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Portrait of Johannes Brahms

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 12 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.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Zigeunerlieder 1887–88IMSLP —— Piano, Voice, Tenor, Voice Soprano, AltoClassical 7
Hungarian Dance No. 5: Clarinets, Violin, Cell — —— —— 4
Brahms Lullaby: Clarine — —— —— 4
Hungarian Dance No. 5: Clarinet Quarte — —— —— 5
Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor: Op. 79, No. — Op. 79G minor —— 5
4. How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings (Chorus) (HMC761) — —— bass, Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 4
O Komme, Holde Sommernacht — —— Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 8
8. Auf dem Schiffe — —— Low VoiceClassical 6
67. Brauner Bursche — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 7
3. O Tod, o Tod wie bitter — —— —Classical 9
Der Jager (Huntsman) — —— Voice, Tenor, Alto, A Cappella, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 5
Der Gang Zum Liebchen (the Watchful Lover) — —— Piano, Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 11
Der Tod,Das Ist Die Kuhle Nacht — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 4
O Lieliche Wangen (Sweet Cheeks-) — —— VoiceClassical 6
Trennung (The Parting) — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 10
Der J?ger — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 7
Wir m?ssen uns trennen — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
The Little Dustman — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
?ber die See — —— Low Voice, PianoClassical 4
Mein Herz ist schwer — —— Low VoiceClassical 6
Love long tried hath long endured — —— —Classical 6
Scheiden und Meiden — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
In Der Ferne — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 5
Erlaube mir, feins M?dchen — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 4
Sonata for Piano and Violoncello, E minor, op. 38 (Violoncello and piano) — op. 38— PianoClassical 2
Sonate f-moll — —— Piano, Clarinet, ViolaClassical 6
Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) and piano, E flat major, Op. 120, no. 2 — Op. 120, no. 2— PianoClassical 5
13. Primo - X Presto — —— PianoClassical 4
1. Secondo - VI Vivace — —— PianoClassical 5
Im Herbst — —— Tenor, Alto, A CappellaClassical 5
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, First Movement Excerpt — —C minor Piano, Oboe, violin, Voice, Recorder, PiccoloClassical 6
Piano Concerto No. 2, First Movement Excerpt — —— PianoClassical 5
O wusst'ich doch den Weg zuruch — —— Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 5
Symphony No. 1 — —— Piano— 5
Fantasies, op. 116,1-7 (Piano solo) — op. 116— Piano, harpsichordClassical 4
Capriccio In D Minor, Op.116 — Op.116D minor PianoClassical 7
Intermezzo In F Min.,Op.118 — Op.118— PianoClassical 7
Romance In F, Op.118 — Op.118— PianoClassical 6
Second Sonata, Op.2 — Op.2— PianoClassical 5
Variations On Theme Of Schumann — —— PianoClassical 6
Intermezzo, A major, op. 118,2 (Piano solo) — op. 118— Piano, harpsichordClassical 5
Intermezzo, A minor, op. 118,1 (Piano solo) — op. 118— Piano, harpsichordClassical 5
Keyboard Harmony — —— PianoClassical 5
Intermezzo, B flat minor, op. 117,2 (Piano solo) 1892Wikidata op. 117— Piano, harpsichordClassical 5
Ballad, D major, op. 10,2 (Piano solo) — op. 10— PianoClassical 5
Opus 117 #2 - Intermezzo — Opus 117— PianoClassical 5
Opus 117 #3 - Intermezzo — Opus 117— PianoClassical 5
Opus 118 #1 - Intermezzo — Opus 118— PianoClassical 4

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.