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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 45 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
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 2 — op. 25G minor —Classical 1
Der Getreue Eckart, No. 18b — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 3 — op. 25G minor —Classical 1
Des Markgrafen Töchterlein — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Der getreue Eckart, No. 18a — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Five Songs, No. 3: O Kühler Wald — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Six Lieder and Romances, op. 93a, no. 3: O sü — op. 93a, no. 3— —Classical 1
Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78, Movement 2 - Piano — op. 78G major Piano, violinClassical 1
Töne, lindernder Klang, WoO 28 — WoO 28— —Classical 1
String Quartet No. 2, Movement 1 - Score — —— String QuartetClassical 1
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Violin 2 — Op. 18B-flat major —Classical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 9 — —— —Classical 1
Paganini Variations, No. 1 — —— —Classical 1
Viola Sonata no. 2, op. 120, Andante con moto - Viola — op. 120— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Mädchenfluch - No. 9 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69 — Op. 69— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
String Quartet No. 2, Movement 2 - Score — —— String QuartetClassical 1
Die beiden Königskinder - No. 15 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Tageweis von einer schönen Frauen - No. 12 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32 — WoO 32— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn - No. 5 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65 — Op. 65— —— 0
4. Wie des Abends schöne Röthe — —— AltoClassical 1
Das Mädchen und die Hasel - No. 10 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Jungfräulein, soll ich mit euch gehn - No. 11 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Schönster Schatz, mein Engel - No. 20 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
So will ich frisch und fröhlich sein - No. 32 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen am allerschönsten ist? - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 3 — Op. 103, No. 3— Piano, Voice, bass, Tenor, AltoClassical 1
Trost in Tränen - No. 5 from "Seven Lieder" Op. 48 — Op. 48— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
String Sextet No. 2 - Violin 2 - Violin 2 — —— —Classical 1
Piano Quintet, Op. 34a - Violin 2 - Violin 2 — Op. 34a— —Classical 1
Klosterfräulein - No. 2 from "Four Duets" Op. 61 — Op. 61— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Four Duets, Op.61, No.1 Die Schwestern, "Wir Schwestern zwei, wir schönen", duet SA, piano — Op.61, No.1— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Hüt du dich - No. 5 from "Five Duets" Op. 66 — Op. 66— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Klänge II - No. 2 from "Five Duets" Op. 66 — Op. 66— Piano, AltoClassical 1
Clarinet Sonata No. 2 - Piano Score - Piano Score — —— Piano, ClarinetClassical 1
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor - Cello - Cello — —C minor —Classical 1
Waltz No. 10 in G Major — —G major Piano— 0
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 - Viola — Op. 51A minor String QuartetClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 2 - Piano Score - Piano Score — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 - Set of Parts — Op. 78G major Piano, violinClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 2, Movement 1 - Piano Score — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 1 - Viola - Viola — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Intermezzo in E-flat - Flute — —— Piano, FluteClassical 1
Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16, Movement 4 - Full Score — Op.16A major OrchestraClassical 1
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Movement 1 - Full Score — —D major OrchestraClassical 1
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Movement 5 - Full Score — —D major OrchestraClassical 1
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor - Cello - Cello — —E minor Piano, CelloClassical 1
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 "Werther" - Set of Parts — Op. 60C minor —Classical 1
Trio a minor Op.114 - Cello — Op.114— Piano, Cello, ClarinetClassical 1
Rhapsody Eb Major Op.119 No. 4 - B-flat Trumpet 3 — Op.119 No. 4— —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.