Composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
4,957 works in the index
- Born
- 1833
- Died
- 1897
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Hamburg
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Brahms wrote densely and revised ruthlessly, destroying what did not satisfy him, so the surviving catalogue is smaller than his contemporaries' and uniformly serious. It covers symphonies, concerti, a large body of chamber music, songs and late piano pieces.
For pianists the late Op. 116–119 pieces are the heart of it — short, inward and technically less punishing than the earlier sonatas, though musically demanding. The Hungarian Dances in their four-hand form are the most-played thing he wrote and are genuinely approachable. Singers have over two hundred songs and the German Requiem.
His piano writing assumes a large hand and comfortable tenths appear regularly. Editions differ little; what varies is fingering, and an edition with good fingering is worth paying for here.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Choir, Low Voice, Orchestra
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop, Christmas
- Works with composition dates
- 255 of 4,957
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 10 of 104
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze Op.71 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.71 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| An den Mond Op.71 No. 2 - Score | — | Op.71 No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Alte Liebe Op.72 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.72 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Sommerabend Op.84 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.84 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Der Kranz Op.84 No. 2 - Score | — | Op.84 No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Mädchenlied Op.85 No. 3 - Score | — | Op.85 No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Therese Op.86 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.86 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Feldeinsamkeit Op.86 No. 2 - Score | — | Op.86 No. 2 | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Nachtwandler Op.86 No. 3 - Score | — | Op.86 No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Der Jäger Op.95 No. 4 - Score | — | Op.95 No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Mädchenlied Op.95 No. 6 - Score | — | Op.95 No. 6 | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Schön war, das ich dir weihte Op.95 No. 7 - Score | — | Op.95 No. 7 | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht Op.96 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.96 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Wir wandelten Op.96 No. 2 - Score | — | Op.96 No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Komm bald Op.97 No. 5 - Score | — | Op.97 No. 5 | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op.105 No. 1 - Score | 1986Wikidata | Op.105 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Auf dem Kirchhofe Op.105 No. 4 - Score | 1986Wikidata | Op.105 No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Das Mädchen spricht Op.107 No. 3 - Score | — | Op.107 No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Mädchenlied Op.107 No. 5 - Score | — | Op.107 No. 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Serenate Op.70 No. 3 - Score | — | Op.70 No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Nachtigall Op.97 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.97 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Heimkehr Op. 7 No. 6 - Score | — | Op. 7 No. 6 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Hochgethürmte Rimafluth Op.103 No. 2 - Score | — | Op.103 No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| O liebliche Wangen Op.47 No. 4 - Score | — | Op.47 No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Des Liebsten Schwur Op.69 No. 4 - Score | — | Op.69 No. 4 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Minnelied Op.71 No. 5 - Score | — | Op.71 No. 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| In Waldeseinsamkeit Op.85 No. 6 - Score | — | Op.85 No. 6 | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 6 |
| Ständchen Op.106 No. 1 - Score | — | Op.106 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Brahms: Intermezzi, Ballade, Romance, Op. 118 | — | Op. 118 | — | Piano | Classical | 6 |
| Sextet in B | — | — | — | — | Classical | 6 |
| Somerabend | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 6 |
| Liebestreu Op. 3 No. 1 | — | Op. 3 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Treue Liebe Op. 7 No. 1 | — | Op. 7 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Heimkehr Op. 7 No. 6 | — | Op. 7 No. 6 | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Der Schmied Op.19 No. 4 | — | Op.19 No. 4 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| An die Nachtigall Op.46 No. 4 | — | Op.46 No. 4 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Sonntag Op.47 No. 3 | — | Op.47 No. 3 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| O liebliche Wangen Op.47 No. 4 | — | Op.47 No. 4 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Der Gang zum Liebchen Op.48 No. 1 | — | Op.48 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Am Sonntag Morgen Op.49 No. 1 | — | Op.49 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| An ein Veilchen Op.49 No. 2 | — | Op.49 No. 2 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Des Liebsten Schwur Op.69 No. 4 | — | Op.69 No. 4 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Serenate Op.70 No. 3 | — | Op.70 No. 3 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze Op.71 No. 1 | — | Op.71 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| An den Mond Op.71 No. 2 | — | Op.71 No. 2 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Geheimnis Op.71 No. 3 | — | Op.71 No. 3 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Minnelied Op.71 No. 5 | — | Op.71 No. 5 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Alte Liebe Op.72 No. 1 | — | Op.72 No. 1 | — | Piano | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 7573295. Portrait: C. Brasch , Berlin ( biography ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.