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.: 401121
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1558303
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131500
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602383
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486508
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401361
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609743
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552150
for: Piano
Item no.: 161812
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131496
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1704039
mit bezeichneter und unbezeichneter Violin-Stimme (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Violin, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 401192
for: Piano
Item no.: 630407
Liederreihe nach Kerner
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1646559
with Soprano part
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1658312
International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) B XIV,2
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 180233
Hob. XXI:3
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 480387
268 Schottische Lieder für George Thomson
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 143538
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 401480
op. 137/1D 384
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 340261
for: Piano
Item no.: 271672
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1634098
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 470584
Item no.: 1633987
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1634039
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 609614
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 335707
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 486549
Complete Edition XIV/5
for: Baryton (viola) [viola da gamba/violin], viola, cello
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 458522
for: Violin, orchestra
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 745450
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 682581
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 281175
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 140708
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1634044
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 478957
for: Orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 1634103
for: Orchestra
Partitur und Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 1634035
for: Piano
Item no.: 401408
for: Choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 216034
Item no.: 174265
Item no.: 1634080
for: Piano
Item no.: 1634042
Facsimile of the autograph
for: Piano
Music score (reprint, hardcover)
Item no.: 636539
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602673
Complete Edition, Reihe XXV, Band 7II
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781466
Item no.: 630341
for: REC
Item no.: 1634110