Henle Urtext Editions

These eight songs are among Strauss' most famous lieder. They were written in the mid-1880s on poems of Hermann von Gilm and are the first songs that Strauss assembled into a single opus and allowed to be

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.

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

Faust; Wilhelm Meister; Egmont; Erlkonig - Beethoven often chose texts by Goethe for his song compositions. Now, for the first time, all of Beethoven's songs with texts by the great Weimar writer

First published in 1842, this remains one of Schumann's most important song cycles to this day. Eight years later, Schumann revised his work for a new edition, also replacing the opening piece in the first

1840 was Schumann's famous "year of song" that brought forth over 100 lieder. They included Myrthen, Op. 25, which he dedicated "to his dear bride," Clara Schumann. Besides famous songs such as

We do not know very much about Handel's compositions on poems by Barthold Heinrich Brockes. We can only date their composition to approximately 1724-1727. The autograph does not shed any light on the titles

Edited by Elisabeth Fohrenbach & Annette Oppermann. Text by Ludwig Rellstab. For voice, horn (cello) & piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical notes. The horn

The vocal works collected in this volume were composed for very different occasions. Several of them were tailor-made for female singers of Beethoven's acquaintance; with others he was trying his hand at

Kissin's opus 4 is an expressive setting of William Cullen Bryant's best-known poem. Cullen, although most recognized for his journalistic work with the New York Evening Post, was also a poet of notable

Edited by Kazuko Ozawa. Original keys for high & medium voice with piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and

Among the many works that Richard Strauss wrote for his wife Pauline de Ahna, these four songs occupy a special position, for the composer gave these "to my beloved Pauline" as a wedding present on

Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For high voice & piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. This edition presents