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 129 of 143

Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D Minor

Johannes Brahms

Works page 129 of 143

Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D Major

Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 15 in Bb Major

Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F# Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D Major

Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B Minor

Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E Minor

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15

Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83

Brahms Academic Festival Overture, for string quartet, CB301

Intermezzo, B flat minor, op. 117,2

Intermezzo, C sharp minor, op. 117,3

Intermezzo, E flat major, op. 117,1

Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102

Hungarian Dances No. 17 - 21

Schicksalslied, Op. 54

Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Introduction and Allegro Appassionato, Op. 92

Schnitter Tod, WoO 38, no. 5 - b-Moll/B-flat minor

Waltzes for Piano, op. 39, simplified version

Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 76, No. 7

Intermezzo in E flat, op. 117, no. 1

Intermezzo in A, op. 118, no. 2

Intermezzo in F Minor, op. 118, no. 4

Romanze in F, op. 118, no. 5

Hungarian Dance No. 1, orchestrated by Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 3, orchestrated by Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 10, orchestrated by Brahms

Concerto No. 2 for Piano

Waltz in G# Minor Op. 39 No. 3

An die Heimat, Op. 64 no. 1 - G-Dur/G major

Der Abend, Op. 64 no. 2 - g-Moll/G minor

Fragen, Op. 64 no. 3 - A-Dur/A major

Waltz from Op. 39 #9

Verzicht, o Herz, auf Rettung, Op. 65 no. 1 - a-Moll/A minor

Finstere Schatten der Nacht, Op. 65 no. 2 - a-Moll/A minor

An jeder Hand die Finger, Op. 65 no. 3 - A-Dur/A major

Ihr schwarzen Augen, Op. 65 no. 4 - d-Moll/D minor

Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn, Op. 65 no. 5 - d-Moll/D minor

Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter, Op. 65 no. 6 - F-Dur/F major

Vom Gebirge Well auf Well, Op. 65 no. 7 - C-Dur/C major

Weiche Graser im Revier, Op. 65 no. 8 - Es-Dur/Eb major

Nagen am Herzen, Op. 65 no. 9 - g-Moll/G minor

Ich kose suss, Op. 65 no. 10 - G-Dur/G major

Alles, alles in den Wind, Op. 65 no. 11 - G-Dur/G major