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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 46 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
Rhapsody Eb Major Op.119 No. 4 - Bass Trombone — Op.119 No. 4— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - B-flat Trumpet 2 — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 2 - Bass Trombone — Op.119 No. 2— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - B-flat Trumpet 2 — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Intermezzo Op.119 No. 3 - Trombone 3 — Op.119 No. 3— —Classical 1
Intermezzo No. 1 - Cello — —— Piano, Cello, ClarinetClassical 1
Easy 1/1 - Intermezzo Op.118 No. 2 - Score — Op.118 No. 2— Piano, ClarinetClassical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer E Major Op.52a No. 9 - Piano 1 — Op.52a No. 9— —Classical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer D Major Op.52a No.10 - Preface — Op.52a No.10— —Classical 1
Dein Herzlein mild Op.62 No. 4 - Score — Op.62 No. 4— —Classical 1
Liebeslieder Walzer Op.52 - Cello — Op.52— String QuartetClassical 1
Die Mainacht Op. 43 No. 2 - Score — Op. 43 No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Rhapsodie g minor Op.79 No. 2 - Piano — Op.79 No. 2— —Classical 1
Hungarian Dance No. 7 - Piano — —— —Classical 1
O Heiland, reisz die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2 - Euphonium BC — Op. 74, No. 2— —Classical 1
Waldesnacht from "Sieben Lieder, Op. 62" - Trombone 1 — Op. 62— —Classical 1
Festive And Commemorative Music - Euphonium 1B — —— —Classical 1
The Best Of Brahms - Piano — —— OrchestraClassical 1
March - Trombone — —— —Classical 1
Brahms Interlude - Violin 3 — —— —Classical 1
Hungarian Dance, No. 13 - Viola — —— —Classical 1
Andante on a German Folk Song - Flute — —— Piano, FluteClassical 1
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 1 in B major — op. 39, no. 1B major —— 0
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 15 in A-flat major — op. 39, no. 15A-flat major —— 0
Paganini Variations, No. 2 — —— —Classical 1
Violin Sonata No. 3, Movement 1 - Piano Score — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
Während des Regens — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78, Movement 1 - Piano — op. 78G major Piano, violinClassical 1
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Viola 1 — Op. 18B-flat major —Classical 1
Violin Sonata No. 2, Movement 1 - Piano Score — —— Piano, violinClassical 1
So willst du des Armen dich gnädig erbarmen? - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 5 — Op. 33, No. 5— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Rosen steckt mir andie Mutter - No. 6 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65 — Op. 65— —— 0
Six Quartets, op. 112, no. 2, Nächtens — op. 112, no. 2— PianoClassical 1
Heidenröslein - No. 6 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31 — WoO 31— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfu — —— —Classical 1
So wünsch ich ihr ein gute Nacht - No. 18 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Mir ist ein schöns brauns Maidlein - No. 24 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Schöner Augen schöne Strahlen - No. 39 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33 — WoO 33— —Classical 1
Nachtigall, sag, was für Grü — —— —Classical 1
Vergangen ist mir Glück und Heil - No. 6 from "Seven Lieder" Op. 48 — Op. 48— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Liebesklage des Mädchens - No. 3 from "Seven Lieder" Op. 48 — Op. 48— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Piano Quintet, Op. 34a, Movement 4 - Piano Score — Op. 34a— —Classical 1
String Sextet No. 2 - Viola 1 - Viola 1 — —— —Classical 1
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Movement 1 - Piano Score — —C minor —Classical 1
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 - Cello — Op. 51A minor String QuartetClassical 1
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 - Set of Parts — Op. 100A major Piano, violinClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 2, Movement 2 - Piano Score — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 1
Viola Sonata No. 1 - Piano Score - Piano Score — —— Piano, ViolaClassical 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.