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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 43 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
Marschieren — —— TromboneClassical 1
Gebt acht! — —— TromboneClassical 1
Hungarian Dance No. 2 — —— GuitarClassical 2
Dein Herzlein mild, Op. 62 no. 4 - A-Dur/A major — Op. 62 no. 4— ChoirClassical 1
Magdalena, Op. 22 no. 6 - g-Moll/G minor — Op. 22 no. 6— ChoirClassical 1
O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74 no. 2 - Dorisch/Dorian — Op. 74 no. 2— Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 1
Der englische Gruss, Op. 22 no. 1 - Es-Dur/Eb major — Op. 22 no. 1— ChoirClassical 1
Marias Wallfahrt, Op. 22 no. 3 - c-Moll/C minor — Op. 22 no. 3— ChoirClassical 1
Der Jager, Op. 22 no. 4 - G-Dur/G major — Op. 22 no. 4— ChoirClassical 1
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn, Op. 65 no. 5 (Guard, I warn you, guard your son) - d-Moll/D minor — Op. 65 no. 5— bass, Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 1
Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter, Op. 65 no. 6 (Roses my mother pinned upon me) - F-Dur/F major — Op. 65 no. 6— bass, Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 1
Alles, alles in den Wind, Op. 65 no. 11 (Ev'rything is like the wind) - G-Dur/G major — Op. 65 no. 11— bass, Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 1
Brambles and Thorns (Brennessel Steht an Weges Rand) — —— ChoirClassical 1
Dearest Swallow, Tiny Swallow (Liebe Schwalbe, Kleine Schwalbe) — —— ChoirClassical 1
Standchen. Wach auf mein's Herzens Schone — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 1
Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 1
Walle, Regen, walle nieder [Regenlied], op. 59 (Voice and piano) — op. 59— —Classical 1
Iii. Abschiedslied (Song Of Farewell) — —— Piano, Voice, ChoirClassical 1
Grant Unto Me The Joy — —— Tenor, Choir, AltoClassical 1
2. Ich wandte mich und sahe (F minor) — —— VoiceClassical 1
Warsaw Concerto — —— PianoClassical 1
The Walnut Tree (Schuman) — —— PianoClassical 1
To Be Near Thee (Rosa) — —— PianoClassical 0
"Waltz in D minor, Op. 39 No. 9" — Op. 39 No. 9D minor —— 0
All mein Gedanken die ich hab, WoO 33 no. 30 - As-Dur/Ab major — WoO 33 no. 30— ChoirClassical 1
Es stunden drei Rosen, WoO 33 no. 43 - F-Dur/F major — WoO 33 no. 43— ChoirClassical 1
Waltz in B-Flat Major [Op. 39, No. 8] — Op. 39, No. 8B-Flat major Piano, Organ— 1
Two Hungarian Dances — —— CelloClassical 0
Allegro non troppo ma con brio from "Symphony #1" Op. 68 — Op. 68— violinClassical 2
Guten Abend, gut Nacht — —— RecorderClassical 0
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 — Op. 100A major Piano, violinClassical 2
Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 — Op. 102A minor Piano, Cello, violinClassical 3
Intermezzos, 3 Op.117 — Op.117— —— 1
Six Piano Pieces Op.118 — Op.118— —— 1
Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.120 — Op.120F minor —— 1
Sonata No.2 in Eb major Op.120 — Op.120E-flat major —— 1
Sonatas No.1-3 — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Trio No.2 Op.87 — Op.87— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 1
Trio No.3 Op.101 — Op.101— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor (Opening from 1st movement — —D minor —Classical 0
Grant Us Peace — —— —Classical 1
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 14 in G-sharp minor — op. 39, no. 14G-sharp minor —— 0
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Violin 1 — Op. 18B-flat major —Classical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 6 — —— —Classical 1
Verzweiflung. So tönet denn, schäumende Wellen - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 10 — Op. 33, No. 10— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.9 "Wie bist du, meine Königin" — Op.32, No.9— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op. 16, Movement 2 - Full Score — Op. 16A major OrchestraClassical 1
Der englische Gru — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 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.