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The Piano Concerto

The fascinating world of the piano concerto – where virtuosos showcase their skills and composers have the freedom to experiment. Ever since Johann Sebastian Bach liberated keyboard instruments from having to provide a mere accompaniment, the piano concerto has become one of the best-loved genres for concert audiences around the world. Every significant composer of the Classical and Romantic era, many of whom were themselves virtuosos on the piano, has written a masterpiece for this genre, performing it themselves as a means of self-promotion and a welcome source of income. 

Since the 1990s, the piano concerto has been a permanent fixture in our Urtext programme. Especially in recent years, following the inclusion of important concertos by Bach, Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Gershwin in our catalogue, it is now high time to pay a fitting tribute to the piano concerto in 2024 – as the pinnacle for pianists. You can explore our selection of piano concertos here. Among them, you will find two wonderful facsimile editions: Antonín Dvořák’s piano concerto and a recent addition and in honour of his 150th birthday, that of Arnold Schönberg. The orchestral material for many of these works has been published in cooperation with the publisher Breitkopf & Härtel.

It is no coincidence that piano concertos are performed in the final rounds of major piano competitions. That is why this year we are donating special prizes at prestigious traditional competitions such as the Concours Géza Anda and the Cleveland International Piano Competition.

So why not select your next, perhaps deeply personal project from the following list of Urtext editions?  We wish you a lot of pleasure when sight-reading, practising, rehearsing, and performing it!

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Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto no. 1 d minor BWV 1052
Editor: Matan Entin
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1380

Variants from $21.81
$25.95 available

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$25.95 available
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Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto no. 2 E major BWV 1053
Editor: Matan Entin
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1381

Variants from $19.29
$22.95 available

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$22.95 available
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Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto no. 3 D major BWV 1054
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1382

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$22.95 available

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Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto no. 4 A major BWV 1055
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1383

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Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto C major op. 56 for Piano, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra (Triple Concerto)
Editor: Bernhard van der Linde
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 610

Variants from $54.58
$64.95 available

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$64.95 available
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 1 C major op. 15
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 433

Variants from $29.37
$34.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 2 B flat major op. 19
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 434

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$31.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 c minor op. 37
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 435

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$34.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4 G major op. 58
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 629

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$33.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 E flat major op. 73
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 637

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$35.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto op. 61a after the Violin Concerto op. 61
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 815

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$46.95 available

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Ludwig van Beethoven Rondo in B flat major WoO 6 for Piano and Orchestra
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1149

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$25.95 available

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Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major op. 83
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1231

Variants from $34.41
$40.95 available

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Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto no. 1 e minor op. 11
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 419

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$33.95 available

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Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 f minor op. 21
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 420

Variants from $26.85
$31.95 available

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Manuel de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain for Piano and Orchestra
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1450

Variants from $26.85
$31.95 available

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George Gershwin Concerto in F
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 859

Variants from $26.85
$31.95 available

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Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto a minor op. 16
Editor, Piano reduction, Fingering: Einar Steen-Nøkleberg
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 719

Variants from $30.21
$35.95 available

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Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto (Harpsichord) D major Hob. XVIII:11
Editor: Horst Walter
Editor: Bettina Wackernagel
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 640

Variants from $24.33
$28.95 available

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Franz Liszt Piano Concerto no. 1 E flat major
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 940

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$24.95 in preparation

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto C major K. 503
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 825

Variants from $26.85
$31.95 available

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto c minor K. 491
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 787

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$28.95 available

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto G major K. 453
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 765

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$31.95 available

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no. 22 E flat major K. 482
Editor: Cliff Eisen
Piano reduction, Urtext Edition, paperbound
HN 1240

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$28.95 available

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Sponsoring of Piano Competitions

It is no coincidence that piano concertos are performed in the final rounds of major piano competitions. That is why this year we are donating special prizes at prestigious traditional competitions such as the Concours Géza Anda and the Cleveland International Piano Competition.

Among the countless competitions, the Concours Géza Anda is a unique and extraordinary institution in international comparison – and this is not only due to the high-ranking jury, which is staffed with outstanding representatives of the music world. What is special about the Concours Géza Anda is above all that the representative act of the final concert and the considerable prize money are not enough. The Géza Anda Foundation commits itself to the winners to accompany them as a mentor for three years and, among other things, to provide performance opportunities.

The Beethoven Prize, endowed by the publishing house G. Henle Verlag, is awarded by the competition jury for the most convincing interpretation of a work by Ludwig van Beethoven during the 16th Concours Géza Anda. By endowing a Beethoven Prize, G. Henle Verlag would like to raise awareness among competition participants of the crucial role that an authentic score plays in musical interpretation. To this end, the prizewinner will be given access to a large number of Urtext editions - either in print, or in digital form.

Piano Cleveland promotes Cleveland as a premier piano destination by presenting world-class programming and community engagement and education initiatives. The organization’s four major programs and events include the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the CIPC for Young Artists, the Concert Series, and year-round education and community outreach programming. The main event, the eponymous Cleveland International Piano Competition, attracts the best young piano talent from around the world to compete for top prizes; engages an audience of 10 to 15,000 over a period of 15 days; and culminates in two sold-out performances at Severance Hall that feature the four finalists performing with The Cleveland Orchestra.

The G. Henle Verlag Urtext Prize, awarded to the best performance of a piano trio during the Semi-Final Round. The prize includes: 

  • Printed Urtext editions of Henle catalog (or 50,000 credits for the Henle Library App) 
  • A visit to the G. Henle Verlag publishing house in Munich with an exclusive Urtext workshop 
  • Opportunity to perform in the publishing house’s concert room 
  • G. Henle Verlag will also give 1,000 credits for the Henle Library App for each Quarter-Finalist as well as a recently-published Urtext edition and a copy of their “Notes” sketchbook  

Tutorials on Henle Masterclass

As an advanced musician, on the tutorial platform Henle Masterclass, you can discover tips and tricks from professionals and experienced teachers on a range of classical masterpieces, including six piano concertos: