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: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464272
Urtext
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298466
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 401450
for: Violin, string orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401427
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401413
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401295
Mit Kritischem Bericht (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401234
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 337600
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017705
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796412
Klappkarte mit Einlegeblatt und Umschlag
Postcard
Item no.: 670036
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 770861
(Drumroll)
London Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776827
Lobkowitz-Quartette und letztes Quartett (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts (4)
Item no.: 131975
for: Klavier und Horn (Violoncello)
Item no.: 139882
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 576998
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602669
for two violins, viola, cello and piano
Henle Urtext Editions
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683175
(Death and the Maiden)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 217882
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401425
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401388
for: Piano
Item no.: 401326
for: 2 flutes, basso continuo
Item no.: 401307
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 401258
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 298887
two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 229267
for: Piano
Item no.: 177927
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 152701
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613312
for: Piano
Item no.: 621024
for: Piano
Item no.: 641299
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664611
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401083
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401130
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401420
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 647750
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 621029
(Kreutzer-Sonata)
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160706
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401218
for: Clarinet, cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 621038
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696694
with Urtext and Bärmann parts
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 342947
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401114
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160713
for: Oboe, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 157265
With two rondo versions and voices for horn in F and D
Urtext
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 145872
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552161
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017695