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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 75 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
A German Requiem , Op. 45 - 4. How lovely is Thy dwelling place Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 45— Voice, ChoirClassical 0
A German Requiem , Op. 45 - 6. Here on earth have we no continuing place Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 45— Voice, ChoirClassical 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 1. Rede Madchen, allzu liebes Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 3. O die Frauen, wie sie Wonne Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 4. Wie des Abends schone Rote Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 5. Die grune Hopfenranke Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 6. Ein kleiner hubscher Vogel Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 7. Wohl schon bewandt Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 9. Am Donaustrande da steht ein Haus Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 10. O wie sanft die Quelle sich Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 11. Nein es ist nicht aus zukommen Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 12. Schlosser auf! Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 13. Vogelein durchrauscht die Luft Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 14. Sich, wie ist die Welle klar Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 15. Nachtigall, sie singt so schon Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 16. Ein dunkler Schacht ist Liebe Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 17. Nicht wand'le, mein Licht Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
Love Song Waltzes , Op. 52 - 18. Es bebet das Gestrauche Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 52— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 1. Verzicht, o Herz Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 2. Finstere Schatten der Nacht Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 3. An jeder Hand die Finger Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 4. Ihr schwarzen Augen Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 5. Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 6. Rosen steckt mir an die Mutter Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
New Love Song Waltzes , Op. 65 - 7. Vom Gebirge Well auf Well Performed by Johannes Brahms — Op. 65— —— 0
Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 — Op. 51, No. 1C minor Cello, violin, ViolaClassical 0
Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 — Op. 51, No. 2A minor Cello, violin, ViolaClassical 0
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 - First Movement — Op. 68C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 - Second Movement — Op. 68C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement — Op. 68C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 - Fourth Movement — Op. 68C minor —— 1
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 - First Movement — Op. 73D major —— 0
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 - Second Movement — Op. 73D major —— 1
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 - Third Movement — Op. 73D major —— 1
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 - Fourth Movement — Op. 73D major —— 1
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - First Movement — Op. 90F major —— 1
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Second Movement — Op. 90F major —— 1
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Third Movement — Op. 90F major —— 0
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - Fourth Movement — Op. 90F major —— 1
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - First Movement — Op. 98E minor —— 1
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - Second Movement — Op. 98E minor —— 1
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement — Op. 98E minor —— 1
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - Second Movement — Op. 15D minor —Classical 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - First Movement — Op. 83B-flat major —Classical 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - Second Movement — Op. 83B-flat major —Classical 1
Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83 - Fourth Movement — Op. 83B-flat major —Classical 1

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.