Qin – Violoncello
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Li-Wei Qin – Violoncello
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András Schiff – Piano
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András Schiff – Piano
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Heinrich Schiff (†) – Violoncello
Heinrich Schiff (†) – Violoncello
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Dmitry Sitkovetsky – Violin
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Dmitry Sitkovetsky – Violin
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Grigory Sokolov – Piano
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Grigory Sokolov – Piano
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Arabella Steinbacher – Violin
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Antoine Tamestit – Viola
"One of my favourite things about the Henle Library app is that I can access the score or the solo part at any time. And I think it is a very important and even essential thing for a musician to be able to practice either from the full score or the solo part at any time and to be able to switch back and forth … I think it`s just a wonderful thing!"
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Christian Tetzlaff – Violin
Christian Tetzlaff – Violin
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Mitsuko Uchida – Piano
Mitsuko Uchida – Piano
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Vogler Quartett – String Quartet
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Vogler Quartett – String Quartet
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Arcadi Volodos – Piano
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Arcadi Volodos – Piano
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Tao Wang – Clarinet
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Tao Wang – Clarinet
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Henrik Wiese – Flute
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Tianwa Yang – Violin
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Tianwa Yang – Violin
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Yukio Yokoyama – Piano
Yukio Yokoyama – Piano
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William Youn – Piano
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William Youn – Piano
"Music score is the most important source of inspiration for musicians and I think I am speaking for many of us when I say that you have been the most reliable companion in my musical life. I feel very lucky that I was able to make a small contribution to some of your fantastic new editions and during the process I was able to see your passion and devotion in your work which of course brings us closer to the composers. "
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Frank Peter Zimmermann – Violin
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Frank Peter Zimmermann – Violin
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Tabea Zimmermann – Viola
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Claudio Arrau – Piano
„Today the distinguished Urtext editions by Henle Publishers are world famous. No musician worth their salt, can do without them. We stand in your debt for enriching us through your editions, for the scholarly work, the dedicated research, the love and the personal dedication with which you have undertaken this task.“
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Wilhelm Backhaus – Piano
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“... May I take this opportunity to thank you and congratulate you for your important contribution to music through your music publications, done with such devotion and competence ...”
Pablo Casals – Violoncello
“... May I take this opportunity to thank you and congratulate you for your important contribution to music through your music publications, done with such devotion and competence ...”
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Edwin Fischer – Piano
“… With these publications you are accomplishing a pressing task in an exemplary manner. It is not often that idealism, practical requirements and a sense of business are combined with musicality and extensive elaborations up to and including fingerings as you do so. The result is a text that is true, free of additions of a personal nature, clear print and also at an affordable price for the simple music lover …”
Edwin Fischer – Piano
“… With these publications you are accomplishing a pressing task in an exemplary manner. It is not often that idealism, practical requirements and a sense of business are combined with musicality and extensive elaborations up to and including fingerings as you do so. The result is a text that is true, free of additions of a personal nature, clear print and also at an affordable price for the simple music lover …”
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Wilhelm Furtwängler – Conductor
“... It is extremely meritorious and necessary to finally publish the text in a reliable manner, as intended and desired by its creator, and I hope that the largest possible collection of beautiful literature for the piano were published in this manner …”
Wilhelm Furtwängler – Conductor
“... It is extremely meritorious and necessary to finally publish the text in a reliable manner, as intended and desired by its creator, and I hope that the largest possible collection of beautiful literature for the piano were published in this manner …”
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Walter Gieseking – Piano
“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!”Walter Gieseking – Piano
“It’s not just on account of their wonderful blue cover that Henle editions have been a MUST for me for a long time! As knowledge of the Urtext is the key to a fitting interpretation, these always perfectly researched and easy-to-read Henle Urtext editions have become indispensable for my work. I can warmly recommend them to all musicians and music lovers!” -
Clara Haskil – Piano
“... je suis heureuse de les (les oeuvres) posséder dans leur forme originale, magnifiquement éditées et présentées …”
Clara Haskil – Piano
“... je suis heureuse de les (les oeuvres) posséder dans leur forme originale, magnifiquement éditées et présentées …”
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Vladimir Horowitz – Piano
Vladimir Horowitz – Piano
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Eugen Jochum – Conductor
“… The editions are excellent, the print exemplary …”
Eugen Jochum – Conductor
“… The editions are excellent, the print exemplary …”
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Wilhelm Kempff – Piano
“… Your superb editions of our classics... You can be proud of and we artists should be thankful for these editions of the classics that are exemplary in every possible way.”
Wilhelm Kempff – Piano
“… Your superb editions of our classics... You can be proud of and we artists should be thankful for these editions of the classics that are exemplary in every possible way.”
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Erich Kleiber – Conductor
“… The editions are really quite excellent both as far as content and also appearance are concerned. The rendition of the musical text that is indebted to the original and has been purified of all of the additions by later hands is much to your credit, and the clear and distinct engraving makes it a joy to use this music. I am convinced that the musical world will enthusiastically take to these editions, and hopefully more will soon follow …”
Erich Kleiber – Conductor
“… The editions are really quite excellent both as far as content and also appearance are concerned. The rendition of the musical text that is indebted to the original and has been purified of all of the additions by later hands is much to your credit, and the clear and distinct engraving makes it a joy to use this music. I am convinced that the musical world will enthusiastically take to these editions, and hopefully more will soon follow …”
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Yehudi Menuhin – Violin
“The flawless Henle Urtext editions have, since time immemorial, shown the greatest respect for a composer’s hand and time and again have brought me a step nearer to the true intentions of their creators. At the same time, thanks to the never tiring efforts of the editors at the publishing house, for half a century they have remained faithful to the personal idea of their founder, the publisher Dr. Günter Henle.”
Yehudi Menuhin – Violin
“The flawless Henle Urtext editions have, since time immemorial, shown the greatest respect for a composer’s hand and time and again have brought me a step nearer to the true intentions of their creators. At the same time, thanks to the never tiring efforts of the editors at the publishing house, for half a century they have remained faithful to the personal idea of their founder, the publisher Dr. Günter Henle.”
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David Oistrach – Violin
David Oistrach – Violin
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Igor Oistrach – Violin
“No doubt, that greatest achievement in the recreations of Urtexts by great composers belongs to Dr. Günter Henle and his wonderful Edition. I was happy to know well Dr. Henle and even make music together at his home. He often visited my recitals in Duisburg and Essen, which I have played with my wife and partner - pianist Natalia Zertsalova and always presented to us scores of classical chamber music repertoire in Henle Edition, which we use up to now. Beside of importance of unique scientific precisenes of Henle Edition scores have one unique practical advantage: distribution of music on pages made so careful that it allows pianist to perform at the concerts without page-turner. I send my warmest congratulations to the 50th anniversary of G. Henle Verlag and wishes to continue wonderful traditions.”
Igor Oistrach – Violin
“No doubt, that greatest achievement in the recreations of Urtexts by great composers belongs to Dr. Günter Henle and his wonderful Edition. I was happy to know well Dr. Henle and even make music together at his home. He often visited my recitals in Duisburg and Essen, which I have played with my wife and partner - pianist Natalia Zertsalova and always presented to us scores of classical chamber music repertoire in Henle Edition, which we use up to now. Beside of importance of unique scientific precisenes of Henle Edition scores have one unique practical advantage: distribution of music on pages made so careful that it allows pianist to perform at the concerts without page-turner. I send my warmest congratulations to the 50th anniversary of G. Henle Verlag and wishes to continue wonderful traditions.”
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Arthur Rubinstein – Piano
“… it is a great contribution to music to have an authentic “urtext” and not the individualistic approaches to the master’s work by so many pianists … your beautiful edition of the great composers. They are really a joy to work with, so beautifully printed, and so true to the text …”
Arthur Rubinstein – Piano
“… it is a great contribution to music to have an authentic “urtext” and not the individualistic approaches to the master’s work by so many pianists … your beautiful edition of the great composers. They are really a joy to work with, so beautifully printed, and so true to the text …”
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Wolfgang Schneiderhan – Violin
“It is not only out of a sense of need but also with great pleasure, that I write these lines to you to tell you how very grateful I am, and I believe I may speak for all artists who are looking for the true text, for the loving and responsible work of your Urtext editions that have been no end of help to me. Your editions are the basis for my work, they have become indispensable for me and I greatly appreciate them; they offer the same help to my students ….”
Wolfgang Schneiderhan – Violin
“It is not only out of a sense of need but also with great pleasure, that I write these lines to you to tell you how very grateful I am, and I believe I may speak for all artists who are looking for the true text, for the loving and responsible work of your Urtext editions that have been no end of help to me. Your editions are the basis for my work, they have become indispensable for me and I greatly appreciate them; they offer the same help to my students ….”
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Rudolf Serkin – Piano
“… cannot be grateful enough for the artistic deed of making the works of the great composers available again in a pure form … What Henle Publishers has achieved with these editions is quite excellent and exemplary …”
Rudolf Serkin – Piano
“… cannot be grateful enough for the artistic deed of making the works of the great composers available again in a pure form … What Henle Publishers has achieved with these editions is quite excellent and exemplary …”
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Isaac Stern – Violin
“… What a joy it is to work with your editions. They are the most logical, musically speaking, and the planning and printing are of the utmost clarity and thus, a great help ... what an aid it is to be able to have complete confidence in the printed score in front of you ...”
Isaac Stern – Violin
“… What a joy it is to work with your editions. They are the most logical, musically speaking, and the planning and printing are of the utmost clarity and thus, a great help ... what an aid it is to be able to have complete confidence in the printed score in front of you ...”