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How "ur" are urtext editions?

Author: ruben
Date: 2025-08-25 13:24

Urtext versions of musical compositions are supposed to be true to the original; hence, the word "ur" in German, which means "original". Yet the manuscripts to the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and his Clarinet Quintet have been lost, so I don't see how a publisher would claim that the text he edits is true to the original. A few years ago, Mr. Pay sent us a photograph of the original manuscript of Mozart's Kegelstatt Trio in which the accents one always plays and hears in the first movement are missong. Henle editions-which pride themselves on being accurate and true to the original manuscript, are beautiful ..and rather expensive...but how "ur"? Maybe this is like buying organically-grown food. The extra price you pay doesn't ensure the food is organic.

rubengreenbergparisfrance@gmail.com

Post Edited (2025-08-27 09:25)

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