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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 37 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
Intermezzo No. 4 from "Seven Fantasias" Op. 116 — Op. 116— —Classical 1
Four Ballades & Romances, Op.75, No.1 Edward, "Dein Schwert Wie ists", duet AT, piano — Op.75, No.1— PianoClassical 1
Dem Himmel will ich klagen - No. 44 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
No. 4: Ballade in B Minor — —B minor —Classical 1
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 22, Dort in den Weiden — —— —Classical 1
Ach, wende diesen Blick, wende dies Angesicht! - No. 4 from "8 Lieder & Songs" - Op. 57 — Op. 57— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
O Gott, du frommer Gott - No. 7 from "11 Choral preludes" - Op. posth 122 — —— —Classical 1
Herzlich tut mich erfreuen - No. 4 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122 — —— —Classical 1
Von ewiger Liebe - No. 1 from "Four Songs", Op. 43 — Op. 43— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Am Sonntag Morgen zierlich angethan - No. 1 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 49 — Op. 49— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Fifty-One Exercises, Nos. 1 - 25 — —— —Classical 1
Waltz No. 12 in E Major — —E major PianoClassical 1
The Futile Courtship, Op. 84, No. 4 — Op. 84, No. 4— —Classical 1
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 - Score and Parts — Op. 51A minor String QuartetClassical 2
Drei Quartette , Op. 31 — Op. 31— PianoClassical 1
Three Motets, Op. 110 — Op. 110— PianoClassical 1
14 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 34 — WoO 34— —Classical 1
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5 — Op. 5F minor PianoClassical 1
Rhapsody, No. 4 from "Four Pieces". Op. 119 — Op. 119— —Classical 1
Ich fahr' dahin - Score — —— —Classical 1
Klavierstucke, No. 1: Capriccio in F-sharp Minor — —F-sharp minor —Classical 1
Die heilige Elisabeth an ihrem Hochzeitsfeste — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Six Lieder and Romances, op. 93a, no. 4: Fahr wohl! — op. 93a, no. 4— —Classical 1
Neue Liebeslieder Walzes, Op. 65, No. 15 — Op. 65, No. 15— —Classical 1
Wann? — —— AltoClassical 1
Spruch, WoO posth. 27 — —— Voice, ViolaClassical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 10 — —— —Classical 1
Ermnerung - No. 2 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" Op. 63 — Op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
An die Tauben - No. 4 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" Op. 63 — Op. 63— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Des Liebsten Schwur - No. 4 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
An den Mond - No. 2 from "Five Songs" Op. 71 — Op. 71— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Tafellied, Op. 93b — Op. 93b— PianoClassical 1
Four Quartets, Op. 92, No. 3: Abenlied — Op. 92, No. 3— PianoClassical 1
Der bucklichte Fiedler - No. 1 from "Six Lieder and Romances" op. 93a — op. 93a— —Classical 1
Wie froh und frisch mein Sinn sich hebt - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 14 — Op. 33, No. 14— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.7 "Bitteres zu sagen denkst du" — Op.32, No.7— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Vineta - No. 2 from "Three Songs" Op. 42 — Op. 42— —Classical 1
Nachklang - No. 1 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 59 — Op. 59— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Der Reiter - No. 6 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Marias Wallfahrt - No. 22 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Es ritt ein Ritter wohl durch das Ried - No. 24 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Finstere Schatten der Nacht - No. 2 from "Neue Liebeslieder" - Op. 65 — Op. 65— —Classical 1
Schwarzer, Wald, dein Schatten - No. 12 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65 — Op. 65— —Classical 1
Five Songs, Op. 104, No. 5, Im Herbst — Op. 104, No. 5— —Classical 1
Five Songs, Op. 104, No. 2, Nachtwache Nr. 2 — Op. 104, No. 2— —Classical 1
Five Lieder, Op. 106, No. 3, Es hing der Reif — Op. 106, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Die Henne - No. 3 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein - No. 15 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.