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 66 of 143
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 2
Bei Nachtlicher Weil - No. 3 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 1 WoO 34
Die Schale der Vergessenheit - No. 3 from "Four Lieder" Op. 46
Der tote Knabe - No. 10 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 2, WoO 34
An ein Veilchen - No. 2 from "5 Lieder" - Op. 49
Am Strande - No. 3 from "Five Duets" Op. 66
Die Wollust in den Maien - No. 11 from "14 Deutsche Volkslieder" Book 2, WoO 34
Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein - No. 15 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
He, Zigeuner - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 1
Intermezzo No. 6 from "Seven Fantasias" Op. 116
Waltz No. 13 in C Major
Soll sich der Mond nicht heller scheinen - No. 35 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Es steht ein Lind - No. 41 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Spanisches Lied - From "Six Songs" op. 6, no. 1
Des Abends kann ich nicht schlafen gehn - No. 38 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Balladen, Op. 10
Deutsche Volkslieder, No. 23, Altes Volkslied
Strahlt zuweilen auch ein mildes Licht - No. 6 from "8 Lieder & Songs" - Op. 57
Eight Songs and Romances, Op. 14
11 Volkslieder, WoO 35
Eight Lieder, Op.57, No.7 Die Schnur, die Perl an Perle
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - No. 8 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122
Nachwirkung - From "Six Songs" op. 6, no. 3
O Welt, ich muss dich lassen 2 - No. 11 from "11 Choral preludes" - Op. posth 122
Heimkehr - No. 6 from "Six Songs" op. 7
Serenade - No. 8 from "Eight Lieder and Songs" Op. 58
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 - Violin - Violin
Drei Vögelein - No. 3 from "28 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 32
Es war ein Markgraf überm Rhein - No. 29 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder" WoO 33
Erlaube mir, feins Mädchen - No. 2 from "49 Deutsche Volkslieder", Book 1, WoO 33
Es sa
Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze - From "Zigeunerlieder" Op. 103, No. 5
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele - No. 5 from "Eleven Choral Preludes" Op. posth 122
Piano Quintet, Op. 34a, Movement 2 - Piano Score
Piano Quintet, Op. 34a, Movement 3 - Piano Score
String Sextet No. 2 - Violin 1 - Violin 1
Four Duets, Op.28, No.2 Vor der Tür, "Tritt auf, den Riegel von der Tür", duet AB, piano
Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 3 - Full Score
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor - Violin - Violin
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Movement 4 - Piano Score
Waltz No. 4 in E Minor
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34a - Score and Parts
Clarinet Sonata No. 1 - Piano Score - Piano Score
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 - Violin 1
7. Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe
Viola Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120 - Set of Parts
Viola Sonata No. 1, Movement 3 - Piano Score
Dem dunkeln Scho
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