Composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
6,849 works in the index
- Era
- Romantic
- Nationality
- Hamburg
- Born in
- Hamburg
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.
Catalogue
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Dem Himmel will ich klagen - No. 44 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Es war einmal ein Zimmergesell - No. 46 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Es ging sich unsre Fraue - No. 47 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Ellens zweiter Gesang, Op. 52, No. 2
Des Abends kann ich nicht schlafen gehn - No. 38 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Verstohlen geht der Mond auf - No. 49 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 22, Dort in den Weiden
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 23, Altes Volkslied
Strahlt zuweilen auch ein mildes Licht - No. 6 from "8 Lieder & Songs" - Op. 57
Ach, wende diesen Blick, wende dies Angesicht! - No. 4 from "8 Lieder & Songs" - Op. 57
Eight Lieder, Op.57, No.7 Die Schnur, die Perl an Perle
Unbewegte laue Luft, tiefe Ruhe der Natur - No. 8 from "8 Lieder & Songs" - Op. 57
Klavierstucke, No. 5: Capriccio in C-sharp Minor
Klavierstucke, No. 6: Intermezzo in A Major
Klavierstucke, No. 8: Capriccio in C Major
Three Quartets, Op.64, No.3 Fragen
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - No. 8 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op.15, Maestoso
Weit und breit schaut niemand mich an - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 9
Horch, der Wind klagt in den Zweigen - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 8
Rote Abendwolken ziehn Schwalbe - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 11
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen - No. 3 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122 I
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen - No. 6 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122
O Gott, du frommer Gott - No. 7 from "11 Choral preludes" - Op. posth 122
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen 2 - No. 11 from "11 Choral preludes" - Op. posth 122
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op.15, Adagio
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, Op.15, Rondo, Allegro non troppo
Herzlich tut mich erfreuen - No. 4 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122
Herzlich tut mich verlangen 1 - No. 9 from "11 Choral preludes" - Op. posth 122
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, Movement 1
Der Abend - No. 2 from "Three Quartets, Op.64"
Three Duets, Op.20, No.2 Weg der Liebre II, " Den gordischen Knoten, den liebe sich band", duetSA, piano
Die Schale der Vergessenheit - No. 3 from "Four Lieder" Op. 46
Magyarisch - No. 2 from "Four Lieder" Op. 46
Die Mainacht - No. 2 from "Four Songs", Op. 43
Four Duets, Op.61, No.4 Die Boten der Liebe, "Wie viel schon der Boten", duet SA, piano
Von ewiger Liebe - No. 1 from "Four Songs", Op. 43
An ein Veilchen - No. 2 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 49
Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal - No. 3 from "Four Songs", Op. 43
Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein - No. 4 from "Four Songs", Op. 43
Am Strande - No. 3 from "Five Duets" Op. 66
Liebesgluth - No. 2 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 47
Die Liebende schreibt - No. 5 from "Five Lieder" Op. 47
Am Sonntag Morgen zierlich angethan - No. 1 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 49
Der Gang zum Liebchen - No. 1 from "Seven Lieder" Op. 48
Klavierstucke, No. 3: Intermezzo in A-flat Major
Klavierstucke, No. 4: Intermezzo in B-flat Major
Four Ballades & Romances, Op.75, No.2 Guter Rat, "Ach Mutter, liebe Mutter, ach gebt mir einen Rat!", duet SA, piano
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