Library Urtext Editions

The composition 1.X.1905, generally referred to as a “sonata,” stems from the autumn of 1905, the peak of the riots between the Czech- and German-speaking populations in

Edited by Barthold Kuijken.  For solo flute. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger. and Eng. Includes facsimiles and critical commentary. Score, 26 p. and part.

To this day, Pierre Rode's  “Caprices” are a milestone in every violinist's education conservatory level. This Urtext edition offers detailed text regarding source material and historical

Edited by Mario Aschauer. For piano. Urtext Edition, based on the autograph manuscript and the first edition. Preface and notes on performance practice in Ger. and End. Includes critical commentary. Score,

No singer is able to ignore Beethoven's Adelaide. There are thousands of recordings; many love this lyrical setting of Friedrich von Matthisson's poem. Matthisson himself said of it: "Several

This dramatic masterpiece is a standard selection in the soprano repertoire. The origin of this concert aria, though, is swathed in mystery. We still do not know where Beethoven found the text for the aria.

Only after 1900 did this work become popular thanks to the young Pablo Casals among others, who frequently included it in his concert programs. Today it is unquestionably one of the favorite pieces among

Edited by Laszlo Somfai. For piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. With this first Bartok Urtext edition, Laszlo Somfai gives an insight into the many and varied musical impulses awaiting us

This urtext edition of Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved) includes a detailed critical commentary with research questions and performance notes in both English and German,

To whom did Beethoven address this song cycle An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), which he completed at the age of 45 in April of 1816? Was it to the same person to whom his passionate

Edited by Joanna Cobb Biermann. For Piano. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Urtext Edition, based primarily on the first edition published in 1867. Includes critical commentary. Score, 5 p.

Chopin composed his melancholy “Barcarolle” op. 60 (1845–46) in the rare key of F-sharp major, perhaps to express his long period of dejection. The autograph engraver’s score for the

Capriccios and Exercises contain a multitude of fingering patterns in related major and minor harmonies, exercises for the thumb position, and many passages of double stops, all within a melodious

Chamber music lovers will be thrilled about this special offer: Beethoven's complete music for string instruments and mixed wind/string ensembles is now available in a slipcase with 13 study editions. The

In the case of the oratorio Christus am Olberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), Breitkopf & Haertel can finally make amends to Beethoven for a slight committed more than 200 years ago. As

In his Passion oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives, Beethoven succeeded in building on the 18th century oratorio tradition while putting his own personal stamp on the German-language oratorio.

Edited by Christoph Albrecht.  For organ.  Urtext Edition.  Complete five volume set of Buxtehude's organ works, previously published by Baerenreiter.  All available separately.