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 20 of 143
Intermezzo in Bb Major, Op. 76, No. 4
Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21, No. 2
Intermezzo in C# Minor, Op. 117, No. 3
Intermezzo in Eb MinorOp. 118, No. 6
Intermezo in E Minor, Op. 116, No. 5
Rhapsody in Eb Major, Op. 119, No. 4
Capriccio in C# Minor, Op. 76, No. 5
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in F Major
Ballade No. 3, Op. 10, No. 3
Ballade No. 1, Op. 10, No.1
Intermezzo in Eb Major, Op. 117, No. 1
Intermezzo in Bb Minor, Op. 117, No. 2
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I, Op. 35, No. 1
Ballade No. 2, Op. 10, No. 2
Capriccio in D Minor, Op. 116, No. 7
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book II, Op. 35, No. 2
Rhapsody in B Minor, op. 79, no. 1
Capriccio in F# Minor, Op. 76, No. 1
Ballade No. 4, Op. 10, No. 4
Intermezzo in Ab Major, Op. 76, No. 3
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Capriccio in C Major, Op. 76, No. 8
Intermzzo in A Minor, Op. 76, No. 7
Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116, No. 6
Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 76, No. 6
Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No. 2
Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 118, No. 1
Intermezzo in A MajorOp. 118, No. 2
Ballade in G MinorOp. 118, No. 3
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor
Romanze in F MajorOp. 118, No. 5
Waltzes (Simplified version), Op. 39s
Intermezzo in B Minor, Op. 119, No. 1
Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 119, No. 2
Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 119, No. 3
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major
Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in Db Major
Intermezzo in F MinorOp. 118, No. 4
Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2
Capriccio in D Minor, Op. 116, No. 1
Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 116, No. 2
Capriccio in G Minor, Op. 116, No. 3
Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116, No. 4
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