Songs from the Mur-Island Little Pieces for Piano-The Serbian composer conductor and university lecturer Marko Taj evi who died in 1984 was one of the leading personalities in Yugoslavian musical life after 1945. His works are typically conceived for piano and many inspired by the folk music of his nation. This also includes the 13 pieces of this volume which skillfully transpose the traditional songs from the region between the rivers Drau and Mur in northern Croatia and transform them into delightful little pieces. Marko Tajcevic (1900-1984) was a Croatian composer teacher and music critic. He was a slow and meticulous composer completing only 54 works in his lifetime. He confined himself to small-scale chamber works and wasconsidered to be the “Master of the Miniature”. Like many of his works Songs from the Mur-Island (1938) was inspired by folk-songs from his homeland. The Mur-Island is a county in the far north ofCroatia bordered by the River Mur. These Little Pieces for Piano are suitable for any pianist of Grade 3 standard and are sure to provide a unusual and welcome diversion from the usual exam-style pieces.

Little Preludes and Fugues-This edition with over 50 pages contains the universally known selection of easy preludes and little fugues that has proved extremely successful in teaching the piano. Bach’s sons with Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emanuel leading the way were already able to learn them. If you make your way through these pieces (which gradually become more challenging) you can make great progress on the piano and what is more these 300-year-old compositions are still able to work their musical magic. Those who are technically more advanced should still occasionally sight read through them- you will then immediately see that they are real gems. Incidentally all of Bach’s piano works areavailable from Henle both with and without fingerings. A selection of Little Preludes and Fughettas by J.S. Bach. Edition without fingering. Text in German English and French. Contents: Little Preludes from the 'Pianobook' for W.F. Bach BWV924-928 930 931 6 Little Preludes for Beginners on Piano BWV 933-938 6 Little Preludes BWV 939-943 999 Fughetta c minor BWV 961 Fugue C major BWV 952 Fugue C major BWV 953 Prelude G major BWV902a Fughetta BWV 902 Prelude and Fughetta d minor BWV 899 Prelude and Fugue e minor BWV 900 Prelude and Fugue a minor BWV 895

Etudes-Chopin succeeded in doing something truly remarkable with his two cycles of Etudes op. 10 and op. 25 published in 1833 and 1837 respectively. Probably no one before him had composed technical practice pieces that at the same time reached suchmusical heights. Chopin’s Etudes are character pieces that are full of tension written for the concert hall. The virtuosic works including long-running hits such as the “Revolutionary Etude” op. 10 no. 12 belong to the pianist’s core repertoire. Inaddition to the two cycles op. 10 and op. 25 our Urtext edition also contains three Etudes without opus number which Chopin composed for a Parisian piano method in 1840: wonderfully lyrical miniatures which can hold their own with the 24 grandstudies. An authoritative urtext edition of Chopin's Piano Etudes Op.10 and Op.25 including the Drei Etuden KK IIb No.3 edited by Ewald Zimmermann.

Piano Pieces selection-The volume with a selection of Mozart’s piano pieces was prepared using the musical text from the complete volume (HN 22 and 9022). It contains his best-loved single piano pieces in Henle Urtext. Adagio h-moll KV 540 Adagio für GlasharmonikaC-dur KV 356 (617a) Andante für eine Orgelwalze F-dur KV 616 Andantino Es-dur KV 236 (588b) Gigue G-dur KV 574 Fantasie c-moll KV 396 (385f) Fantasie d-moll KV 397 (385g) Fragment (Sarabande) aus der Suite KV 399 (385i) Marchefunèbre c-moll KV 453a Menuett D-dur KV 355 (576b) Präludium (Capriccio) C-dur KV 395 (300g)Rondos D a KV 485 511A selection of Piano pices by Mozart presented here as part of the Henel Urtext Edition as edited by Ullrich Scheideler with fingering by Andreas Groethuysen and Walther Lampe.

12 Capricci op. 25 for Violoncello solo- One of the most celebrated cellists of his day virtuosic composer Alfredo Piatti performed with the likes of Liszt and Mendelssohn Bartholdy. His 12 Capricci Op. 25 are a must for all advanced Celloplayers. Piatti 's 12 Capricci have been compared by Sir Yehudi Menuhin to the Cello Suites by J. S. Bach - in fact Menuhin referred to the two works as the 'Old and New Testament' of Celloliterature. This Henle Urtext publication is the very first time that the work has been produced in a practical study edition.

Following the sonatas for oboe and clarinet the bassoon sonata is the last of the compositions for wind from 1921 the year of Saint-Saëns’ death. He did not have a chance to write the sonata for cor anglais he had planned. The humorous technically not very demanding work hardly shows that the composer was not particularly well acquainted with the instrument. In a letter he admitted to his publisher that he had preferred to check a school to confirm the range of the bassoon at a high passage. However trial runs with the subsequent dedicatee Léon Letellier went extremely well for both parties. The autograph was made available for the first time for the publication of our Urtextedition.? After the Oboe and Clarinet sonata the Bassoon sonata forms the conclusion of the wind compositions from Saint-Saens due to his death in 1921 - the also planned Sonata for English Horn never to be composed. Playing thehumorous not too technically demanding work you can hardly imagine that the composer did not feel particularly familiar on this instrument.

für Violoncello und Orchester-Hummels “Potpourri” for Violoncello and Orchestra op. 95 is part of every violoncello player’s core repertoire especially in its shortened version the “Fantasy”. Sprinkled with quotes from operas by Mozart and Rossini and framed by spirited newly composed passages the “Potpourri” fills a gap in the small repertoire of the classical-early romantic period. Sebastian Hess has provided fingerings and bowings for the solo part. And it goes without saying that the “Fantasy” version can also be played using our edition. Hummel produced this version in addition to the original edition for viola. The version presented here was out of print for many years but we have now made itavailable again.? For Cello with Piano accompaniment.

Arrangement for Piano-Alongside the Chaconne for violin the ten Chorale Preludes for organ are Busoni’s best-known piano transcriptions of works by J. S. Bach. Unlike the Chaconne which Busoni envisaged for concert performance he transcribed the Chorale Preludes in“chamber-music style”. A great deal of this organ/piano edition can also be played by advanced amateurs. We are publishing Busoni’s definitive version in the first modern Urtext edition with valuable fingering suggestions by Marc-André Hamelin. Andwhat is more in the appendix we are publishing an eleventh chorale prelude for the first time: Busoni’s transcription of “Aus tiefer Not”. With regard to performing its six-part setting the composer himself spoke of an “extreme performance limit” –but why not judge for yourself! Alongside his Chaconne for Violin the ten Chorale Preludes for Organ are Busoni 's best-known Piano transcriptions of works by J. S. Bach. Whilst Busoni envisaged the Chaconnefor concert performance the Chorale Preludes are transcribed in a 'chamber-music style'. The Preludes in this book are of varying levels of difficulty some are suitable for intermediate level players andothers for the more advanced pianist. This Henle Urtext Edition is Busoni 's definitive version with valuable fingering suggestions by Marc-André Hamelin. The appendix contains an eleventh chorale prelude Busoni 's transcription of Aus tiefer Not which is published here for the very first time. With regard to performing its six-part setting the composer himself spoke of anextreme performance limit - but why not judge for yourself?

Violin 1-Score and parts also available: HN963

Piano Sonata in B flat major K. 281-In his letters Mozart described his early Piano Sonatas K. 270-284 as being difficult sonatas. He was probably referring less to the refinements of performance and more to the demands of aesthetics and interpretation as he also gave these works unusually rich markings as far as dynamics and articulation were concerned. The tempo marking Andante amoroso rather untypical for Mozart for the middle movement of his Sonata in B flat major K. 281 is striking - but is there a better way to describe this tender lyrical music? Up to now this lovely sonata was only contained in the larger complete volume (HN 1) but now it is offered in an inexpensive single edition.Works by this publisher are not included in the main catalogue.

“Masterly and full of new ideas”: thus the Swedish ambassadorial secretary Silverstolpe when he first heard these pieces in 1797. Haydn’s friend the music historian Charles Burney reported in 1799 that he had “never taken greater pleasure in instrumental music.” Our new edition of these six works including the famous “Emperor Quartet ” follows the text of the complete edition prepared by the Haydn Institute in Cologne. Both the study edition (HN 9214) and the set of parts (HN 214) have highly informative notes on the source materials and alternative readings. Fold-out pages in the parts allow for optimum page turns.? “Masterly and full of new ideas”: thus the Swedish ambassadorial secretary Silverstolpe when he first heard these pieces in 1797. Haydn ’s friend the music historian Charles Burney reported in 1799 that he had “nevertaken greater pleasure in instrumental music.” Our new edition of these six works including the famous “ Emperor Quartet ” follows the text of the complete edition prepared by the Haydn Institute in Cologne. Boththe study edition (HN 9214) and the set of parts (HN 214) have highly informative notes on the source materials and alternative readings. Fold-out pages in the parts allow for optimum page turns.

The genesis of Berg’s Violin Concerto in 1935 is shrouded in tragedy. He had only just finished making the first sketches when Manon Gropius – the daughter of Walter Gropius and Alma Mahler with whom Berg was friends – died of polio. He dedicated the concerto “To the memory of an angel” in her memory. Then Alban Berg died in 1935 so he no longer lived to see it printed or performed. Our edition – violin part and piano reduction – follow the score edited by Michael Kube which is being published simultaneously by Breitkopf & Härtel together with the orchestral parts and pocket score. The illustrious violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann has provided fingerings and bowings forthe violin part. This edition is worldwide available. With marked and unmarked string parts. The genesis of Berg's Violin Concerto in 1935 is shrouded in tragedy. He had only just finished making the first sketches when Manon Gropius - the daughter of Walter Gropius and AlmaMahler with whom Berg was friends - died of polio. He dedicated the concerto 'To the memory of an angel' in her memory. Then Alban Berg died in 1935 so he no didn't live to see it printed or performed. Henle's edition -Violin part and Piano reduction - follows the score edited by Michael Kube which is being published simultaneously by Breitkopf & Härtel together with the orchestral parts and pocket score. The illustrious violinist FrankPeter Zimmermann has provided fingerings and bowings for the violin part.

Piano Trios-Mozart’s piano trios have been available in an established Henle edition in parts for many years. They have now been extensively revised by the editor and include the latest musicological findings. In particular the autograph scores from the Library of the Jagiellonian University of Cracow which were not accessible for many years form the basis of this revision with its extensive commentary. On the occasion of this new edition Henle is proud to present a study edition of the piano trios for the first time. Mozart ’s Piano Trios have been available in an established Henle edition in parts for many years. They have now been extensively revised by the editor and include the latest musicological findings. Inparticular the autograph scores from the Library of the Jagiellonian University of Cracow which were not accessible for many years form the basis of this revision with its extensive commentary. On the occasion of this newedition Henle is proud to present a study edition of the Piano trios for the first time.

Polonaises-The polonaise made its first appearances in stylized dance music in the late 16th century. With his own polonaises Chopin also declared his allegiance to his native Poland. In a way the genre had fascinated him since his childhood. His earliest printed work was a Polonaise (KK IIa no. 1 in g minor) which he had written at the age of seven. The first three posthumously published Polonaises op. 71 as well as KK IVa nos. 1–3 5 and 8 are juvenilia from the Warsaw years. The mature works begin with the seven great Polonaises op. 26 nos. 1 and 2 op. 40 nos. 1 and 2 op. 44 and 53 and above all the Polonaise-Fantaisie op. 61 of 1845/46 Chopin’s last great piano work. Withtheir mixture of festiveness and refinement of power and suppleness of heroic pathos and graceful charm they all testify to the inimitable artistry of this great composer.

Violin Sonata no. 2 e minor op. 108- Fauré ’s 2nd Violin Sonata was written in 1916 in Evian and Paris the first in a series of chamber music works. It is thus one of Faure ’s late works characterised by austerity introspectionand the intensity of its expression. It is hard to imagine a greater contrast to the brilliant and ornamental style of the virtuosic 1st Violin Sonata (HN 980) published 40 years earlier. The 2nd Sonata concentrates on theessentials and on closer contact turns out to be a fascinating composition that harmonically explores the limits of tonality delving deep into the “Modernism” of the 1920s.

No music lover can remain untouched by the emotional quality of this work composed in Schubert’s last year. The monumental weight of the outer movements the intimate lyricism of the “Adagio” as well as the unusual timbre ensure the uniqueness of this quintet. An additional cello which takes on an essential melodic role joins the classical string quartet. The editor of our new Urtext edition Egon Voss not only does justice to the difficult source situation- with new and convincing solutions for difficult page turns he also takes into account the demands of musical practice.?Opus post. 163 D 956. Parts only. No music lover can remain untouched by the emotional quality of this work composed in Schubert's last year. The monumental weight of the outer movements the intimate lyricism of the'Adagio' as well as the unusual timbre ensure the uniqueness of this quintet. An additional cello which takes on an essential melodic role joins the classical string quartet. The editor of this Urtext edition Egon Voss notonly does justice to the difficult source situation; with new and convincing solutions for difficult page turns he also takes into account the demands of musical practice.

For connoisseurs of Beethoven’s chamber music G. Henle Publishers offer a special package: all of Beethoven’s string quartets in paperback study editions as a seven-volume boxed set. Renowned editors such as Ernst Herttrich Rainer Cadenbach and Emil Platen provide diligently edited Urtext editions. The specialist press is full of praise: “Overall it has to be said that all the revisions of the present study editions of Beethoven’s String Quartets meet the high standards of objective competent textual criticism and that the practising musician is thereby given a musical text whose textual critical problems may lead to an intensive engagement with Beethoven’scompositions”. These editions based on the Beethoven Complete Edition take into account the complex source situation of the quartets. Detailed accompanying texts round off this splendid edition. Henle Urtext Edition Box Set of Beethoven's String Quartets. Contains seven individual study score editions with Op.18; Op.59 74 95; Op.127; Op.130 133; Op.131; Op.132 and Op.135.

Piano Works Volume III-To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth in 2012 we 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 us to give a special place to the works of Claude Debussy the innovator of piano style. Thus since the early 1980s we have steadily been publishing single editions of all of Debussy’s important works for the piano. Our 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 bohémiennefrom 1880 all of the single works from our catalogue have been drawn together in these three volumes arranged according to their date of composition. And as a little encore we 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! 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 ison 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’simportant 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 thePrélude 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 adifferent 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!

String Quartets op. 41-Although Schumann’s first attempts at composing for this supreme form of chamber music in 1838/39 were only fragments the three String Quartets op. 41 in a minor F major and A major were written in one go in June/July 1842. At the firstprivate performances the audience was enthusiastic and it was Mendelssohn’s praise in particular that occasioned Schumann to dedicate the new works to him. The composer wrote to his publisher in an appropriately confident manner: “Be assured I havespared no pains in creating something very decent indeed I sometimes think it is my best”. As is generally known today Schumann’s Opus 41 forms part of the core repertoire for quartet players. Although Schumann ’s first attempts at composing for this supreme form of chamber music in 1838/39 were only fragments the three String Quartets Op.41 in a minor F major and A major were written inone go in June/July 1842. At the first private performances the audience was enthusiastic and it was Mendelssohn’s praise in particular that occasioned Schumann to dedicate the new works to him. The composerwrote to his publisher in an appropriately confident manner: “ Be assured I have spared no pains in creating something very decent indeed I sometimes think it is my best ”. As is generally known today Schumann ’s Opus 41 forms part of the core repertoire for quartet players.

Edition without Fingering-When Günter Henle founded his Urtext publishing company in 1948 he began his catalogue with a two-volume edition (HN 1 and HN 2) of Mozart’s 18 piano sonatas. These sonatas remain part of the core repertory of every pianist. In the intervening decades 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. HN 1 and HN 2 include fingerings; both volumes are now presented without fingerings for pianists who want to find their ownway into Mozart’s piano universe. 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 everypianist. 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 Henlepresents both volumes without fingerings for pianists who want to find their own way into Mozart 's Piano universe.