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: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 674541
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 461169
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693416
with original second cello part for accompaniment
for: 1–2 cellos
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778189
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682927
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1317312
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613317
with marked and unmarked string parts
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401526
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401096
(Russian Quartets)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493093
The four authentic Sonatas
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401239
4 Volumes in a Slipcase
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
4 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1209898
Spanish Dance No. 3 for Violin and Piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681740
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 490915
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 667038
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 764797
Haydn Quartets
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 685222
for: Piano
Item no.: 401354
for: Piano
Item no.: 401112
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 217475
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 630352
for: Clarinet [violin], cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 401322
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696015
Edition Urtext
Study score (pocket score)
paperbound
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 339976
for: Voice, piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401494
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401337
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 401176
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 301917
for: Piano
Item no.: 609240
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613313
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 141937
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 166082
for: Piano
Item no.: 613306
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617091
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 664610
Danza española no. 5
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 771013
Version for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674019
Postcard
Item no.: 670031
clothbound
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401200
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602668
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696005
for: Clarinet, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669165
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696703
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298881
and Fragment K. Anh. 91 (516c)
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 362098
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688450
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.: 688442