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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 40 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
Verrath (Treachery) — —— —Classical 2
Tambourliedchen — —— Piano, Voice, Horn, Low VoiceClassical 4
Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze — —— Piano, Voice, Voice High, Low VoiceClassical 5
Der Kranz — —— Piano, Voice, Low VoiceClassical 4
St?ndchen — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 3
Keinen hat es noch gereut — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Liebe kam aus fernen Landen — —— Low VoiceClassical 3
Romances from Magelone No 7, Twas for thee, for thee my lips were burning — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Romances from Magelone No 13, Sulima — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Wie bist du, meine K?nigin — —— Piano, Low VoiceClassical 3
Rainsong — —— —Classical 3
Far From Home — —— —Classical 3
Ich sah als Knabe — —— —Classical 3
Vom Strande — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 2
Un?berwindlich — —— Low VoiceClassical 1
Beim Abschied — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 2
Entf?hrung — —— Low VoiceClassical 1
Maienk?tzchen — —— —Classical 1
Steig auf, geliebter Schatten — —— VoiceClassical 2
As fame and power fast fade away — —— —Classical 2
Are they sorrow, are they pleasure — —— —Classical 2
Weg Der Liebe, 1. Teil — —— —Classical 2
Murrays Ermordung — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Der Kuss — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 1
Magyarisch — —— Voice, Low VoiceClassical 2
Herbstgef?hl — —— Low VoiceClassical 1
Abendd?mmerung — —— —Classical 1
Es tr?umte mir — —— —Classical 3
Die Spr?de — —— —Classical 1
Vor?ber — —— —Classical 1
Agnes — —— VoiceClassical 2
Wenn um den Holunder — —— —Classical 2
An Die Nachtigall — —— —— 1
Sagt mir, o sch?nste Sch?f'rin mein — —— Low VoiceClassical 1
Feinsliebchen — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Och Moder, ich well en Ding han — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Es wohnet ein Fiedler — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Du mein einzig Licht — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Ich wei — —— Low VoiceClassical 2
Sonntag — —— —— 1
O liebliche Wangen — —— —— 1
Klarinettensonate Es-dur — —— Piano, Clarinet, ViolaClassical 2
Finale. Allegro Comodo — —— PianoClassical 2
Opus 52 #10 - O wie sanft die Quelle — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Opus 52 #12 - Schlosser auf, und mache Schlosser — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Opus 52 #13 - Vogelein durchrauscht die Luft — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Opus 52 #14 - Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2
Opus 52 #17 - Nicht wandle, mein Licht — Opus 52— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 2

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.