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: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 362767
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 663041
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 464259
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 162418
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 374574
"Aurnhammer"-Sonatas
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401524
for Piano
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648770
(Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 213625
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561229
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 679818
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017735
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 686464
Urtextausgabe, broschiert (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 486514
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 674775
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401379
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160710
revised edition
replaces HN 357
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1351876
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1317354
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 241354
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401374
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 492998
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609171
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 478959
London Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 764675
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 182917
for: Klarinette, Bassetthorn (2 Klarinetten) und Klavier
Item no.: 630327
for: Piano
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 401360
for: Piano
Item no.: 401118
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 213842
for piano (harpsichord) and string orchestra or string quartet
Urtext
for: Piano, string orchestra [string quartet]
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298889
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017709
On Poems by Eichendorff
Versions 1842 and 1850
Original Keys for High Voice
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493032
(Russian Quartets)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401179
(Death and the Maiden)
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 183774
for: Piano
Item no.: 147687
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 268733
Early String Quartets
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464273
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 796920
Part 1: BWV 846-869
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401116
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464270
with additional solo part for viola
Henle Urtext
for: Clarinet (a), 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 764736
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 401538
for: Piano
Item no.: 401233
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 1017728
Complete Edition with critical report, paperbound, Abteilung X, Band 3
for: Voice, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 686467
Part 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401136
piano reduction in C major and D major
Part in "Viennese tuning" (A-d-f#-a): free download
for: Double bass, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630400
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552141