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 124 of 143
Intermezzo in C Major [Op. 119, No. 3]
Rhapsody in B Minor [Op. 79, No. 1]
Rhapsody in E-Flat Major [Op. 119. No. 4]
Waltz in A-Flat Major [Op. 39, No. 15]
Intermezzo Op.118
All mein Gedanken, die ich hab - G-Dur/G major
Erlaube mir, feins Madchen, WoO 35 no. 3 - F-Dur/F major
Capriccio, D minor, op. 116,1
Capriccio, D minor, op. 116,7
Capriccio, G minor, op. 116,3
Intermezzo, A minor, op. 116,2
Intermezzo, E major, op. 116,4
Intermezzo, E major, op. 116,6
Intermezzo, E minor, op. 116,5
Ich aber bin elend, Op. 110 no. 1 - G-Dur/G major
Ach, arme Welt, Op. 110 no. 2 - f-Moll/F minor
Rhapsody B minor Op. 79, No. 1
Rhapsody G minor Op. 79, No. 2
Allegro Opus 10, No. 3
Andante In B Major Opus 10, No. 4
Ballade In D Major Opus 10, No. 2
Ballade In D Minor Opus 10, No. 1
Ballade In G Minor Opus 118, No. 2
Capriccio In C Major Opus 76, No. 8
Capriccio In C# Minor Opus 76, No. 5
Capriccio In D Minor Opus 116, No. 7
Capriccio In F# Minor Opus 76, No. 1
Intermezzo In A Major Opus 65, No. 6
Intermezzo In Ab Major Opus 76, No. 3
Intermezzo In A Minor Opus 76, No. 7
Intermezzo In Bb Major Opus 76, No. 4
Intermezzo In C Major Opus 119, No. 3
Intermezzo In Eb Major Opus 117, No. 1
Intermezzo In E Minor Opus 119, No. 2
Romance Opus 118, No. 5
Symphony No. 3 Opus 90 - Theme
Symphony No. 4 - Theme
Wiegenlied Opus 49, No. 4
Waltz No. 1 B major Op. 39, No. 1
Waltz No. 10 G major Op. 39, No. 10
Waltz No. 11 B minor Op. 39, No. 11
Waltz No. 12 E major Op. 39, No. 12
Waltz No. 13 B major Op. 39, No. 13
Waltz No. 14 G sharp minor Op. 39, No. 14
Waltz No. 15 A flat major Op. 39, No. 15
Waltz No. 16 E major Op. 39, No. 16
Waltz No. 2 E major Op. 39, No. 2
Waltz No. 3 G sharp minor Op. 39, No. 3
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