Wiener Urtext Edition

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History

Wiener Urtext Edition was founded in 1972 as a joint venture of Schott and Universal Edition. The firm was run by Erwin Ratz until his death in 1973, after which the management was taken over by Karl Heinz Füssl and Hans-Christian Müller. After their deaths in 1992 and 1993 respectively, Rainer Mohrs and Reinhold Kubik took over, and Jochen Reutter has been the general editor since 1996. The company, located in Vienna, is still actively producing editions today.

The founding purpose of this edition was to follow in the footsteps of Heinrich Schenker and others like him (e.g., Bärenreiter) in producing engravings that reflected the composer's original intent as far as possible ("Urtext"). It has for that reason mainly focused on engraving standard-repertoire works such as those of Beethoven or Schubert that have long been prone to editorial errors.

Plate Numbers

List of Plate Numbers

Plate numbers start at UT 50001 and are always prefixed with UT.

Plate	Composer	Title	Editor	Year	Notes
50001	Schubert	Impromptus, Moments musicaux, Drei Klavierstücke	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50297/98; originally published by Universal Edition in 1969
50002	Bach	Violin Sonata in G major, BWV 1021 Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023	Kehr	1973	Continuo realization by Kurt-Heinz Stolze
50003	Beethoven	Ausgewählte Klavierstücke	Brendel	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1967
50004	Schubert	3 Sonatinas, Op.137 Violin Sonata in A major, D.574	Holl	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Hans Kann; markings in the violin part by David Oistrakh
50005	Chopin	Preludes, Op.28	Hansen	1973	Fingerings by Jörg Demus
50006	Schumann	Kinderszenen, Op.15	Goebels	1973	Replaced by UT 50190(a)
50007	Brahms	2 Rhapsodies, Op.79	Stockmann	1973	Fingerings by Alexander Kaul
50008	Mozart	Variationen für Klavier, Band 1	Müller	1973	Fingerings by Carl Seeman
50009	Mozart	Variationen für Klavier, Band 2	Müller	1973	Fingerings by Carl Seeman
50010	Schubert	Fantasie in C major, D.760	Badura-Skoda	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1965
50011	Brahms	Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78	Stockmann	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Jörg Demus; markings in the violin part by Günter Kehr
50012	Brahms	Violin Sonata No.2, Op.100	Stockmann	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Jörg Demus; markings in the violin part by Günter Kehr
50013	Brahms	Violin Sonata No.3, Op.108	Stockmann	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Jörg Demus; markings in the violin part by Günter Kehr
50014	Schumann	Papillons, Op.2	Müller	1973	Fingerings by Gerhard Puchelt
50015	Brahms	Clarinet Sonata No.1, Op.120 No.1	Müller	1973	Markings in the piano and clarinet part by Jost Michaels; markings in the viola part by Emil Seiler
50016	Brahms	Clarinet Sonata No.2, Op.120 No.2	Müller	1973	Markings in the piano and clarinet part by Jost Michaels; markings in the viola part by Emil Seiler
50017	Beethoven	6 National Airs with Variations, Op.105 10 National Airs with Variations, Op.107	Jarecki	1973
50018	Bach	Violin Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014 Violin Sonata in A major, BWV 1015 Violin Sonata in E major, BWV 1016	Müller, Stockmann	1973	Continuo realization by Fritz Neumeyer; markings in the violin part by Günter Kehr
50019	Bach	Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017 Violin Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018 Violin Sonata in G major, BWV 1019	Müller, Stockmann	1973	Continuo realization by Fritz Neumeyer; markings in the violin part by Günter Kehr
50020	Beethoven	Rondo a capriccio, Op.129	Brendel	1973
50021	Schubert	Sämtliche Tänze für Klavier, Band 1	Weinmann	1973	Fingerings by Hans Kann
50022	Schubert	Sämtliche Tänze für Klavier, Band 2	Weinmann	1973	Fingerings by Hans Kann
50023	Brahms	3 Intermezzi, Op.117	Müller	1973	Fingerings by Christoph Eschenbach
50024	Beethoven	Variationen für Klavier, Band 1	Ratz	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1960; fingerings by Bruno Seidlhofer
50025	Beethoven	Variationen für Klavier, Band 2	Holl	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1967; fingerings by Bruno Seidlhofer
50026	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 1a	Landon	1973	Replaced by UT 50256; originally published by Universal Edition in 1966; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50027	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 1b	Landon	1973	Replaced by UT 50257; originally published by Universal Edition in 1966; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50028	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 2	Landon	1973	Replaced by UT 50258; originally published by Universal Edition in 1964; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50029	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 3	Landon	1973	Replaced by UT 50259; originally published by Universal Edition in 1964; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50030	Chopin	Études, Op.10	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50205
50031	Chopin	Études, Op.25	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50205
50032	Mozart	Sonaten für Klavier und Violine, Band 1	Marguerre	1979	Markings in the violin part by Gidon Kremer
50033	Mozart	Sonaten für Klavier und Violine, Band 2	Marguerre	1982	Markings in the violin part by Gidon Kremer
50034	Mozart	Sonaten für Klavier und Violine, Band 3	Marguerre	1989	Markings in the violin part by Gidon Kremer
50035	Mozart	Klaviersonaten, Band 1	Füssl	1973	Replaced by UT 50226; fingerings by Heinz Scholz
50036	Mozart	Klaviersonaten, Band 2	Füssl	1973	Replaced by UT 50227; fingerings by Heinz Scholz
50037	Mozart	Klavierstücke	Müller	1973	Replaced by UT 50229-30; fingerings by Hans Kann
50038	Schumann	Fantasiestücke, Op.12	Müller	1975	Fingerings by Gerhard Puchelt
50039	Brahms	Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38	Müller	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Detlef Kraus; markings in the cello part by Wolfgang Boettcher
50040	Brahms	Cello Sonata No.2, Op.99	Müller	1973	Fingerings in the piano part by Detlef Kraus; markings in the cello part by Wolfgang Boettcher
50041	Bach	Kleine Präludien und Fughetten	Dehnhard	1973
50042	Bach	Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772-801	Ratz, Füssl	1973	Replaced by UT 50253; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50042.1a	Bach	Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772-801	Ratz, Füssl	1973	Replaced by UT 50253; fingerings by Oswald Jonas without preface or critical commentary
50043	Schubert	Moments musicaux, D.780	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50410
50044	Brahms	6 Klavierstücke, Op.118	Fellinger	1974	Fingerings by Detlef Kraus
50045	Brahms	4 Klavierstücke, Op.119	Fellinger	1974	Fingerings by Detlef Kraus
50046	Brahms	16 Waltzes, Op.39	Höpfel	1975	Simplified version by the composer
50047	Haydn	Klavierstücke	Eibner, Jarecki	1975
50048	Bach	6 French Suites, BWV 812-817	Müller	1983	Fingerings by Hans Kann
50049	Schumann	Album für die Jugend, Op.68	Rönnau	1979	Replaced by UT 50252; fingerings by Hans Kann
50050	Bach	Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869	Dehnhard	1977	Fingerings by Detlef Kraus, revised 2001
50051	Bach	Das wohltemperierte Klavier II, BWV 870-893	Dehnhard	1983	Fingerings by Detlef Kraus, revised 2001
50052	Haydn	Tänze für Klavier	Landon, Füssl	1989
50053	Beethoven	Für Elise, WoO 59 Bagatelle in B-flat major, WoO 60	Brendel	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1968
50054	Beethoven	7 Bagatelles, Op.33 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 6 Bagatelles, Op.126	Brendel	1973	Originally published by Universal Edition in 1968
50055	Schubert	4 Impromptus, D.899	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50408; originally published by Universal Edition in 1969
50056	Schubert	4 Impromptus, D.935	Badura-Skoda	1973	Replaced by UT 50409
50057	Bach	Italienisches Konzert, BWV 971	Engler	1977	Fingerings by Max Martin Stein
50058	Chopin	Impromptus	Ekier	1977
50059	Schumann	Arabeske, Op.18 Blumenstück, Op.19	Draheim	1977	Fingerings by Günter Ludwig
50060	Bach	6 English Suites, BWV 806-811	Dehnhard	1998	Fingerings by Colin Tilney
50061	Chopin	4 Scherzos	Ekier	1979
50062				1979
50063	Schubert	Walzer und Deutsche Tänze, Auswahl	Weinmann	1973	Fingerings by Hans Kann
50064	Schubert	Ländler, Ecossaisen, Menuette, Auswahl	Weinmann	1973	Fingerings by Hans Kann
50065	Chopin	Nocturnes	Ekier	1980
50066	Schumann	Waldszenen, Op.82	Draheim	1980	Fingerings by Gerhard Puchelt
50067	Brahms	8 Klavierstücke, Op.76	Petersen	1992	Fingerings by Karl-Heinz Kämmerling
50068	Brahms	4 Ballades, Op.10	Kohlhase	1990	Fingerings by Justus Frantz
50069	Mozart	Variationen für Klavier und Violine	Marguerre	1979	Markings in the violin part by Gidon Kremer
50070				1979
50071				1979
50072	Brahms	7 Fantasien, Op.116	Stockmann	1981	Fingerings by Menahem Pressler
50073	Brahms	16 Waltzes, Op.39	Höpfel	1982	Version for two hands
50074	Brahms	16 Waltzes, Op.39	Höpfel	1988	Version for four hands
50075	Mendelssohn	Lieder ohne Worte	Jost	2001	Fingerings by Konstanze Eickhorst
50076	Mussorgsky	Pictures at an Exhibition	Schandert	1984	Fingerings by Vladmir Ashkenazy
50077	Haydn	Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6	Eibner, Jarecki	1975
50078	Schumann	Werke für Klavier zu vier Handen, Band 1	Draheim	2007	Fingerings by Noriko Ishikawa and Manfred Kratzer
50079	Schumann	Werke für Klavier zu vier Handen, Band 2	Draheim	2008	Fingerings by Ljiljana Boroto and Christian Knebel
50080	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Kritische Anmerkungen	Landon	1982
50081	Bach	Toccatas for Clavichord, BWV 910-916	Eisert	2000	Fingerings by Robert Hill
50082	Debussy	Children's Corner	Stegemann	1983	Fingerings by Michel Béroff
50083	Debussy	2 Arabesques	Stegemann	1988	Fingerings by Michel Béroff
50084	Debussy	Suite bergamasque	Stegemann	1996	Fingerings by Michel Béroff
50085	Beethoven	Piano Sonata No.19, Op.49 No.1 Piano Sonata No.20, Op.49 No.2	Köhler	1986	Replaced by UT 50248; fingerings by Leonard Hokanson
50086				1986
50087	Schubert	Introduction and Variations, D.802	Kindermann, Zöller	1986	Fingerings in the piano part by Konrad Richter
50088	Mozart	Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen	Landon	1991	Replaced by UT 50219; fingerings by Bruno Seidlhofer
50143	Franck	Trois Chorals pour Grand Orgue	1991
50148	Bach	Organ Sonatas	1995
50190	Schumann	Kinderszenen, Op.15	Draheim	1996	Replaces UT 50006; fingerings by Jozef De Beenhouwer
50190.1a	Schumann	Kinderszenen, Op.15	Draheim	1996	Replaces UT 50006; fingerings by Jozef De Beenhouwer without preface or critical commentary
50219	Mozart	Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen	Leisinger	2005	Replaces UT 50088; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Bruno Seidlhofer
50226	Mozart	Klaviersonaten, Band 1	Leisinger	2004	Replaces UT 50035; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Heinz Scholz
50227	Mozart	Klaviersonaten, Band 2	Leisinger	2003	Replaces UT 50036; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Heinz Scholz
50228	Mozart	Fantasia in C minor, K.475 Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457	Leisinger	2000	Fingerings by Heinz Scholz
50229	Mozart	Klavierstücke, Band 1: Frühere Werke	Leisinger	2005	Replaces UT 50037; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin
50230	Mozart	Klavierstücke, Band 2: Spätere Werke	Leisinger	2006	Replaces UT 50037; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Hans Kann and Detlef Kraus
50247	Beethoven	Sonaten für Violoncello und Klavier	Wiesenfeldt	2008	Fingerings in the piano part by Christian Ubber; markings in the cello part by Heinrich Schiff; includes cello version of the Horn Sonata, Op.17
50248	Beethoven	Piano Sonata No.19, Op.49 No.1 Piano Sonata No.20, Op.49 No.2	Hauschild	2003	Replaces UT 50085; fingerings by Leonard Hokanson
50252	Schumann	Album für die Jugend, Op.68	Kube	2013	Replaces UT 50049; fingerings by Hans Kann
50253	Bach	Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772-801	Leisinger	2007	Replaces UT 50042(a); fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50254	Bach	15 Inventions, BWV 772-786	Leisinger	2008	Fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50255	Bach	6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006	Glüxam	2009
50256	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 1	Landon, Leisinger	2009	Replaces UT 50026; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50257	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 2	Landon, Leisinger	2009	Replaces UT 50027; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50258	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 3	Landon, Leisinger	2009	Replaces UT 50028; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50259	Haydn	Sämtliche Klaviersonaten, Band 4	Landon, Leisinger	2009	Replaces UT 50029; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Oswald Jonas
50297	Schubert	Impromptus und Moments musicaux	Leisinger	2015	Replaces UT 50001; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Paul Badura-Skoda
50298	Schubert	3 Klavierstücke, D.946 Piano Piece in C major, D.916b Piano Piece in C minor, D.916c	Leisinger	2015	Replaces UT 50001; completion of fragments by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Paul Badura-Skoda
50410	Schubert	Moments musicaux, D.780	Leisinger	2019	Replaces UT 50043; notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin; fingerings by Paul Badura-Skoda
50411	Bartók	Mikrokosmos I (Vol. 1 & 2)	Kube Reutter Roggenkamp	2016

IMSLP Entries

Plate #	Full Plate	Composer	Work	IMSLP #	Full Year	Year

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Sources

Universal Edition Catalogue 2008/09
Catalogue 2009 (German)
Catalogue 2010 (English)
Catalogue 2011 (English)
Catalogue 2012/13 (German)
Catalogue 2012/13 (English)
Catalogue 2015/16 (English)
Catalogue 2016/17 (German)
Catalogue 2018/19 (German)
Catalogue 2018/19 (English)
Catalogue 2020/21 (German)
Catalogue 2020/21 (English)
Catalogue 2022/23 (English)
Catalogue 2024/25 (English)
Wiener Urtext and the Urtext tradition, accessed 14 August 2011. Archived at the Wayback Machine on 10 October 2007.

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