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.
op. 11
for: Clarinet, piano
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 655463
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552139
Volume I
Studien-Edition
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 211388
with marked and unmarked string part
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561236
Notenschreibblock aus original Henle-Papier, Hochformat, 50 Blatt, 12 Systeme, beidseitig bedruckt, 4-fach gelocht
Music paper
Item no.: 682824
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401304
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401429
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 229046
op. 73
for: Klavier und Klarinette (Violine oder Violoncello)
Item no.: 401394
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401378
for two violins, 2 violas and cello
Urtext
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 577002
for: Violin, horn (E-flat) [viola/ cello], piano
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687142
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617082
with marked and unmarked string parts.
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160396
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 471359
with Beethoven's original cadenzas
– Two copies needed for performance –
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401415
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 621026
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 646294
for: Piccolo [treble recorder], piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 310655
Arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663229
Version for Violoncello
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613318
Fingering by the composer
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 367505
H.484.1 (Wq 22)
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 630315
BWV 870-893
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401125
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401431
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582836
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796372
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401198
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401161
Easy Piano Pieces
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 401099
Versions 1913 and 1931
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679499
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401302
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 362802
für Violine solo
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1479644
für Noten und Notizen, 8 Seiten, 8 Systeme
Notebook
Item no.: 163653
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401067
Kleine Klaviersätze unter Verwendung slowakischer Volksmeldodien
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 672400
Nine well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665557
Kleine Klaviersätze unter Verwendung slowakischer Volksmelodien
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 672401
15 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665559
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 555127
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685086
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017705
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696704
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696701
für Klavier
In Zusammenarbeit mit Editio Musica Budapest
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674136
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682816
from Partita no. 2 d minor
Arrangement for Piano, left Hand by Johannes Brahms
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679821