Composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
4,957 works in the index
- Born
- 1833
- Died
- 1897
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Citizenship / historical state
- Hamburg
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
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.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Choir, Low Voice, Orchestra
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop, Christmas
- Works with composition dates
- 255 of 4,957
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 23 of 104
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Cadenzas For Mozart's Con In G | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| 2 Cadenzas(Beethoven's Con.In G) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Intermezzo, E major, op. 116,4 (Piano solo) | — | op. 116 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Brahms: Capriccio d minor op. 116,1 | — | op. 116 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 | — | Op. 1 | C major | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5 | — | Op. 5 | F minor | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1 | 1857Wikidata | Op. 21, No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book II, Op. 35, No. 2 | — | Op. 35, No. 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Rhapsody in B Minor, op. 79, no. 1 | — | op. 79, no. 1 | B minor | Piano | Classical | 7 |
| Two Cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453 | — | K. 453 | G major | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Two Cadenzas for Beethoven's Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 58 | — | Op. 58 | G major | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Cadenza for Beethoven's Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 37 | — | Op. 37 | C minor | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| E-Flat Major, Op. 40 | — | Op. 40 | — | Piano, Cello, violin | Classical | 4 |
| Variations on a theme of his own, op. 21,1 (Piano solo) | — | op. 21 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Variations op. 23, version for Piano 2-hands by Th. Kirchner (Piano solo) | — | op. 23 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian Song op. 21,2 | — | op. 21 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Brahms: H | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Weihnachten | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 2 |
| Capriccio, C major, op. 76,8 (Piano solo) | — | op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Capriccio, C sharp minor, op. 76,5 (Piano solo) | — | op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Capriccio, B minor, op. 76,4 (Piano solo) | — | op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Brahms: Capriccio b minor op. 76,2 | — | op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Violin Concerto, Op. 77, Movement 2 | — | Op. 77 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| In the Good Old Summer Time | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Brahms: 3 Intermezzi op. 117 | 1892Wikidata | op. 117 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 5 |
| Symphony No.5 In E Minor Op.64 (Tchaikovsky) | — | Op.64 | E minor | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Allegro Opus 10, No. 3 | — | Opus 10, No. 3 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Capriccio In D Minor Opus 116, No. 7 | — | Opus 116, No. 7 | D minor | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Capriccio In F# Minor Opus 76, No. 1 | — | Opus 76, No. 1 | F-sharp minor | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Rhapsodie Agitato Opus 79 | — | Opus 79 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Scherzo In Eb Minor | — | — | E-flat minor | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Serenade In G Major | — | — | G major | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Symphony No. 4 - Theme | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| In The Good Old Summertime (Shields) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Es rauschet das Wasser | — | — | — | Piano, Alto, Baritone | Classical | 3 |
| 6. Db Major | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| 10. E Major | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Other Works | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| I. | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Clarinet | Classical | 2 |
| Capriccio in C Op 76 No 8 | — | Op 76 No 8 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Rhapsodie Passionato Op 79 (J Brahms) | — | Op 79 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Romance Op 118 No 5 (J Brahms) | — | Op 118 No 5 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Serenade in A (J Brahms) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| How Lovely Are All Thy Dwellings | — | — | — | Piano, Voice, Choir | Classical | 4 |
| 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76 | — | Op. 76 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| 2. Intermezzo, E-minor | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| 3. Intermezzo, C | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| 4. Rhapsody, E-flat | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 7573295. Portrait: C. Brasch , Berlin ( biography ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.