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: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160098
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617082
(American Quartet)
Study Score
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648338
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 330296
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 215723
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695301
Two copies needed for performance
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 285616
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 773561
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696046
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 657859
Triple Concerto
Urtext of the New Complete Edition
for: Violin, cello, 2 pianos
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 183733
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401373
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 612640
Studies in form of free Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (First Edition)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401270
for: Flute, violin, viola
Set of parts
Item no.: 477750
Works of the 20th century
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 1558764
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674600
for: Orchestra
Studienpartitur
Item no.: 630340
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630396
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 692283
for: Trompete, Streichquartett und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 636525
Arrangement for String Quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 477638
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401090
for: Cello
Item no.: 147637
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 655306
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630315
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401490
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401115
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401079
for: Piano
Item no.: 241650
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401395
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674139
for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674137
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 245458
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582846
(Tempest)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131031
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160551
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401431
for: Piccolo [treble recorder], piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 310655
for: Piano
Item no.: 401532
Piano works, Volume III
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401341
for: Piano
Item no.: 303806
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 663225
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 188120
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630326
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 464263
for: Singstimme, Klavier
Item no.: 577012
for: Piano
Item no.: 486528