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 44 of 143
Intermezzo E major Op. 116, No. 4
6 Songs, Op. 3 - 1. Liebestreu
Hungarian Dances No. 20 & 21
Intermezzo A minor Op. 116, No. 2
Intermezzo E flat major Op. 117, No. 1
Rhapsody G minor Op. 79, No. 2
Andante Performed by Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto
Valse Triste and Chanson, from Six Morceaux [Op. 41, Nos. 2 Additional credits Reinhold Glière
Guten Abend, gut Nacht
Allegro non troppo ma con brio from "Symphony #1" Op. 68
Rhapsody B minor Op. 79, No. 1
Intermezzo B flat minor Op. 117, No. 2
Intermezzo C sharp minor Op. 117, No. 3
Waltz No. 13 C major Op. 39, No. 13
Waltz No. 14 A minor Op. 39, No. 14
Waltz No. 15 A major Op. 39, No. 15
Waltz No. 16 F major Op. 39, No. 16
Waltz No. 6 C major Op. 39, No. 6
Capriccio D minor Op. 116, No. 1
Capriccio G minor Op. 116, No. 3
Intermezzo E minor Op. 116, No. 5
Waltzes A flat major Op. 39, No. 15
Waltzes A major Op. 39, No. 15
Adagio Performed by Johannes Brahms
"Waltz in E, Op. 39 No. 2"
St. Anthony Chorale from 'Variations on a Theme by Haydn,' Op. 56a
"Waltz in E, Op. 39 No. 5"
"Waltz in Bb, Op. 39 No. 8"
"Waltz in B, Op. 39 No. 1"
Cradle Song Guten Abend, gut Nacht
Gaudeamus Igitur from Academic Festival Overture
Symphony No. 1, Fourth Movement Theme
Waltzes , Op. 39s Performed by Johannes Brahms
51 Excercises
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Book 1, Op. 52a
Allegro Performed by Johannes Brahms
6 Songs, Op. 3 - 2a. Liebe und Fruhling I Performed by Johannes Brahms
Allegretto grazioso Performed by Johannes Brahms
Poco Allegretto Performed by Johannes Brahms
Allegro non troppo Performed by Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 [Arranged by Roy Phillippe]
Hungarian Dance No. 5 Performed by Johannes Brahms
Magyar tanc No. 5
Nos. 1, 2, 11, 14 and 15, from Waltzes [Op. 39]
Scherzo from Lyric Pieces [Op. 94, No. 5] Additional credits Emil Kronke
Sonata in G Major [Op. 15, No. 5] Additional credits Johann Christian Bach
Gaudemus Igitur
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