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: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 266213
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131496
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1668253
Wq 132
for: Flute
Item no.: 1670051
with Soprano part
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1658312
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1655232
op. 30
for: Piano
Item no.: 630405
op. 67
for: Orchestra
Studienpartitur
Item no.: 630356
for: Piano
Item no.: 630345
mit kritischem Bericht
Item no.: 630341
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561239
Hob. XXI:2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 486549
Studien-Edition
for: Clarinet (B-flat), bassoon, horn (E-flat), violin, viola, cello, double bass
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486506
Hob. XXI:3
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 480387
Hob. XVIIa:1
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 478957
"Trauermarsch"
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486923
for: Voice, piano
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 493990
without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493449
Version for 2 Violins and Viola
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 492754
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664941
"Hoffmeister Quartet and Prussian Quartets "
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 664901
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664772
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664640
Paris Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682820
Wissenschaftliche Gesamtausgabe mit Kritischem Bericht, broschiert, Abteilung VIII, Band 3
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 682581
Urtextausgabe
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 658334
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 658311
Facsimile of the autograph
for: Piano
Music score (reprint, hardcover)
Item no.: 636539
Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 675550
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 674321
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 674318
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778188
Edition without fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696697
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696219
Urtext der neuen Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696026
(Urtext)
for: Alto saxophone, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 576997
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 555142
Studien-Edition
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1355464
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1646588
Liederreihe nach Kerner
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1646559
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1479643
Ausgabe für tiefe Stimme
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1317352
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773562
Répertoire International des Sources Musicales Volume II
for: REC
Item no.: 1634110
Klassik
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 1634103
Haydn Gesamtausgabe Reihe XXVII Bd. 2
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1634098
Kataloge Bayerischer Musiksammlungen
Item no.: 1634080
Serie 25/12
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1634044