Henle Publications in Munich is one of the largest traditional German publishers that specialise in classical music. Since it was founded in 1948, Henle has published almost exclusively Urtexts, original editions, by composers from all eras, especially Baroque to Classical Modern.
Günter Henle, an enthusiastic amateur pianist, founded Henle Publications on October 20th 1948 in Munich, where the company’s headquarters are still situated to this day. Henle found, when he sat at the piano, he was often frustrated by changes and corrections made to the original scores by editors and publishers. In his opinion, these new editions ignored the true intensions of the composers, so he decided to produce new editions based on original scores, and to make them accessible to everyone. He decided to use the term ’Urtext’, which he had read in a few critical editions, and it is this term which has now become so famous.
Today the Henle catalogue includes more than 1250 Urtext scores, mainly for solo instruments and chamber music ensembles, as well as several hundred music theory books. This also includes the complete works of many important composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Joseph Haydn, and many anthologies, including the series The Legacy of German Music.
Henle’s scores are prepared by a team of around 30 people, and are printed and bound in Germany. Since 1995, in addition to the famous blue Urtext editions, Henle Publications also offers study scores of selected works, and in 2016 they launched their digital sheet music collections, downloadable via their App.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696026
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 636538
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 401488
mit Solo. Nach Henle-Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 146768
for: Piano
Item no.: 160718
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693413
Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664048
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 401263
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401513
for: Piano
Item no.: 180720
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664941
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796884
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582842
in Hungarian Style
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696696
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401414
Easy Piano Music
Volume II
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 401134
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613302
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1479643
Part 1: BWV 846-869
Edition without fingering
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 560791
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669287
Version for 2 Violins and Viola
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 492754
for: Clarinet (B-flat), bassoon, horn (E-flat), violin, viola, cello, double bass
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486506
4 Volumes in a Slipcase
Studien-Edition
for: Piano, instruments
4 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 431974
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 675550
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486923
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 141706
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 621028
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 674580
for: Orchestra
Studienpartitur
Item no.: 630356
Volume II
1790–1805
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401309
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 342752
with marked and unmarked string parts
Fingering and bowing for Violoncello: Reiner Ginzel
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401461
Well-Tempered Clavier Part I
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 223184
for: Piano
Item no.: 630345
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486510
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664772
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796421
for: Piano
Item no.: 642645
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1713895
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1712152
Part 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1701339
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778188
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 171609
Studien-Edition
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1692367
for: Streich- und Blasinstrumente
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1664181
Two copies needed for performance
for: Harpsichord, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1558844
for: Streichduo
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 371947