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
Works page 108 of 143
Symphony No. 01 in C Minor, Op. 68
Six Pieces, Op. 118
Four Pieces, Op. 119
Five Songs, Op. 72
Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op.16
Two Motets, Op. 74
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 "Werther"
Waltz Op.39 No. 1
Waltz Op.39 No. 2
Waltz Op.39 No. 3
Waltz Op.39 No. 4
Waltz Op.39 No. 5
Waltz Op.39 No. 6
Waltz Op.39 No. 7
Waltz Op.39 No. 8
Waltz Op.39 No. 9
Waltz Op.39 No.10
Waltz Op.39 No.11
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87
Waltz Op.39 No.12
Ballade, No. 3 from "Six Pieces". Op. 118
Romance, No. 5 from "Six Pieces". Op. 118
Intermezzo, No. 1 from "Four Pieces". Op. 119
Intermezzo, No. 3 from "Four Pieces". Op. 119
Rhapsody, No. 4 from "Four Pieces". Op. 119
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Intermezzo No. 1 in E-flat Major
Intermezzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor
Three Intermezzos, Op. 117
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68, Movement 1
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68, Movement 2
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68, Movement 3
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68, Movement 4
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, Movement 2
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, Movement 3
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, Movement 4
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, Movement 1
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, Movement 2
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, Movement 3
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, Movement 4
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, Movement 1
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, Movement 2
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, Movement 3
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, Movement 4
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1
Intermezzo, No. 2 from "Six Pieces". Op. 118
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