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: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609144
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 621034
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 374574
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 663041
for: Organ
Item no.: 362803
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 696214
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401144
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 674775
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401374
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401311
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 613316
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 636542
for Piano
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648770
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017735
revised edition
replaces HN 357
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1351876
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609171
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 162418
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1317354
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 1017728
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017709
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 461233
Early String Quartets
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464273
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464270
and Fragment K. Anh. 91 (516c)
Studien-Edition
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 331364
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 182917
On Poems by Eichendorff
Versions 1842 and 1850
Original Keys for High Voice
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493032
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 188610
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 401538
for: Piano
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 401360
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 213842
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 159611
for: Piano
Item no.: 147687
for: Piano
Item no.: 401233
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401164
Complete Edition with critical report, paperbound, Abteilung X, Band 3
for: Voice, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 686467
for piano (harpsichord) and string orchestra or string quartet
Urtext
for: Piano, string orchestra [string quartet]
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298889
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 298465
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 796920
London Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 764675
(Death and the Maiden)
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 183774
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582856
for: Piano
Item no.: 401118
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 613314
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688565
Part 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401136
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696695
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552141
Part 1: BWV 846-869
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401116