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.: 401308
for: Violin, piano [harpsichord]
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401166
(Spring)
marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401128
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688565
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401216
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582856
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674135
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401164
and Fragment K. Anh. 91 (516c)
Studien-Edition
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 331364
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 159611
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696047
(Death and the Maiden)
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 183774
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 268733
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 401165
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 188610
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 298465
Three Sonatas attributed to J. S. Bach
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401306
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401512
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 796920
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 2: BWV 870-BWV 893
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401136
Part 1: BWV 846-869
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401116
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 577006
for: Piano
Item no.: 215008
with parts for Horn in E flat and F
for: Horn (E-flat), violin, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 555139
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1012913
for: Piano
Item no.: 401468
for: Flute, viola, harp
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605969
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663030
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1556857
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 144457
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 621033
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559399
for: Cello
Item no.: 180232
replaces HN 286
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493038
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602384
for: Violin, viola
Item no.: 223162
String Quartes op. 18 and String Quartet Version of Piano Sonata op. 14/1
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401104
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401430
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 577038
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 682409
for: Piano
Item no.: 369648
for: Piano
Item no.: 401345
(Trout Quintet)
Studien-Edition
for: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 133823
for Clarinet (B flat/C), Bassoon, Horn (F/C), 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Set of parts
Item no.: 617096
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401407
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 401397