Composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
4,957 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 5 of 104
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn, Op. 65 no. 5 - d-Moll/D minor Performed by Johannes Brahms
Ich kose suss, Op. 65 no. 10 - G-Dur/G major Performed by Johannes Brahms
Dirge (from "Ossian's Fingal"
Op. 103 Nos. 1-11
Fruitless Serenade
Variations in D min on an Original Theme
Theme By Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, First Movement Excerpt
Drei Intermezzi [Op. 117]
Vergebleiches Standchen, Op. 84, No. 4
Intermezzo No. 1
Hungarian Dances No. 20 & 21
6 Songs, Op. 3 - 1. Liebestreu
Rhapsody No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 79
Five Songs, No. 2: Sommerfäden
Brahms: Eight Pieces, Op. 76
Wiegenlied Op.49 No. 4 - easy version
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen
7 Fantasias, op. 116: No. 2 in A minor. Intermezzo. Andante
Chaconne in D minor for the Left Hand (Transcription of J. S. Bach's Partita, BWV 1004)
2 Motetten, op. 74: Nr. 1. Warum is das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen
3 Motetten, op. 110: Nr. 2. Ach, arme Welt, du trügest mich
Ave Maria
Violin Sonata No.3
18. Geheimnis
36. Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen
47. Sonntag
68. Roslein dreie in der Reihe
Die Mainacht (May Night)
An Den Mond (To The Moon)
Liebe und Fr?hling I
Mein wundes Herz
Andante
He,Zigeuner(Brahms-Zigeunerlieder)
Hochgeturmte Rimaflut, wie bist du so trub
Intermezzo In E Minor, Op.116
Intermezzo, E flat minor, op. 118,6 (Piano solo)
Intermezzo, C sharp minor, op. 117,3 (Piano solo)
Opus 118 #3 - Ballade
Intermezzo, op. 76, no. 7
Fantasies, Op. 116: 1. Capriccio, D Minor
Fantasies, Op. 116: 4. Intermezzo, E Major
Six Pieces (Klavierstucke), Op. 118: 1. Intermezzo, A Minor
Hungarian Dance No.10
Hungarian Dance No.2
Intermezo in E Minor, Op. 116, No. 5
Intermezzo in C# Minor, Op. 117, No. 3
Intermezzo in Eb MinorOp. 118, No. 6
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