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 59 of 143

Five Poems, Op. 19, No. 5, An eine Aeolsharfe

Five Romances and Lieder, op. 84, no. 5, Spannung

No. 2: Ballade in D Major

War es dir, dem diese Lippen bebten - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 7

Symphony No. 1, Movement 4

Fugue in A-flat Minor WoO 8

Paganini Variations, No. 14

Nine Lieder and Songs, op. 32, no. 4, Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte

O komme, holde Sommernacht - No. 4 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" op. 58

Schifferlied - No. 13 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32

Rosmarin - No. 1 from "Seven Lieder" op. 62

Scheiden - No. 16 from "28 Volkslieder" WoO 32

Das Schlaraffenland - No. 7 from "Volks-Kinderlieder" WoO 31

Volkslieder No. 9

Intermezzo No. 5 from "Seven Fantasias" Op. 116

All meine Herzgedanken - From "Seven Lieder" op. 62, no. 5

Heimweb II - No. 8 from "Nine Lieder and Songs" op. 63

Klage II - No. 2 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69

Tambourliedchen - No. 5 from "Nine Songs" Op. 69

Op. 74, No. 2: O Heiland, reib die Himmel auf

Six Quartets, op. 112, no. 3, Vier Zigeunerlieder, Nr. 1

Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 - Piano Score

Five Lieder, Op. 107, No. 5, Mädchenlied

Nine Lieder & Songs, Op.32, No.3 "Ich schleich umher betrübt und stumm", choral 1 voice

Waltz in E Major, Op. 39, No. 12

Waltz in G Major, Op. 39, No. 10

In Meiner Nächte Sehnen

Paganini Variations, No. 3

Violin Sonata No. 3, Movement 4 - Piano Score

Die Spröde

Choral Prelude for Organ: Op. 122, No. 2

Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Viola 2

Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 - Set of Parts

Volks-Kinderlieder, No. 1: Dornröschen, WoO 31

Paganini Variations, No. 5

Violin Sonata No. 2, Movement 2 - Piano Score

Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87 - Violin

Traun! Bogen und Pfeil sind gut für den Feind - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, no. 2

Wir müssen uns trennen - From "Fifteen Romances" Op. 33, No. 8

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 4 in E minor

Five Lieder, Op. 106, No. 1, Ständchen

Ihrschwarzen Augen - No. 4 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65

Nein, Gelibter - No. 13 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65

Vom Gebirge Well auf Well - No. 7 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65

Five Lieder, Op. 107, No. 4, Maienkätzchen

Nagen am Herzen fühl ich ein Gift mir - No. 9 from "Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes" Op. 65

Abendregen - No. 4 from "Four Songs" Op. 70

String Quartet No. 2, Movement 4 - Score