From Sketch to First Edition: The (Almost) Seamless Source Documentation of Edward Elgar’s Violin Sonata – from G. Henle Verlag

Guest post by Dr. Norbert Müllemann, Editor-in-Chief of G. Henle Verlag Many Urtext editions and their sources cross the desk of an editor at the G. Henle publishing house - but we are seldom dealing with such a comprehensive source documentation as is the case with Elgar's violin sonata. Nearly ever step of the work's... Continue Reading →

G. Henle’s Debussy Urtext Editions from an experienced duo

Ernst-Günter Heinemann – the Debussy Editor at G. Henle Verlag   2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Claude Debussy, French music’s great innovator celebrated worldwide. Whoever deals with our Debussy editions inevitably comes across the name Ernst-Günter Heinemann, editor at Henle from 1978 to 2010 and still closely associated today with the... Continue Reading →

“At the Piano” – lends colour to the Henle catalogue!

"At the Piano" is a new series perfect for piano students and those returning to the piano from renowned Urtext sheet music publisher, G. Henle. Each volume in "At the Piano" features original pieces by one composer, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and many more! The works in each volume are organized in progressive... Continue Reading →

What is an Urtext Edition?

by Kevin Harper We’ve all seen the term “Urtext Edition” when shopping for sheet music. But what does that mean? How is it different from other sheet music? Let’s begin with the definition of “Urtext”. Germans famously love to combine separate words into one long word. In this case, we have the German words Ur... Continue Reading →

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