Ludwig Van Beethoven: Samtliche Lieder Band I (Urtext)

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Samtliche Lieder Band I (Urtext)

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trios, Volume I

Franz Joseph Haydn 's Piano Trios, Volume I for Violin, Cello and Piano. Urtext edition score.

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Part I BWV 846-869 (Edition Without Fingering)

A highly accurate and authoritative edition of J.S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Part I BWV 846-869 as edited by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann.

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Teil I

The world-famous pianist András Schiff, a most familiar name to Bach fans on account of his complete recordings of Bach?s piano works, has provided fingerings for both parts of the Well-Tempered Clavier. He discusses aspects of performance practice in a detailed preface. The basis for the musical text was Henle?s revised edition of Part I published in 1997 and Yo Tomita?s brand new revision of Part II (spring 2007). A detailed commentary rounds off the editions.

Franz Schubert: Klaviersonaten Band I

Schubert’s 22 piano sonatas sketch a very illuminating picture of the prematurely departed composer’s compositional path. From the first essays of the gifted young 16- to 19-year old, one can trace a continuous development leading to the five great sonatas which he wrote in the years 1823 and 1826, and finally to the three masterworks written shortly before his death, which place him on a level with Beethoven as a composer of sonatas. Volume I of the three-volume Henle Urtext edition of Franz Schubert’s piano sonatas contains seven sonatas from the two earlier periods as well, which all became known with opus numbers. Only two were published during Schubert’s lifetime. Thebook opens with what is no doubt the best-known sonata of these two periods, the A-major Sonata D 664 op. post. 120. Given the length of time between the composition of each 1817, 1823, 1825 the works present a great diversity of forms and expression.

Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume I

Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the Piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". At the time of his death, aged 77, he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe. Franz Joseph Haydn: Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume I includes 12 sonatas for solo Piano. This Urtext Edition is an authoritative edition with accurate editorial content and as close to the composer's intentions as possible.

Franz Joseph Haydn: Klaviersonaten Auswahl Band I (Urtext)

Joseph Haydn’s piano sonatas are a compendium of masterly compositional and pianistic technique as well as a collection of charming and witty ideas. With our two-volume edition of selected works, we would like to introduce pianists to the most interesting of the altogether 52 sonatas. Volume I contains twelve sonatas from the first two volumes of Henle’s three-volume collection of Haydn’s complete piano sonatas. The editor has also chosen pieces that, while less known, are no less stunning. The sonatas are organized in chronological order, making it easy to follow the development of Haydn’s piano style up to 1780.

Franz Xaver Mozart: Complete Piano Works Volume I

Franz Xaver Mozart was W. A. Mozart?s youngest son. Intended for a career in music by his mother from the very beginning, he followed in his father?s footsteps but was not able to step out from under his shadow during his lifetime. In Henle's urtext edition in two volumes (Volume II, HN 959) they are publishing all of his Piano works for two and three hands for the first time. Volume I contains nine, in part very extensive variation cycles (one of them is a first publication), an expansive Fantasia in A major (also a first publication) and the Sonata op. 10 with four movements. A cycle of variations for three hands brings the volume to an original close.

Claude Debussy: Piano Works - Volume I (Paperback)

To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy?s birth in 2012, Henle are proud to present a tribute to his piano solo works in three volumes, available as a paperbound or a clothbound edition. As a publishing house whose main focus is on piano music, it was important for Henle to give a special place to the works of Claude Debussy, the innovator of piano style. Thus since the early 1980s they have steadily been publishing single editions of all of Debussy?s important works for the piano. Henle's editor Ernst-Günter Heinemann has worked closely with the French Debussy scholar François Lesure to present Debussy?s elaborate music in high quality Urtext editions. Beginning with the "Danse bohémienne" from 1880, all of the single works from Henle's catalogue have been drawn together in these three volumes, arranged according to their date of composition. And as a little "encore" Henle have included the Prélude to the cantata "La Damoiselle élue" in volume I. Each of the three volumes contains true highlights for the piano. But the short and lesser known works also offer a glimpse at the modern classical composer Debussy from a different angle. In addition each volume contains a helpful glossary with all of Debussy?s often very vivid performance instructions translated into English and German. Bon anniversaire, Claude Debussy!?

Claude Debussy: Piano Works - Volume I (Hardback)

To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy?s birth in 2012, Henle are proud to present a tribute to his piano solo works in three volumes, available as a paperbound or a clothbound edition. As a publishing house whose main focus is on piano music, it was important for Henle to give a special place to the works of Claude Debussy, the innovator of piano style. Thus since the early 1980s they have steadily been publishing single editions of all of Debussy?s important works for the piano. Henle's editor Ernst-Günter Heinemann has worked closely with the French Debussy scholar François Lesure to present Debussy?s elaborate music in high quality Urtext editions. Beginning with the "Danse bohémienne" from 1880, all of the single works from Henle's catalogue have been drawn together in these three volumes, arranged according to their date of composition. And as a little "encore" Henle have included the Prélude to the cantata "La Damoiselle élue" in volume I. Each of the three volumes contains true highlights for the piano. But the short and lesser known works also offer a glimpse at the modern classical composer Debussy from a different angle. In addition each volume contains a helpful glossary with all of Debussy?s often very vivid performance instructions translated into English and German. Bon anniversaire, Claude Debussy!

Franz Schubert: Works for Piano four-hands, Volume I

No other great composer has left so many works for piano four-hands as Franz Schubert altogether 54 (32 of these with opus number): fantasies, dances, marches, variations, rondos, sonatas etc. Playing music together, often in a social circle, was a precious pastime of Schubert’s circle of friends. The young composer provided the musical background for these rousing concerts and exuberant performances. The pieces are chronologically arranged in the three Henle Urtext volumes showcasing Schubert’s piano duets. Volume I contains three very early pieces from the years 1810 to 1813, the other works stem predominantly from the greater part of the year 1818, and which include thesplendid Grande Sonate in B flat major D 617. The final section is comprised of two pieces from works that are chronologically difficult to situate and to lay down an exact time of origin, one of these, Allegro Moderato und Andante, D 968, was occasionally also designated as “Sonatine” and was written most probably for instructional purposes.

Franz Schubert: Werke Fur Klavier Zu Vier Handen - Band I

No other great composer has left so many works for piano four-hands as Franz Schubert altogether 54 (32 of these with opus number): fantasies, dances, marches, variations, rondos, sonatas etc. Playing music together, often in a social circle, was a precious pastime of Schubert’s circle of friends. The young composer provided the musical background for these rousing concerts and exuberant performances. The pieces are chronologically arranged in the three Henle Urtext volumes showcasing Schubert’s piano duets. Volume I contains three very early pieces from the years 1810 to 1813, the other works stem predominantly from the greater part of the year 1818, and which include thesplendid Grande Sonate in B flat major D 617. The final section is comprised of two pieces from works that are chronologically difficult to situate and to lay down an exact time of origin, one of these, Allegro Moderato und Andante, D 968, was occasionally also designated as “Sonatine” and was written most probably for instructional purposes.

Bohemian Violin Sonatas Volume I

The names of the composers included here read like a ?Who is Who? of the heyday of Bohemian musicians and composers from the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. They include F. Benda, J. Stamitz, J. L. Dussek and J. B. Vanhal, in their time names that were known throughout Europe, and who predominantly worked at noteworthy courts in different countries. Today their music is largely overshadowed by that of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Yet the Bohemians particularly excelled as far as the violin sonata was concerned. Our two volume edition will provide the curious (and indeed already quite advanced) violinist with a colourful bouquet of worthwhile discoveries.

Flute Music I Baroque Period

When it comes to flute music of the Baroque era, the works of Bach and Handel are unsurpassed in musical stature as well as in recognition and popularity, and thus it is easy to overlook the fact that many other composers of that same period also wrote attractive music for the instrument. As an example, consider the introductory slow movement of Johann Christian Schickhard’s Sonata in a minor, where over a descending chaconne bass the flute interweaves a rich variety of melodic phrases. This is just one of the musical surprises to be discovered in this multifaceted volume.

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Volume I

The clothbound Urtext edition.

Franz Schubert: Klaviersonaten Band I (Urtext)

W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonatas Volume I

Franz Joseph Haydn: Streichtrios Heft I

Joseph Haydn composed twenty-one string trios for two violins and violoncello, of which three have been lost. These chamber music gems, which do not turn up very often on concert programs, are full of surprises and provide much playing enjoyment. Based on the Haydn Complete Edition, also published by G. Henle, Haydn’s eighteen surviving string trios are presented in two practical volumes. The first contains Trios Hob. V:1 8 and 10 13. The preface to this Urtext edition offers valuable information about the genesis of the trios. Moreover, it contains numerous hints on performance practice, concerning for example the execution of embellishments.

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten Band I (Urtext)

Beethoven ’s 32 Piano Sonatas are often referred to as the “New Testament of Music” (Hans von Bülow). Since the publication of our complete edition in two volumes, experts have praised it as being the most reliable Urtext edition. Its contents: an almost inexhaustible wealth of pianistic, musical flights of inspiration, predominantly high profile works – the Sonatas “ Pathétique ”, “ Moonlight ”, “ Storm ”, “ Appassionata ”, “ Waldstein ”, “ Hammerklavier ”. Even if one will never (be able) to play them all, the acquisition of the “New Testament” is always worthwhile, whether clothbound, paperbound or as a study edition in Henle Urtext.

Franz Joseph Haydn: Streichtrios Heft I (Urtext)

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Trios - Volume I

In the classical era, and far into the 19th century, piano trios were what we might call “fashion accessories”. It is thus no coincidence that Beethoven, following in the footsteps of Haydn and Mozart, took up this genre and created altogether 13 piano trios of his own. This first volume contains the three Piano Trios op. 1, the very first works of all which Beethoven deemed publishable and deserving of an opus number. This was followed by the Trio op. 11 for clarinet or violin, cello and piano (“Gassenhauer”). Beethoven drew a great deal of attention to himself when he presented the three Trios op. 1 to the public (including Joseph Haydn) probably in August 1795, at asoirée given by Prince Lichnowsky. They have remained precious exemplars of their genre to this day.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Volume I

Published in a two-volume edition (HN1 and HN2), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's 18 Piano Sonatas were the very first pieces in the Henle catalogue. These popular sonatas remain part of the core repertory of every pianist. In the intervening decades since the release of the original Urtext edition, both volumes have been revised several times in order to keep pace with the current state of research. The latest update, concerning K. 331, the “Alla turca” sonata from volume 2, dates from 2015. The editor’s preface and critical report provide detailed information on all the sources and textual issues. HN1 and HN2 include fingerings; here Henle presents both volumes without fingerings, for pianists who want to find their own way into Mozart’s Piano universe. 

Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Book I

The urtext edition of Haydn?s early string quartets. Parts only. Includes editorial notes.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trios, Volume I

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume I

Ludwig Van Beethoven' s 32 Piano Sonatas were described by the German conductor and virtuoso pianist Hans von Bülow as “Music’s New Testament”. Since its first release, Henle’s complete two-volume edition (HN32 and HN34) has been valued by specialists as the most dependable Urtext and belongs in every pianist’s library. It contains an inexhaustible treasure of pianistic and musical mastery, setting technically challenging works with a high level of name-recognition, such as the “Pathétique”, “Moonlight”, “Tempest”, “Waldstein”, “Appassionata” and “Hammerklavier” sonatas, alongside other, less difficult works. Henle's two original editions, HN32 and HN34, include Conrad Hansen’s much-admired fingerings. For those who want an Urtext edition without the fingerings they are now releasing HN1032 and HN1034.