List of products by brand Breitkopf & Härtel (Breitkopf and Haertel)
Breitkopf & Härtel is the longest-standing music publisher in the world, having first opened as a small Leipzig music printing shop in 1719. 2019 marked 300 years since the inception of the company, with its vast music-publishing catalogue continuing to make it a leader in its field.
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 – Violin I Part by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, offers a demanding and exhilarating leadership role within one of Bach’s most energetic and groundbreaking orchestral works.
Key features
•A lead violin role within a fully democratic string texture
•Central to rhythmic drive and ensemble cohesion
•Requires clarity, stamina, and stylistic authority
•Essential repertoire for advanced Baroque orchestral playing
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 – Violin II Part by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, offers an engaging and demanding inner-voice role within one of Bach’s most energetic and innovative concertos.
Key features
•A fully engaged inner voice, not secondary accompaniment
•Central to rhythmic drive and contrapuntal texture
•Builds ensemble precision and listening skills
•Essential experience in Bach’s most forward-thinking orchestral writing
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 – Violin III Part by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, offers an engaging orchestral role within one of Bach’s most innovative and energetic concertos.
Key features
•A fully engaged orchestral voice, not a secondary part
•Central to the concerto’s rhythmic drive and texture
•Develops ensemble precision and contrapuntal awareness
•Essential experience in Bach’s most democratic orchestral writing
Ludwig Van Beethoven composed the classical Piano Trio, Beethoven 3 Duets for Violin and cello. It is arranged for violin, cello, and piano and comes in a 52-page softcover book published by Breitkopf and Härtel.
Beethoven admired Handel and often arranged his works for study. One such arrangement is the orchestral fugue from "Solomon," which he transformed into a string quartet. This adaptation is now a historical document and an impressive ensemble piece.
Beethoven Two Romances for Violin Op. 40 and Op. 50 by Ludwig van Beethoven, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, are two timeless masterpieces that showcase Beethoven’s most tender and expressive violin writing.
Enjoy two rare essential chamber works by the composer of 'Ein Deutsches Requiem'. The first is heroic and rigorous, while the second is a warm and luxurious dialogue between woodwinds and strings, ending with an intimate exchange between clarinet and cello.
Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, is Brahms’s most lyrical violin sonata, weaving song-inspired themes into a unified and deeply reflective chamber work.
Key features
•The celebrated “Rain Sonata”, rich in poetic unity
•Gentle, song-like Romantic lyricism
•Emphasis on ensemble intimacy and long-line phrasing
•Essential repertoire for mature chamber musicians
The A Minor Concerto was composed in 1750 and is played more frequently nowadays. In 1753, C. Ph. E. Bach wrote the Concerto in B major Wq 171 while serving at the court of Frederick the Great. Later, adaptations for flute or harpsichord were made.
A groundbreaking chamber masterpiece by Gabriel Fauré, the Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 blends bold innovation with lyrical refinement. Published by Breitkopf & Härtel, it stands as one of the great Romantic sonatas for violin and piano.
The editor printed his sections in small type. Glinka's Viola Sonata is his most successful pre-Italian composition. Although initially intended for domestic music-making, it showcases "quite clever counterpoint." Free from Italianate mannerisms, it's a charming addition to the viola repertoire.
