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Composer

Johannes Brahms

German composer (1833–1897)

1833–1897

4,957 works in the index

Born
1833
Died
1897
Birthplace
Hamburg
Place of death
Vienna
Citizenship / historical state
Hamburg; Germany
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.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; conductor; pianist
Teachers
Eduard Marxsen
Career institutions / employers
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna; Wiener Singakademie; Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Recorded memberships
Académie des beaux-arts; Academy of Arts, Berlin; University singers and bards of Vienna; Sängerschaft zu St. Pauli Jena
Instruments played
piano; cello; horn
Movements
Romantic music
Notable works
Symphony No. 4; Symphony No. 1; Academic Festival Overture; Tragic Overture; A German Requiem; Symphony No. 3; Hungarian Dances; Clarinet Sonatas
Awards
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Wrocław; honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge; honorary citizen of Hamburg; Order of Leopold; Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Official website
https://www.brahms-institut.de/index.php/de/allgemeines
Pseudonym
G.W. Marks
Languages used
German
VIAF ID
7573295
ISNI
0000000121195925
GND ID
118514253
Library of Congress ID
n79077221
MusicBrainz ID
c70d12a2-24fe-4f83-a6e6-57d84f8efb51

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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 64 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
Waltz #4 — —— —— 0
Waltz #5 — —— —— 0
Brahms: Appendix B: Variations op. 23, version for piano 2-hands by Th. Kirchner — op. 23— PianoClassical 0
Brahms: App. A: Piano version of the variation movement from the String sextet op. 18 — op. 18— PianoClassical 0
Waltz in A Flat — —— —— 0
Waltz in G Sharp Minor, Op. 39, No. 3 1865Wikidata Op. 39, No. 3G-Sharp minor —— 2
Waltz in E Minor, Op. 39, No. 4 — Op. 39, No. 4E minor —— 1
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 — Op. 68C minor —— 0
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 — Op. 73D major —— 0
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 — Op. 98E minor —— 0
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 — Op. 77D major —— 0
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a 1873Wikidata Op. 56a— —— 4
Dornr?schen — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Der Mann — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Brahms: Intermezzo B flat major op. 76,4 — op. 76— PianoClassical 0
Brahms: Intermezzo A flat major op. 76,3 — op. 76— PianoClassical 0
Brahms: Capriccio c sharp minor op. 76,5 — op. 76— PianoClassical 0
Make Yourself Comfortable — —— PianoClassical 0
Waltz — —— —— 0
I Love You — —— PianoClassical 0
In Stilly Night — —— PianoClassical 0
Waltz In A Flat Op.39 No.15 1865Wikidata Op.39 No.15— —— 4
St Anthony Chorale (Variations On A Theme By Haydn Op.56a) — Op.56a— —— 0
Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 76, No. 7 — Op. 76, No. 7A minor —— 1
Maestoso — —— —— 0
Adagio — —— —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 (Completed 1881; published 1882; dedicated "to his dear friend and teacher Eduard Marxsen") — Op. 83B-flat major —— 0
Vergebliches Standchen (The Vain Suite), No. 4 from Romanzen und Lieder, Op. 84 — Op. 84— —— 0
Andante From Sonata In C, Opus 1 — Opus 1— PianoClassical 1
Ballade In G Minor Opus 118, No. 2 — Opus 118, No. 2G minor —— 1
Intermezzo In A Major Opus 65, No. 6 — Opus 65, No. 6A major —— 1
Intermezzo In A Minor Opus 76, No. 7 — Opus 76, No. 7A minor —— 1
Rhapsodie Passionato Opus 79 — Opus 79— PianoClassical 1
Seranade In A Major — —A major PianoClassical 1
Waltz In Ab Major Opus 39 — Opus 39A-flat major —— 0
Waltz In B Major Opus 39 — Opus 39B major —— 0
Waltz In Bb Major Opus 39 — Opus 39B-flat major —— 0
Waltz In D Major Opus 39 — Opus 39D major —— 0
Waltz In D Minor Opus 39 — Opus 39D minor —— 0
Waltz In E Major Opus 39 — Opus 39E major —— 0
Waltz In E Minor Opus 39 — Opus 39E minor —— 0
Waltz In G Major Opus 39 — Opus 39G major —— 0
Waltz In G Minor From Neues Liebeslieder Opus 65 — Opus 65G minor —— 0
Waltz In G# Minor Opus 39 — Opus 39G-sharp minor —— 0
Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Opus 49, No. 4 — Opus 49, No. 4— —— 0
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73, First Movement Excerpt — Op. 73D major —— 2
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90, Third Movement Excerpt — Op. 90F major —— 2
Waltz in A Major [Transcribed by David Hochstein] — —A major —— 0

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.