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 122 of 143
Vergebliches Standchen, Op. 84, No. 4
Spannung, Op. 84, No. 5
Sommerabend, Op. 85, No. 1
Mondscheinen, Op. 85, No. 2
Madchenlied, Op. 85, No. 3
Ade!, Op. 85, No. 4
Fruhlingslied, Op. 85, No. 5
In Waldeseinsamkeit, Op. 85, No. 6
Therese, Op. 86, No. 1
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86, No. 2
Nachtwandler, Op. 86, No. 3
uber die Heide, Op. 86, No. 4
Versunken, Op. 86, No. 5
Todessehnen, Op. 86, No. 6
Mit vierzig Jahren, Op. 94, No. 1
Steig auf, geliebter Schatten, Op. 94, No. 2
Mein Herz ist schwer, Op. 94, No. 3
Sapphische Ode, Op. 94, No. 4
Kein Haus, keine Heimat, Op. 94, No. 5
Das Madchen, Op. 95, No. 1
Bei dir sind meine Gedanken, Op. 95, No. 2
Beim Abschied II, Op. 95, No. 3b
Der Jager, Op. 95, No. 4
Vorschneller Schwur, Op. 95, No. 5
Madchenlied, Op. 95, No. 6
Schon war, das ich dir weihte, Op. 95, No. 7
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op. 96, No. 1
Wir wandelten, Op. 96, No. 2
Es schauen die Blumen, Op. 96, No. 3
Meerfahrt, Op. 96, No. 4
Nachtigall, Op. 97, No. 1
Auf dem Schiffe, Op. 97, No. 2
Entfuhrung, Op. 97, No. 3
Dort in den Weiden, Op. 97, No. 4
Komm bald, Op. 97, No. 5
Trennung, Op. 97, No. 6
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105, No. 1
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2
Klage, Op. 105, No. 3
Auf dem Kirchhofe, Op. 105, No. 4
Verrat, Op. 105, No. 5
Standchen, Op. 106, No. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 106, No. 2
Es hing der Reif, Op. 106, No. 3
Meine Lieder, Op. 106, No. 4
Ein Wanderer, Op. 106, No. 5
An die Stolze, Op. 107, No. 1
Salamander, Op. 107, No. 2
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