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 116 of 143
Intermezzo In A Min.,Op.118
Intermezzo In A, Op. 118
Ballade In G Min.,Op.118
Intermezzo In F Min.,Op.118
Romance In F, Op.118
Intermezzo In E Flat Min.Op.118
Intermezzo In B Min.,Op.119
Intermezzo In E Min.,Op.119
Intermezzo In C, Op.119
Rhapsody In E Flat, Op.119
Brahms: Sonata A major op. 100
Brahms: Sonata d minor op. 108
Brahms: Sonata G major op. 78
Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56
Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Opus 90
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Opus 98
Piano Concerto No. 2 In Bb Major, Opus 83
Allegro non troppo ma con brio from "Symphony #1" Op. 68
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8
Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87
Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 101
Piano Trio No. 1, Opus 8
Waltz in G Sharp Minor, Op. 39, No. 3
Waltz in E Minor, Op. 39, No. 4
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Opus 68
Symphony No. 2 In D, Opus 73
Intermezzo E flat major Op. 117, No. 1
Intermezzo B flat minor Op. 117, No. 2
Intermezzo C sharp minor Op. 117, No. 3
Ballad [Edward ballad], D minor, op. 10,1
Ballad, D major, op. 10,2
Ballad [Intermezzo], B minor, op. 10,3
Ballad, B major, op. 10,4
Scherzo, E flat minor, op. 4
Sonata, C major, op. 1
Sonata, F sharp minor, op. 2
Sonata, F minor, op. 5
Finale from Brahms's Symphony No. 1
First Sonata, Op.120, No.1
Second Sonata, Op.120, No.2
First Sonata, Op.1
Second Sonata, Op.2
Sonata No.3, Op.5
Variations,Op.21 #1
Variations On Hungarian Song, Op.21, No.2
Variations & Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op.24
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major,
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