Chopin gave the 'scherzo' a character all of its own, and his second Scherzo is probably the best...

The famous, wonderful first of Schumann's three late violin sonatas, that in a minor op. 105, was...

This 'little Suite' was published in 1908 and was dedicated to the composer's then three-year old...

The 'Goldberg' Variations are without a doubt the most important piano cycle of the 18th century....

Roman Polanski's successful film 'The Pianist' has focused attention on the Nocturne in c sharp m...

With this rewarding 'sampler,' beginners can enjoy a stimulating introduction to the standard can...

The circumstances in which these poetic 'Soirée Pieces' (thus their original title) came into bei...

Schumann's Papillons op. 2 has been a best-selling item in Henle's catalogue for decades. What is...

Debussy had originally planned the work with the Suite bergamasque (HN 381) in mind, but then pub...

The Nocturne in e minor was written as early as 1827, and is among the Chopin juvenilia that were...

In 1735 Johann Sebastian Bach published his French Overture BWV 831 together with the famous Ital...

When Chopin gave his Opus 23 the title 'Ballade' in the mid 1830s, he established the piano balla...

Beethoven wrote ten sonatas for violin and piano during a period of only fifteen years (from 1797...

Beethoven composed his Clarinet Trios op. 11 and 38 in 1798 and 1802 03. The op. 11 was given the...

Along with his major cycles such as the English and French suites, the Goldberg Variations or the...

'To Diotima' - this addendum to the title was preserved until shortly before publication of the p...

Chopin's waltzes were - contrary to, say, those by Schubert - no longer conceived for dancing or ...

In his youth, when still searching for his own personal style, Debussy composed a series of short...

Mozart's piano trios have been available in an established Henle edition in parts for many years....

Mazurkas, nocturnes, waltzes and polonaises constitute the core of Chopin's expressive world. How...

_Johannes Brahms's Piano Quintet is not only one of the mightiest works in its genre but a climax...

Brahms' Third Piano Quartet stands out for the extremely involved and complex history of its gene...

This piece is straightforward in its construction but highly advanced in its harmonies, and links...

Franz Liszt was a frequent guest of the acting cardinal at the Villa d'Este, situated in Tivoli n...

The popular nickname 'Minute Waltz' should not mislead the pianist into playing this 'string of p...

Bach probably composed his six violin sonatas between 1717 and 1723, during his tenure as court K...

We know that Brahms took an active interest in Baroque music throughout his life. It can thus har...

The 'Polonaise-Fantaisie' is among Chopin's last great piano works, and is a testament to his mas...

Works for or with wind instruments (then called 'Harmonie' in German) were an extraordinarily pop...

Franz Schubert's Piano Sonata in a minor op. post. 164, presented here in an Urtext edition, numb...

The fact that Chopin's waltzes are no longer dance music, but refined concert pieces for performa...

Chopin published his Scherzi nos. 1-3 at more-or-less regular intervals, in 1835, 1837 and 1840 -...

Bach had included these four pieces in Part III of the Clavierübung (1739), as this print chiefly...

Flutists are always grateful for chamber music works that include their instrument as part of the...

In this volume are to be found many small but pleasing piano pieces by the 19th-century composer ...

Clementi not only dedicated himself to the piano as a virtuoso and composer but also as a teacher...

One can only regret that Beethoven left only four piano quartets, as these four works rank among ...

In the Classical period, and well into the 19th century, piano trios were something of a musical ...

In the Classical period, and well into the 19th century, piano trios were something of a musical ...

'I am endlessly looking forward to the second sonata', thus Clara wrote to Robert in 1838, 'Your ...

In 1828, the last year of his life, Franz Schubert composed three sonatas for piano which are gen...

The Six Sonatas K. 279-284 were probably written around the beginning of 1775. Mozart refers to t...

One of Chopin's most radical compositions, the Scherzo in b minor, leaves very few listeners unto...

Chopin's Scherzo no. 3 was connected to his legendary winter in Mallorca in 1838 39, as were his ...

As the title implies, these four concertini by Joseph Haydn have to do with small concerti, where...

In his letters Mozart described his early Piano Sonatas K. 279-284 as being 'difficult sonatas'. ...