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 123 of 143
Das Madchen spricht, Op. 107, No. 3
Maienkatzchen, Op. 107, No. 4
Madchenlied, Op. 107, No. 5
O Tod, o Tod, wie bitter bist du
Wenn ich mit Mensche-und mit Engelzungen redete
Mondnacht, WoO 21
Regenlied, WoO 23
Sandmanchen, WoO 33
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Wiegenlied (Cradle Song): Guten Abend, Gut Nacht, op. 49, no. 4
Ballades, Op. 10
8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
Fantasias, Op. 116
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Piano Pieces, Op. 118 and Op. 119.
Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Waltz Op. 39, No. 4
Waltz Op. 39, No. 11
Intermezzo In B Minor, Op.119
Hungarian Dance No.5 for String Quartet
Intermezzo, A minor, op. 76,7
Symphony No. 1 - Theme From 4th Movement
Ballad G minor Op. 118
Intermezzo A minor Op. 118, No. 1
Intermezzo A major Op. 118, No. 2
Intermezzo F minor Op. 118, No. 4
Romance F major Op. 118, No. 5
Intermezzo E flat minor Op. 118, No. 6
Third Movement Theme
BRAHMS Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15
Brahms: Appendix: Trio B major op. 8
Brahms: Trio c minor op. 101
Brahms: Trio C major op. 87
Brahms: Trio B major op. 8
Bunte, reichgeschmuckte from Rinaldo
Mit der Turteltanbe from Rinaldo
Stelle her die gold'nen Tage from Rinaldo
Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5, for string quartet, CB303
A Rose is Gently Blooming, Op 122, No. 8
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor, WoO1/5
Brahms Hungarian Dance No.1, for string quartet, CB302
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Opus 15
Ballade in G Minor [Op. 118, No. 3]
Capriccio in B Minor [Op. 76, No. 2]
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in F Major
Intermezzo in A Major [Op. 118, No. 2]
Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor [Op. 117, No. 2]
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