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Portrait of Johannes Brahms

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 31 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.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
I. In stiller Nacht — —— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Rhapsodie #1 In B Minor,Op.79 — Op.79B minor PianoClassical 3
There Is A Garden (Campion) — —— PianoClassical 2
Thy Face (Schumann) — —— PianoClassical 2
Wanderer's Night Song (Schubert) — —— PianoClassical 2
Sonata In C Op 1 — Op 1— PianoClassical 2
Sonata In F# Minor, Op.2 — Op.2F-sharp minor Piano, ClarinetClassical 2
Sonata In F Min., Op.5 — Op.5— PianoClassical 2
Variations On Original Theme — —— PianoClassical 2
Es sass ein schneeweiss Vogelein, WoO 33 no. 45 - a-Moll/A minor — WoO 33 no. 45— ChoirClassical 2
Nachtigall, sag, WoO 33 no. 48 - d-Moll/D minor — WoO 33 no. 48— ChoirClassical 2
The Sandman — —— CelloClassical 1
La Marseillaise — —— CelloClassical 3
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Opus 98 — Opus 98E minor ClarinetClassical 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 98— PianoClassical 2
Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 — Op. 38E minor Piano, CelloClassical 3
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major (Excerpt from 4th movement — —B-flat major —Classical 1
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor (1st movement — —E minor —Classical 1
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor (Excerpt from 2nd movement — —D minor —Classical 1
Four Serious Songs, op. 121, no. 2: So I returned and did consider — op. 121, no. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 1 — op. 25G minor —Classical 2
Ich stund an einem Morgen — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Volkslieder No. 6 — —— —Classical 1
Volkslieder No. 12 — —— —Classical 1
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in G Minor, WoO posth. 10 — —G minor —Classical 1
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 6 in C-sharp minor — op. 39, no. 6C-sharp minor —— 0
No. 1: Variations on a Theme by the Composer — —— —Classical 1
Variations on a Theme of Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56b — Op. 56bB-flat major —Classical 1
Three Sacred Choruses, Op. 37 — Op. 37— —Classical 1
Presto 2, after J.S. Bach , No. 4 from "5 Studies" — —— —Classical 1
An ein Bild - No. 3 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" Op. 63 — Op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Junge Lieder I - No. 5 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" Op. 63 — Op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Vom Strande - No. 6 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Geheimnis - No. 3 from "Five Songs" Op. 71 — Op. 71— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Das Madchen - No. 2 from "Six Lieder and Romances" op. 93a — op. 93a— —Classical 1
Auf dem See - No. 2 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Agnes - No. 5 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Von alten Liebensliedern - No. 2 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62 — op. 62— —Classical 1
Liebeslied - No. 25 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Guten Abend, guten Abend, mein tausiger Schatz - No. 26 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Songs, Op. 104, No. 3, Letztes Gluck — Op. 104, No. 3— —Classical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 106, No. 4, Meine Lieder — Op. 106, No. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Capriccio No. 1 from "Seven Fantasias" Op. 116 — Op. 116— —Classical 1
Salome - No. 8 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
3. O die Frauen, O die Frauen — —— bass, Tenor, AltoClassical 1
Marias Lob - No. 7 from "Marienlieder", Op. 22 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
Es ritt ein Ritter - No. 10 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Auf, gebet uns das Pfingstei - No. 4 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1

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.