Are Urtext editions worth the money?

[George K]

Link to video

Nitpick - He pronounces it "er-text" rather than "oor-text."

[Klaus]

It's just Urtext. It's spelled exactly like it is written.

[jon-nyc]

To me, yes.

[kluurs]

I like to compare urtext with some of the better edited versions - e.g. Schnabel or Casella editions for Beethoven.

I’m finding Barenreiter does wonderful work and in a few cases prefer it over Henle.

And while I have the big volumes of Beethoven Sonatas, when working on a particular sonata, I prefer the printed copy of that single sonata. It is easier to carry around and easier to keep open.

[Klaus]

I also like to have several editions. An edition with good fingering proposals and helpful remarks can save a lot of time

[bachophile]

The top of my piano. Just a fucking mess like my personality. A mix of urtexts, papers in files, internet prints and some ancient schirmers probably 60 years old. All of which I can’t play anyway.
Although now that I’m creeping towards cutting down on work days I’ve restarted piano lessons. Which just means more shit on top of the piano.

[Axtremus]

Not important to me. :man-shrugging: