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.
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401375
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401124
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401359
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661684
Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486536
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696015
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696005
with marked and unmarked string parts
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401516
(London 1720)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401315
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1479649
for: Clarinet, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669165
Haydn Quartets
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 685222
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674599
Version for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674019
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693418
ersetzt HN 764
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688450
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688442
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696703
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696693
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, cello, orchestra
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582850
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602668
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613313
op. 4
for: Piano
Item no.: 613306
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 492992
9 Volumes in a Slipcase
for: Symphonic orchestra
9 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695842
Studien-Edition
for: Chamber ensemble
13 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695300
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 764797
Danza española no. 5
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 771013
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 678974
Klappkarte mit Einlegeblatt und Umschlag
Postcard
Item no.: 670031
op. post. 137
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 401506
for: Voice, piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401494
and Fragment K. Anh. 91 (516c)
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 362098
op. 9, 21/1&2, 24, 35
for: Piano
Item no.: 401421
op. 90/4D 899
for: Piano
Item no.: 401354
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401337
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401325
for: Clarinet [violin], cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 401322
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401246
revidierte Ausgabe
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 401222
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401210
clothbound
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401200
for: Piano
Item no.: 401187
op. 9
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 401176
for: Piano
Item no.: 401112
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617091
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664610
Edition Urtext, clothbound
revised edition (replaces HN 37)
Fingering: Andreas Boyde
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 647740