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 27 of 143
Allegretto (Symphony No.3 In F)
"Intermezzo in A, Op. 118 No. 2"
Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
1. Intermezzo, B-minor
Ballad G minor Op. 118
Piano Pieces, Op. 118 and Op. 119.
Fantasias, Op. 116
Ballad No. 2 D major Op. 10
Intermezzo A minor Op. 118, No. 1
Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Clarinet f minor op. 120,1
Ballad No. 4 B major Op. 10
Romance F major Op. 118, No. 5
Intermezzo A major Op. 118, No. 2
4. Rhapsody, E-flat
8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
Intermezzo F minor Op. 118, No. 4
Ballad No. 3 ("Intermezzo") B minor Op. 10
Ballad No. 1 ("Edward Ballad") D minor Op. 10
How Lovely Are All Thy Dwellings
2. Intermezzo, E-minor
3. Intermezzo, C
Sicilienne
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56
Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Clarinet E flat major op. 120,2
Waltz Op. 39, No. 6
Waltz Op. 39, No. 7
Waltz Op. 39, No. 8
Waltz Op. 39, No. 9
Waltz Op. 39, No. 10
Waltz Op. 39, No. 11
Waltz Op. 39, No. 12
Waltz Op. 39, No. 13
Waltz Op. 39, No. 14
Waltz Op. 39, No. 16
"Ballad in B minor, Op. 10 No. 3"
"Ballad in B, Op. 10 No. 4"
"Ballad in D minor, Op. 10 No. 1"
"Ballad in D, Op. 10 No. 2"
Hungarian Dance #5
"Romance in F, Op. 118 No. 5"
Waltz in A Flat Op 39 (J Brahms)
Waltz In B Minor Op.39 No.11
Waltz Op. 39, No. 2
Waltz Op. 39, No. 1
Hungarian Dance In G Minor
Waltz Op. 39, No. 5
Waltz Op. 39, No. 3
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