Founded in 1924, Bärenreiter-Verlag publishes practical editions of music from antiquity to the present. Bärenreiter's most significant contribution has been the development of excellent performance editions based on the Urtext editions of composers including Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart.

A Bärenreiter Urtext edition is not just another edition - it's the first choice for today's leading conductors and performers.

Bärenreiter Urtext is the seal of quality. It guarantees that the musical text represents the current state of research. Internationally recognized musicologists have consulted all available sources.

Bärenreiter Urtext editions are free of arbitrary additions by the editor - they are faithful to the composer's original intentions. Compared to some older editions, the differences in the musical text are often so far reaching that Bärenreiter Urtext editions are audibly different.

The superior musicological standard of Bärenreiter Urtext editions does not diminish their practicality as performing editions. High quality print and paper layout and page turns where you need them, make them easy to read.

In 1996, Bärenreiter released a new Urtext edition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony edited by Jonathan Del Mar. Now, new editions of all nine symphonies are available. Click here to find out about the new Bärenreiter Urtext editions of the Beethoven Symphonies.