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: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696049
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174174
(American Quartet)
Henle Urtext Editions
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 657858
revised edition, replaces HN 290
Fingering: Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797301
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1551837
for: Harp, string orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1479645
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776873
for: Piano
Item no.: 401342
Version for Violin
with marked and unmarked string parts
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1692182
Studienpartitur
for: Harp, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1479626
on Poems by Boris Sandler
for: Voice, piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1558865
Haydn Complete Edition Reihe XIII
for: Baryton
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 1678032
Edition without fingering
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559395
Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek Regensburg 15
Kataloge Bayerischer Musiksammlungen 14
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 610520
Band B I, 1
for: REC
Item no.: 1634048
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1544060
KV 375
for: 2 Klarinetten, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte
Study score
Item no.: 212231
RISM Serie B XV
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 154160
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682823
für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683174
for: Blas- und Streichinstrumente
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 281177
Romantisches Charakterstück für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 673789
(The Clock)
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 770961
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1701535
for: Flute, clarinet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 671027
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, 2 Parts
Item no.: 666043
Parisian and London Symphonies
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
23 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1008669
for: Piano, orchestra
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 617841
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1634105
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 1634087
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 1634073
Item no.: 1634072
Item no.: 1634055
Item no.: 1634024
Item no.: 1634011
for: Double bass, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1017542
for: Clarinet (a), 2 violins, viola, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609748
for: Clarinet (a), 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 609747
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609738
for: Violine und Klavier (mit Violoncello)
Item no.: 609609
for: 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 bassoons
Study score
Item no.: 613325
Volume I
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 471417
for: Piano
Item no.: 602675
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 746298
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693426
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 692279
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 692276