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 125 of 143
Waltz No. 4 G major Op. 39, No. 4
Waltz No. 5 E major Op. 39, No. 5
Waltz No. 6 C sharp major Op. 39, No. 6
Waltz No. 7 E major Op. 39, No. 7
Waltz No. 8 B flat major Op. 39, No. 8
Waltz No. 9 D minor Op. 39, No. 9
Wie bit du, meine Konigin, Op. 32, No. 9
Vergebleiches Standchen, Op. 84, No. 4
Sapphiche Ode, Op. 94, No. 4
Immer leiser wird Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2
Sonatas in C Op. 1
F# min Op. 2
F min Op. 5
Hungarian Dances WoO 1 nos. 1Ð10 in the version for piano 2-hands
51 excercises WoO 6
Rakoczi-March a minor App. III no. 10
2 Suite fragments a minor and b minor WoO posth. 3-5
Cadenzas to several piano concertos by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart WoO posth. 11Ð13 and 15
Album leaf App. III no. 5 on no. 7 from Papillons op. 2 by Robert Schumann
Piano Piece B flat major App. III no. 4
3 appendixes
Akademische Festouverture
Waltz No. 13 C major Op. 39, No. 13
Waltz No. 14 A minor Op. 39, No. 14
Waltz No. 15 A major Op. 39, No. 15
Waltz No. 16 F major Op. 39, No. 16
Waltz No. 6 C major Op. 39, No. 6
Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3
Rede, Madchen, Op. 52 no. 1 - E-Dur/E major
Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut, Op. 52 no. 2 - a-Moll/A minor
O die Frauen, Op. 52 no. 3 - A-Dur/A major
O die Frauen (Appendix), Op. 52 no. 3 - B-Dur/B-flat major
Wie des Abends schone Rote, Op. 52 no. 4 - F-Dur/F major
Die grune Hopfenranke, Op. 52 no. 5 - a-Moll/A minor
Ein kleiner, hubscher Vogel, Op. 52 no. 6 - A-Dur/A major
Wohl schon bewandt war es, Op. 52 no. 7 - c-Moll/C minor
Wenn so lind dein Auge mir, Op. 52 no. 8 - As-Dur/Ab major
Am Donaustrande, Op. 52 no. 9 - E-Dur/E major
O wie sanft, Op. 52 no. 10 - G-Dur/G major
Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen, Op. 52 no. 11 - c-Moll/C minor
Schlosser, auf, und mache Schlosser, Op. 52 no. 12 - Es-Dur/Eb major
Vogelein durchrauscht die Luft, Op. 52 no. 13 - As-Dur/Ab major
Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar, Op. 52 no. 14 - Es-Dur/Eb major
Nachtigall, sie singt so schon, Op. 52 no. 15 - As-Dur/Ab major
Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe, Op. 52 no. 16 - f-Moll/F minor
Nicht wandle, mein Licht, Op. 52 no. 17 - Des-Dur/D-flat major
Es bebet das Gestrauche, Op. 52 no. 18
Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5, for piano trio, PB101
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