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Beethoven-Urtext, Series 1
The Nine Symphonies
The ”Breitkopf Urtext” edition of Beethoven’s symphonies finally came to an end.
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The Five Master Overtures
„In their musical concentration and intensity, Beethoven’s overtures are on a par with his symphonies. ...
moreThe Keyboard Crocodile, Monster & Their Friends make it fun to play the piano!
moreDeutscher Musikeditionspreis „Best Edition“ 2011
Breitkopf & Härtel is again delighted to announce that one of our educational editions has won the "German Music Edition Award" this year.
moreWerkverzeichnisse
Counting what is countable:
Breitkopf & Härtel’s long tradition of producing work catalogues goes back to Köchel in 1861.
moreRepertoire Tip "Cities"
Paris, Leipzig, Los Angeles …
Much more than half the world’s population lives in cities today. Composers have also fallen under the spell of cities …
moreChoral Music: sample scores for download
We are pleased to announce that from now on we offer scores of many important choral works as pdf-files for download.
moreRepertoire tip "Summer Night Dream"
Pan, goblins, fairies and elves
The Composers of the romantic era were particularly inspired by this world of fantasy.
moreRepertoire tip "Music as Temporal Art"
Music is an art which unfolds in time. It is subdivided into units such as movements, phrases and motives, and is seemingly made graspable through measures and meters.
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