Wiltrud Haug-Freienstein

The pianistically demanding studies 'Waldesrauschen' and 'Gnomenreigen' were written during the composer's mature late phase, in which one does not necessarily expect such virtuosic pieces. Liszt comp...

In 1838 Robert Schumann complained: 'The piano is becoming too narrow for me. I often hear in my current compositions a lot of things that I can hardly indicate'. Thus, in 1840, Schumann dedicated him...

Franz Schubert composed the song 'Death and the Maiden' in 1817, and in 1824 used that melody in the theme-and-variations second movement of his String Quartet in d minor D. 810. The song's popularity...

The famous, wonderful first of Schumann's three late violin sonatas, that in a minor op. 105, was written in just a few days in September 1851. In regard to publication of the present edition, violini...

The Henle catalogue contains almost all of Schumann's works for piano in top quality editions. With the publication of op. 32 we are filling an important gap. In or-der to help his 'Neue Zeitschrift f...

Carl Maria von Weber's four piano sonatas, all composed in the decade 1812-1822, are considered the pillars of his not very extensive piano oeuvre. In these sonatas, Weber, who was one of the most ren...

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth, an ambitious project has been realized in 2010: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93, all of the works...

Franz Schubert transformed five song melodies from his rich output of Lieder into instrumental music. The song 'The Trout' from 1817 served as a theme for the variations in his Quintet D. 667 for pian...

In 1838 Robert Schumann complained: 'The piano is becoming too narrow for me. I often hear in my current compositions a lot of things that I can hardly indicate'. Thus, in 1840, Schumann dedicated him...

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth, an ambitious project has been realized in 2010: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93, all of the works...

On the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth, an ambitious project is coming to a close: For the first time since Clara Schumann's Complete Edition of 1879-93, all of the works for piano solo a...

Franz Schubert transformed five song melodies from his rich output of Lieder into instrumental music. The song 'The Trout' from 1817 served as a theme for the variations in his Quintet D. 667 for pian...

Franz Schubert composed the song 'Death and the Maiden' in 1817, and in 1824 used that melody in the theme-and-variations second movement of his String Quartet in d minor D. 810. The song's popularity...