Composer

Johannes Brahms

1833–1897

6,821 works in the index

Born in Hamburg on May 7, 1933 to Johanna Henrika Christiane Nissen and Johann Jakob Brahms, Johannes showed talent for music at an early age. Johann, a musician himself, allowed the fair-haired Johannes to play piano as a teen in local brothels to help support the family. Johannes met Robert Schumann in 1853 at the age of 20, and the two forged a close friendship with Schumann being instrumental in advancing Brahms career.

Brahms greatly favored the classical ideals portrayed by Beethoven and Mozart and developed compositions known for being intensely emotional while highly structured. His German Requiem composed from 1863 to 1867 is known as his most ambitious work; he also wrote concertos, chamber music and music for the piano.

Brahms never married despite his many love affairs. He died in Vienna on April 3, 1897 at the age of 63 from liver cancer. He was buried next to Beethoven.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 143

2 Rhapsodies

Piano Trio No.3

Scherzo

5 Romances and Songs

4 Songs

Piano Sonata No.3

2 Sarabandes

5 Songs

Serenade No.1

String Quartet

3 Songs

2 Motets

Souvenir de la Russie

Piano Quartet No.1

2 Songs

Piano Trio No.2

9 Songs

Serenade No.2 in A major

Prelude and Fugue

Psalm 13

String Quartet No.3

Mondnacht

3 Sacred Choruses

String Quartet No.1

String Quintet No.1

Piano Quartet No.2

6 Songs

Nänie

Piano Concerto No.1

Piano Concerto No.2

Piano Quartet No.3

Piano Quintet

Piano Trio No.1 in B major

3 Quartets

6 Quartets

Rinaldo

15 Romances

4 Serious Songs

Piano Sonata No.1

3 Motets

4 Quartets

5 Poems

String Quintet No.2

String Sextet No.1 in B♭ major

Piano Sonata No.2 in F♯ minor

Sonata for 2 Pianos

Schicksalslied

Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes