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 28 of 143
Rondo (Perpetuum Mobile) after Weber
51 Exercises. Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (see Two Pianos, Four Hands)
Intermezzo C major Op. 119, No. 3
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
Capriccio B minor Op. 76, No. 2
"Rhapsody in Eb, Op. 119 No. 4"
Intermezzo B minor Op. 119, No. 1
Intermezzo E minor Op. 119, No. 2
Intermezzo E flat minor Op. 118, No. 6
10 Hungarian Dances
Op. 9, Op. 21, No. 1 & 2, Op. 24. Op. 35.
Rhapsody E flat major Op. 119, No. 4
"Intermezzo in E, Op. 116 No. 4"
Cadenzas to Mozart's Concertos No. 17, No. 20 & No. 24
Presto after Bach (Versions I & II)
Cadenza to J.S. Bach's Concerto in D minor
7. Kommt Dir Manchmal In Den Sinn, Mein Susses Lieb
6. Roslein Dreie In Der Reihe Bluhn So Rot
Intermezzo B flat major Op. 76, No. 4
8. Horch, Der Wind Klagt In Den Zweigen Traurig Sacht
9. Weit Und Breit Schaut Niemand Mich An
10. Mond Verhullt Sein Angesicht
Variations,
Capriccio F sharp minor Op. 76, No. 1
Intermezzo A flat major Op. 76, No. 3
"Waltz in B minor, Op. 39 No. 11"
3. Wisst Ihr, Wann Mein Kindchen Am Allerschon Sten Ist?
Waltz No. 2 E major Op. 39, No. 2
Waltz No. 10 G major Op. 39, No. 10
Waltz No. 1 B major Op. 39, No. 1
"Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 116 No. 5"
"Waltz, Op. 39 No. 5"
Waltz No. 16 E major Op. 39, No. 16
Waltz No. 15 A flat major Op. 39, No. 15
Waltz No. 14 G sharp minor Op. 39, No. 14
Chaconne after Bach (for the left hand)
Waltz No. 13 B major Op. 39, No. 13
Waltz No. 12 E major Op. 39, No. 12
Waltz No. 11 B minor Op. 39, No. 11
Cadenzas to Beethoven's Concertos No. 3 & No.4
Waltz No. 5 E major Op. 39, No. 5
Waltz No. 6 C sharp major Op. 39, No. 6
Waltz No. 7 E major Op. 39, No. 7
Waltz No. 8 B flat major Op. 39, No. 8
Waltz No. 9 D minor Op. 39, No. 9
Waltz No. 4 G major Op. 39, No. 4
"Intermezzo in C, Op. 119 No. 3"
Waltz No. 3 G sharp minor Op. 39, No. 3
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