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 121 of 143
O komme, holde Sommernacht, Op. 58, No. 4
Schwermut, Op. 58, No. 5
In der Gasse, Op. 58, No. 6
Voruber, Op. 58, No. 7
Serenade, Op. 58, No. 8
Dammrung senkte sich von oben, Op. 59, No. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 59, No. 2
Regenlied, Op. 59, No. 3
Nachklang, Op. 59, No. 4
Agnes, Op. 59, No. 5
Eine gute, gute Nacht, Op. 59, No. 6
Mein wundes Herz, Op. 59, No. 7
Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59, No. 8
Fruhlingstrost, Op. 63, No. 1
Erinnerung, Op. 63, No. 2
An ein Bild, Op. 63, No. 3
An die Tauben, Op. 63, No. 4
Junge Lieder I, Op. 63, No. 5
Junge Lieder II, Op. 63, No. 6
Heimweh I, Op. 63, No. 7
Heimweh II, Op. 63, No. 8
Heimweh III, Op. 63, No. 9
Klage I, Op. 69, No. 1
Klage II, Op. 69, No. 2
Abschied, Op. 69, No. 3
Des Liebsten Schwur, Op. 69, No. 4
Tambourliedchen, Op. 69, No. 5
Vom Strande, Op. 69, No. 6
uber die See, Op. 69, No. 7
Salome, Op. 69, No. 8
Madchenfluch, Op. 69, No. 9
Im Garten am Seegestade, Op. 70, No. 1
Lerchengesang, Op. 70, No. 2
Serenade, Op. 70, No. 3
Abendregen, Op. 70, No. 4
Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze!, Op. 71, No. 1
An den Mond, Op. 71, No. 2
Geheimnis, Op. 71, No. 3
Willst du, dass ich geh?, Op. 71, No. 4
Minnelied, Op. 71, No. 5
Alte Liebe, Op. 72, No. 1
Sommerfaden, Op. 72, No. 2
O kuhler Wald, Op. 72, No. 3
Verzagen, Op. 72, No. 4
Unuberwindlich, Op. 72, No. 5
Sommerabend, Op. 84, No. 1
Der Kranz, Op. 84, No. 2
In den Beeren, Op. 84, No. 3
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