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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 35 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
Liebesgluth - No. 2 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 47 — Op. 47— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Klavierstucke, No. 3: Intermezzo in A-flat Major — —A-flat major —Classical 1
Four Ballades & Romances, Op.75, No.2 Guter Rat, "Ach Mutter, liebe Mutter, ach gebt mir einen Rat!", duet SA, piano — Op.75, No.2— PianoClassical 1
Seven Fantasias, Op. 116 — Op. 116— —Classical 1
Three Songs, Op. 42 — Op. 42— —Classical 1
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 — Op. 1C major PianoClassical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer A Major Op.52a No. 6 — Op.52a No. 6— —Classical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer Eb Major Op.52a No.11 — Op.52a No.11— —Classical 1
Ungarischer Tanz No.5 - Piano — —— —Classical 1
All mein Gedanken, die ich hab', die sind bei dir - Score — —— —Classical 1
O Heiland, reisz die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2 - Euphonium TC — Op. 74, No. 2— —Classical 2
March - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 2
Symphony No. 1, Movement 4 — —— —Classical 1
Volkslieder No. 9 — —— —Classical 1
No. 2: Ballade in D Major — —D major —Classical 1
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 - Piano Score — Op. 26A major —Classical 2
Paganini Variations, No. 14 — —— —Classical 1
All meine Herzgedanken - From "Seven Lieder" op. 62, no. 5 — op. 62, no. 5— —Classical 1
Heimweb II - No. 8 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" op. 63 — op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Klage II - No. 2 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Tambourliedchen - No. 5 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Op. 74, No. 2: O Heiland, reib die Himmel auf — Op. 74, No. 2— —Classical 1
War es dir, dem diese Lippen bebten - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 7 — Op. 33, No. 7— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Fugue in A-flat Minor WoO 8 — WoO 8A-flat minor —Classical 1
Nine Lieder and Songs, op. 32, no. 4, Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte — op. 32, no. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
O komme, holde Sommernacht - No. 4 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" op. 58 — op. 58— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Schifferlied - No. 13 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Rosmarin - No. 1 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62 — op. 62— —Classical 1
Scheiden - No. 16 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Six Quartets, op. 112, no. 3, Vier Zigeunerlieder, Nr. 1 — op. 112, no. 3— PianoClassical 1
Intermezzo No. 5 from "Seven Fantasias" Op. 116 — Op. 116— —Classical 1
Das Schlaraffenland - No. 7 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Ruf zur Maria - No. 5 from "Marienlieder", Op. 22 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
Magdelena - No. 6 from "Marienlieder", Op. 22 — Op. 22— —Classical 1
Wach auf, mein Hort - No. 13 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Wo gehst du hin, du Stolze? - No. 22 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Es ging ein Maidlein zarte - No. 21 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Lied - From "Six Songs" op. 3, no. 6 — op. 3, no. 6— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Regenlied - No. 3 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nachtigallen schwingen - From "Six Songs" op. 6, no. 6 — op. 6, no. 6— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 4, Vom heiligen Martyrer Emmerano, Bischoffen zu Regenspurg — —— —Classical 1
Da unten im Tale - No. 6 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 20, Des Abends — —— —Classical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 21, Wach Auf! — —— —Classical 1
Die Sonne schneit nicht mehr - No. 5 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Three Duets, Op.20, No.3 Die Meere, "Alle Winde Schlafen", duet SA, paino — Op.20, No.3— Piano, AltoClassical 1
No. 1: Ballade in D Minor — —D minor —Classical 1
Du mein einzig Licht - No. 37 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 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.