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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 34 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
Choral Prelude for Organ: Op. 122, No. 10 — Op. 122, No. 10— —Classical 1
Zu Rauch, WoO posth. 30 — —— —Classical 1
Lieder No. 6: Op. 62 — Op. 62— —Classical 1
Mir lächelt kein Fruhling, WoO 25 — WoO 25— —Classical 2
Grausam erweiset sich Amor, WoO posth. 24 — —— —Classical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 12 — —— —Classical 1
Presto 1, after J.S. Bach, No. 3 from "5 Studies" — —— —Classical 1
Dein Herzlein mild - No. 4 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62 — op. 62— —Classical 1
Heimweb I - No. 7 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" op. 63 — op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Klage I - No. 1 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Im Garten am Seegestade - No. 1 from "Four Songs" Op. 70 — Op. 70— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Songs, No. 1: Alte Lieb — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Rhapsodie No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 79 — Op. 79B minor —Classical 1
Five Romances and Lieder, op. 84, no. 3, In den Beeren — op. 84, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Keinen hat es noch gereut - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33. no. 1 — Op. 33— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wie soll ich die Freude, die Wonne denn tragen? - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 6 — Op. 33, No. 6— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Treue Liebe dauert lange - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 15 — Op. 33, No. 15— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.2 "Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen" — Op.32, No.2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.8 "So stehn wir, ich und meine Weide — Op.32, No.8— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Eine gute, gute Nacht - No. 6 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Die Versuchung - No. 19 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Der tote Gast - No. 11 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nachtgesang - No. 14 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Schnitter Tod - No. 21 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Verzicht - No. 1 from "Neue Liebeslieder" - Op. 65 — Op. 65— —Classical 1
Five Lieder for Low Voice, Op. 105, No. 5, Verrat — Op. 105, No. 5— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 107, No. 1, An die Stolze — Op. 107, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 107, No. 2, Salamander — Op. 107, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Six Quartets, op. 112, no. 6, Vier Zigeunerlieder, Nr. 4 — op. 112, no. 6— PianoClassical 1
Capriccio in G Minor from "Seven Fantasias", Op. 116, No.3 — Op. 116, No.3G minor —Classical 1
Serenade - No. 3 from "Four Songs" Op. 70 — Op. 70— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Marias Wallfahrt - No. 3 from "Marienlieder", Op. 22 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
Wiegenlied - No. 11 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Der Jager - No. 4 from "Marienlieder", Op. 22 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
All mein Gedanken - No. 30 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Dort in den Weiden steht ein Haus - No. 31 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
In der Fremde - From "Six Songs" op. 3, no. 5 - From "Six Songs" op. 3, no. 5 — op. 3, no. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Parole - From "Six Songs" op. 7, no. 2 — op. 7, no. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wie die Wolke nach der Sonne - From "Six Songs" op. 6, no. 5 — op. 6, no. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 19, Da unten im Tale — —— —Classical 1
Erlaube mir - No. 17 from "26 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO posth 35 — —— —Classical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 26, Altdeutsches Kampflied — —— —Classical 1
Leiber Gott, du weisst, wie oft bereut ich hab - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 4 — Op. 103, No. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Four Choruses, Op. 17 — Op. 17— HarpClassical 1
Es wohnet ein Fiedler - No. 36 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen - No. 3 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122 I — —— —Classical 1
Magyarisch - No. 2 from "Four Lieder" Op. 46 — Op. 46— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Ich schell mein Horn ins Jammertal - No. 3 from "Four Songs", Op. 43 — Op. 43— 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.