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: Voice, piano
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 553465
for: 4 Hörner und Orchester
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 609749
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602677
mit Kritischem Bericht
Serie I Band 4 (Gesamtausgabe) (Complete edition)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 582859
for: 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, cello/ double bass
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 555138
for: Piano
Item no.: 401381
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401095
for: Baryton (viola) [viola da gamba/violin], viola, cello
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 191652
for: Blasinstrument und Orchester
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1634100
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 745363
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 1634107
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 478954
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 291073
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131025
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 1634066
(Toccata)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617086
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561228
Item no.: 1582690
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696049
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 180768
for: Piano
Study score
Item no.: 155696
for: 2 oboes, cor anglais
Set of parts
Item no.: 493000
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 246834
Volume III
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561258
(American Quartet)
Henle Urtext Editions
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 657858
Textbuch/Libretto
Item no.: 1634062
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 122854
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 577009
for: Orchestra
Partitur und Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 553462
for: Voice, piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401493
Volume III
Flute Trios
for: Flute [violin], cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 401255
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 342353
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174174
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 659459
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602385
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561993
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401193
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776873
for: Piano
Item no.: 401342
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1549129
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696708
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 692277
Volume I
Sonatinas
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 401318
for: Piano
Item no.: 224059
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648744
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 174167
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 471360
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1711999