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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 36 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
No. 3: Ballade in B Major — —B major —Classical 1
Klavierstucke, No. 8: Capriccio in C Major — —C major —Classical 1
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen - No. 6 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122 — —— —Classical 1
Die Mainacht - No. 2 from "Four Songs", Op. 43 — Op. 43— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein - No. 4 from "Four Songs", Op. 43 — Op. 43— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Die Liebende schreibt - No. 5 from "Five Lieder" Op. 47 — Op. 47— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Klavierstucke, No. 4: Intermezzo in B-flat Major — —B-flat major —Classical 1
Four Ballades & Romances, Op.75, No.4 Walpurgisnacht, "Lieb Mutter, heut Nacht heulte Regen und Wind", duet SS, piano — Op.75, No.4— PianoClassical 1
Waltz No. 11 in B Minor — —B minor PianoClassical 1
Eleven Choral Preludes, Op. posth 122 — —— —Classical 1
Five Duets, Op. 66 — Op. 66— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 — Op. 117— —Classical 1
Intermezzo, No. 3 from "Four Pieces". Op. 119 — Op. 119— —Classical 1
Sandmännchen - Score — —— PianoClassical 2
Ungarischer Tanz No.6 - Piano — —— —Classical 1
Festive And Commemorative Music - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 2
The Best Of Brahms - Score and Parts — —— OrchestraClassical 2
Waltz - F Instruments — —— —Classical 1
Sehnsucht, op. 49, no. 3 — op. 49, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Neue Liebeslieder Walzes, Op. 65, No. 14 — Op. 65, No. 14— —Classical 1
O wie sanft!, WoO posth. 26 — —— —Classical 1
Die Nachtigall - No. 2 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Vergangen ist mir Gluck und Heil - No. 7 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62 — op. 62— —Classical 1
Abschied - No. 3 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze - No. 1 from "Five Songs" Op. 71 — Op. 71— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Romances and Lieder, op. 84, no. 1, Sommerabend — op. 84, no. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden - from "Fifteen Romances" op. 33, no. 3 — op. 33, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wie schnell verschwindet so Licht als Glanz - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 11 — Op. 33, No. 11— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Murrays Ermordung - From "Eight Lieder and Romances" op. 14, no. 3 — op. 14, no. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Schwermut - No. 5 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" op. 58 — op. 58— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder and Songs, op. 32, no. 5, Wehe, so willst du mich wieder, hemmende Fessel — op. 32, no. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Mein wundes Herz verlangt nach milder Ruh` - No. 7 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Waldensnacht - No. 3 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62 — op. 62— —Classical 1
Altes-Minnelied - No. 17 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Es reit' ein Herr und auch sein Knecht - No. 28 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Songs, Op. 104, No. 1, Nachtwache Nr. 1 — Op. 104, No. 1— —Classical 1
Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op.65, No.11 in G major, Alles, Alles in den Wind, choral S, piano duet — Op.65, No.11G major —Classical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 106, No. 2, Auf dem See — Op. 106, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Fest-und Gedenkspruche, Op. 109, No. 3 — Op. 109, No. 3— —Classical 1
Fest-und Gedenkspruche, Op. 109, No. 1 — Op. 109, No. 1— —Classical 1
Five Studies for Piano, no. 2: Rondo after C.M. von Weber — —— —Classical 1
Beim Ritt auf dem Knie - No. 8a from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Maria ging aus wandern - No. 14 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Der Reiter spreitet seinen Mantel aus - No. 23 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
In der Gasse - No. 6 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" op. 58 — op. 58— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Volkslied - From "Six Songs" op. 7, no. 4 — op. 7, no. 4— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Sankt Raphael - No. 7 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 1 WoO 34 — WoO 34— —Classical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 24, Der Ritter und die Feine — —— —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.