G. Henle Verlag.
Founded on October 20, 1948 by Günter Henle in Munich. The blue-bound urtext editions that define scholarly performance practice in piano and chamber music. Approximately 1,500 urtext editions and 750 scholarly publications, fingered by world-class artists. Forstenrieder Allee, Munich.
The blue
book of urtext.
Günter Henle founded G. Henle Verlag in Munich in October 1948, with one mission: to publish music exactly as the composer wrote it. No editorial guesswork. No 19th-century re-engraving piety. A return to the manuscripts and the first prints, then years of editorial work to render them, faithfully, on cream paper inside a blue cover.
Today the catalog spans roughly 1,500 urtext editions and 750 scholarly publications — Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Haydn, Schubert. Each edition includes scholarly fingering by world-class artists and detailed commentary on sources and variants.
Munich · Forstenrieder Allee 122
Source-critical, fingered by world-class artists.G. Henle Verlag · Munich, since 1948
The Henle imprint
A cream page.
A blue cover.
Henle's typography and binding have become a standard in piano studios and chamber-music libraries worldwide. The cover format used since 1999 is instantly recognizable: classic blue, restrained typography, premium paper inside.
Beyond the urtext flagship, the catalog includes the Henle Library app for tablet practice, complete-works editions, and scholarly companion volumes — making the Henle research available across performance and academic settings.