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 47 of 143
Fragen, Op. 64 no. 3 - A-Dur/A major Performed by Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - Third Movement
Red And White The Roses
Hungarian Dance in F
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102 - Third Movement
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102 - First Movement
To A Nightingale
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - Third Movement
Wo Ist Ein So Herrlich Volk Op.109 No.3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - First Movement
Two Minuets
Intermezzos, 3 Op.117
Six Piano Pieces Op.118
Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.120
Sonata No.2 in Eb major Op.120
Sonatas No.1-3
Trio No.2 Op.87
Unsere Vater Hofften Auf Dich Op.109 No.1
Good Night
Pretty Swallow
Ah, Holy Jesus, Op. 122, No. 2
Herzlich Thut Mich Verlangen Herzlich Thut Mich Verlangen
A Dove Flew Down from Heaven
Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 for Piano
Three Waltzes
An die Heimat, Op. 64 no. 1 - G-Dur/G major Performed by Johannes Brahms
Der Abend, Op. 64 no. 2 - g-Moll/G minor Performed by Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance in F Sharp Minor
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Second Movement
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Third Movement
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Fourth Movement
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - First Movement
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - Second Movement
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - Second Movement
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - First Movement
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - Second Movement
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - Fourth Movement
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 - First Movement
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 - Second Movement
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 - Third Movement
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102 - Second Movement
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 3: Solo from Second Movement
Symphony No. 4: Solo from Second Movement
Ich Aber Bin Elend Op.110 No.1
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