Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029

A superb collection for Viola da Gamba or Violoncello with Piano accompaniment. Set as part of the ABRSM Cello Syllabus.

C.P.E. Bach: Gamba Sonatas Wq 88, 136, 137, Edition for Gamba (Viola)

Like his father, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote three sonatas for viola da gamba. They were written during his time at the Berlin court of Frederick the Great and gave the excellent viola da gamba player in the court orchestra an opportunity to show his virtuosic ability. While the two Sonatas Wq 136 and 137 have a basso continuo, Bach followed his father?s example as far as the Sonata in g minor Wq 88 was concerned: the right and left hands of the harpsichord compete with the solo instrument in three equal parts. The original register of the viola da gamba part also permits a version for viola, a practice that has been verified in the sources of the time. This version is available in our Urtext edition as an alternative part.?

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Gamba Sonatas - Edition For Cello

Like his father, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote three sonatas for Viola Da Gamba. They were written during his time at the Berlin court of Frederick the Great and gave the excellent Viola Da Gamba player in the court orchestra a chance to show his virtuosic skills. While the two Sonatas Wq 136 and 137 have a basso continuo, Bach followed his father’s example as far as the Sonata in g minor Wq 88 was concerned: the right and left hands of the Harpsichord compete with the solo instrument in three equal parts. These sonatas can also be played very effectively on the Cello; the fingerings in the marked copies provide helpful suggestions.

W. A. Mozart: Sonata A K331 (Revised Urtext Edition)

A sensational finding provided the impetus for this new edition. In autumn 2014 a hitherto unknown Mozart autograph of the famous Piano Sonata In A Major (with the enduring “Turkish March”) surfaced in Budapest. After a painstaking study of the manuscript and a meticulous comparison with all of the other sources, G. Henle Publishers is now issuing the first definitive Urtext edition of significant parts of this masterpiece (the new autograph does not contain the complete sonata). It must be said that there are serious deviations from the musical text as we know it. So we are proud to be able to say that it is not possible to seriously study this sonata without consulting our Urtext edition.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029

Beethoven Pf Sonata No28 In A Op101

The Piano Sonata op. 101 marks the transition to Beethoven’s late works. The composer’s increasing deafness was already manifesting itself in such a marked way that he no longer dared to appear publicly as a pianist. In this sonata he experimented with unusual harmonies, broke with form, gave detailed German headings for the movements, and for the first time also used a note so “unheard of” that it was not even on most of the contemporary pianos: the low counter E. The editors have undertaken a thorough revision of our edition and our catalogue now offers a single edition of this sonata.

Franz Schubert: Klaviersonate A-Moll Op. 143 (Urtext)

Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata op. 143 in a minor was composed in 1823 after his large “Wanderer Fantasy”. With its formal cohesion and mature originality, this a-minor Sonata initiated a new phase in Schubert’s sonata oeuvre. The composer dispensed here with all pianistic brilliance. At the same time, a wealth of colour and of sonorities triumphs in such a manner that the work numbers among Schubert’s most frequently played sonatas. For this Urtext edition, we had at our disposal the composer’s autograph as the authoritative source, the posthumous first edition was consulted only by way of comparison.

Joseph Haydn: The Oratorios - 4 Volumes In A Slipcase

Hardback Urtext study editions of all Haydn's oratorios, following the musical text in the Haydn Complete Edition, collected together in a slipcase. Aside from the musical text, each volume contains a preface in three languages reflecting the latest in scholarly research and a critical report with key information concerning the sources and textual criticism. These study editions are a feast for the eyes and have been produced with long-term use in mind. All in all a total of almost 2,000 pages of Henle Urtext filled with oratorio artistry.

Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata In A D.959 (Urtext Edition)

Written in the year of the composer's death, Piano Sonata In A D.959 is a mature work for solo Piano. Available here is a highly authoritative Urtext edition of the score, as edited by Paul Mies and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold.

W. A. Mozart: Works For Two Pianos

The great D major sonata for two pianos, K. 448, is of course the absolute showpiece of this Urtext edition. The first movement opens like an operatic overture with timpani and trumpets, the Andante is a single grand melody shared between the two pianos, and the sublime rondo finale comes across like a piano concerto without orchestra. But another important work can be found in this Henle edition too: the earnest C minor fugue for two pianos K. 426, reminiscent of Handel’s or Bach’s great art, here in its original form from 1783. Mozart published it soon after in a four-part version for string quartet, adding a beautiful, freshly composed Adagio introduction. This, in turn,has been rescored in our edition for two pianos by the brilliant musician Franz Beyer, who also has completed a performable version of Mozart’s two-piano “Larghetto and Allegro” in E-flat major (a work not included in Köchel’s catalogue) from the surviving fragments. Two copies are required for performance of all the works in this volume.

Frederic Chopin: Walzer A-Moll Op. 34 No. 2

Chopin applied himself the waltz genre throughout his life, and created a broad spectrum of musical possibilities from profoundly melancholic and atmospheric mood-pieces to showpieces of extraordinary virtuosity. Its title of Grande Valse brillante notwithstanding, this second waltz from opus 34 has a dreamy character within a calm Lento tempo, causing it to function to some extent as a slow movement between the two triumphant vivace movements that surround it in opus 34. While a complete autograph of this work no longer survives, several copies of the first edition issued by Schlesinger in 1838 have Chopin’s proof corrections, we have of course taken these into account inour Urtext edition.

Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata In A D.664 (Urtext Edition)

A highly authoritative Urtext edition of Franz Schubert's pastoral Piano Sonata In A D.664 Op.120 posth., as edited by Paul Mies and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold.

J.S. Bach: Partita A-Moll Flote Solo BWV 1013

Bach had a predilection for creating solo works for instruments that were more usually supplied with a keyboard accompaniment. It is thus only logical that, as well as the violin and cello, he also thought of making use of the typical melodic character of the flute in this way. Through the skillful use of broken chords he even succeeds in creating the illusion of polyphony. It soon becomes clear that Bach’s lyrical cantilenas are convincing even without the support of accompanying chords on a keyboard instrument. A high point in flute literature!

W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata In A K.331 (Urtext Edition)

A highly accurate Urtext edition of W.A. Mozart's Piano Sonata In A K.331, which includes the famous Alla Turca, and has been edited by Ernst Herttrich and fingered by Hans-Martin Theopold.

Franz Schubert: Klaviersonate A-Moll Opus Post. 164 D537

Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata in a minor op. post. 164, presented here in an Urtext edition, numbers among his early sonatas written between 1815 and 1819. In many of these pieces, Schubert still struggles with form, the Sonata in a minor from March 1817, however, is already wonderfully accomplished. In contrast to Schubert’s two later a-minor piano sonatas, the key here does not yet result in a tragic, fatalistic sound. This is also due to the fact that he took every opportunity to brighten the key to the major, or to swerve into neighbouring, friendlier harmonic regions.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata In A Minor KV 310

This dark and tragic sonata in A minor, composed in Paris in 1778, tends to be linked with the death of Mozart’s mother on 3 July 1778. While this of course cannot be ruled out, not a single concrete piece of authentic evidence exists that points to such a connection. Use of a minor tonality as the compositional realization of a personal experience of pain is a sort of interpretation that also falls considerably too short, Mozart’s art is far too multifaceted for it to be pinned so one-dimensionally to his biography. The sole authoritative source for the Urtext edition of this much-loved and much-played sonata is Mozart’s autograph manuscript (which in parts is difficultto decipher), as the first edition published in 1781 (together with K. 309 and 311) is riddled with errors.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto A major K. 622

The most beautiful and significant Clarinet Concerto in the history of music is now appearing in a Henle urtext edition. The Piano reduction is accompanied by two separate parts: an urtext edition of the original Clarinet part as found in the early prints, and a reconstruction for Basset Clarinet, the instrument for which the work was originally written. The editor, Henrik Wiese, provides a preface and commentary with an in-depth discussion of the work’s unusual source materials. Mozart ’s concerto has become the indispensable audition piece. As a special bonus, this edition also includes the text of the autograph fragment for Basset Horn in G.

Camille Saint-Saens: Violoncello Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.33

The A-Minor Concerto is a true gem in the repertoire of great Cello music. David Geringas provided the fingerings for this Urtext edition for which editor Peter Jost supplied a detailed preface. Johannes Umbreit has revised the composer's highly playable Piano reduction to suit the needs of today's performers.

Robert Schumann: Exercices - Studies On A Theme By Beethoven

An Urtext edition of Robert Schumann's Exercices - Studies On A Theme By Beethoven, as edited by Robert Munster.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Musical Joke K. 522 (Parts)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's A Musical Joke is filled with intentional mistakes by the composer, who inserted odd notes into this amusing and mischievous piece in order to take an angry side-swipe at dilettante composer-colleagues of his time, whose lack of imagination and artless compositional technique are here mercilessly demonstrated - the piece was not intended to parody musicians who play wrong notes as its later title “Village Musicians” suggests. A musical and intellectual delight for today’s performers and audiences alike, this piece is now performable for the first time using a genuine Urtext quality edition based on the autograph in Berlin. A Musical Joke is scored for 2 Violins, Viola, Basso and 2 Horns in F.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata A-Flat Op.26 (Henle Urtext Edition)

Henle Urtext Edition of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in A-Flat Op.26 edited by Bertha Antonia Wallner.

Johann Baptist Georg Neruda: Sonata In a Minor - Violin/Basso Continuo

There has been increased general interest in the Bohemian composer Johann Baptist Georg Neruda (c. 1711?1776) over the past few years, especially due to his frequently played trumpet concerto. A respected violinist and longstanding member of the Dresden Court Orchestra, he did, however, mainly compose for the Violin. The substantial and technically quite demanding Violin Sonata in a minor was published for the first time ever in 1982 as part of Henle's edition ?Bohemian Violin Sonatas? (HN 334). Henle are now proud to present it in a practical single edition with a new preface as well as an additional unmarked part.

Johannes Brahms: Doppelkonzert A-Moll Op. 102

Between 1859 and 1885 Johannes Brahms, with his four symphonies, two piano concertos, violin concerto, dances, variations and overtures, became the representative of large-scale orchestral music. In 1887 he chose the violin andvioloncello as solo instruments for his Double Concerto in a minor op. 102, since he had outstanding soloists at his disposal. After the premiere of Brahm's second cello sonata, cellist Robert Hausmann had requested a concertpiece - while the renowned violinist Joseph Joachim was Brahms's friend and had premiered his Violin Concerto, among other things. After the dark-hued Fourth Symphony this concerto comes across as strikingly optimistic andconciliatory. We now offer the score, also published as part of our New Complete Edition, in a convenient study edition.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Musical Joke K. 522 (Study Score)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's A Musical Joke is filled with intentional mistakes by the composer, who inserted odd notes into this amusing and mischievous piece in order to take an angry side-swipe at dilettante composer-colleagues of his time, whose lack of imagination and artless compositional technique are here mercilessly demonstrated - the piece was not intended to parody musicians who play wrong notes as its later title “Village Musicians” suggests. A musical and intellectual delight for today’s performers and audiences alike, this piece is now performable for the first time using a genuine Urtext quality edition based on the autograph in Berlin. A Musical Joke is scored for 2 Violins, Viola, Basso and 2 Horns in F.

Gabriel Faure: Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano in A Major

Fauré composed his Violin sonata in 1875/76 and in so doing opened up a new tradition for this genre in French music. In a review, Saint-Saëns expressed his enthusiasm for this work by his friend and pupil: "In this sonata you can find everything to tempt a gourmet: new forms, excellent modulations, unusual tone colours, and the use of unexpected rhythms. And a magic floats above everything, encompassing the whole work, causing the crowd of usual listeners to accept the unimagined audacity as something quite normal. With this work Monsieur Fauré takes his place amongst the masters."