Composer

Johannes Brahms

1833–1897

6,849 works in the index

Era: Romantic
Nationality: Hamburg
Born in: Hamburg

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.

Catalogue

Works page 41 of 143

Ballade Op.10 No.1

Wiegenlied Op.49 No.4

Allegretto Performed by Johannes Brahms

O World, I Must Now Leave Thee

Two Hungarian Dances

Waltz in E Major [Op. 39, No. 2]

Ballad [Edward ballad], D minor, op. 10,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Ballad, D major, op. 10,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Ballad [Intermezzo], B minor, op. 10,3 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Ballad, B major, op. 10,4 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Scherzo, E flat minor, op. 4 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Sonata, C major, op. 1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Sonata, F sharp minor, op. 2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Sonata, F minor, op. 5 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, A minor, op. 76,7 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, C major, op. 76,8 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, C sharp minor, op. 76,5 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, F sharp minor, op. 76,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, B minor, op. 76,4 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, A major, op. 76,6 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, A flat major, op. 76,7 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, B flat major, op. 76,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Rhapsody, B minor, op. 79,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Rhapsody, G minor, op. 79,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, D minor, op. 116,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, D minor, op. 116,7 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Capriccio, G minor, op. 116,3 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, A minor, op. 116,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, E major, op. 116,4 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, E major, op. 116,6 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, E minor, op. 116,5 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, C major, op. 119,3 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, E minor, op. 119,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Intermezzo, B minor, op. 119,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Rhapsody, E flat major, op. 119,4 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Waltz , E major, op. 39,2

Variations on a theme of his own, op. 21,1 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Variations on a Hungarian song, op. 21,2 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Variations on a theme of Schumann [Schumann variations], op. 9 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Variations on a theme by Handel [Handel variations], op. 24 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Variations on a theme by Paganini [Paganini variations], op. 35 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Piano version of the variation movement from the String sextet op. 18 Performed by Johannes Brahms

Adagio Violin Concerto

Variations op. 23, version for Piano 2-hands by Th. Kirchner Performed by Johannes Brahms

Two Waltzes

Fourth Movement Theme Performed by Johannes Brahms

Symphony No. 1 - Theme From 4th Movement

Waltz in E Major [Op. 39, No.5]