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 99 of 143
Piano Quartet no. 01 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 3
Paganini Variations, No. 04
Wechsellied zum Tanze, Op. 31, No 1
Paganini Variations, No. 08
Choral Prelude for Organ: Op 122, No. 01
Getreue Eckart, No. 18b, Der
Choral Prelude for Organ: Op. 122, No. 02
17
getreue Eckart, No. 18a, Der
Sonett, Ein
Schmied, Der
18
Ave Maria, op. 12
Piano Quartet no. 01 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 1
Variationen, Op. 9
Piano Quartet no. 01 in G minor, op. 25: Movement 2
Paganini Variations, No. 02
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
German Requiem, Op. 45
Paganini Variations, No. 03
German Requiem, no. 4: How Lovely Are Thy Dwelling Places, A
Volkslieder No. 12
Lieder No. 6: Op. 62
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in G Minor, WoO posth. 10
Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor, op. 118, no. 6
Intermezzo in E Minor, op. 119, no. 2
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 6 in C-sharp minor
Variationen und Fuge, Op. 24
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 14 in G-sharp minor
Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39, no. 15 in A-flat major
Klavierstucke, No. 7: Intermezzo in A Minor
Klavierstucke, No. 1: Capriccio in F-sharp Minor
Klavierstucke, No. 2: Capriccio in B Minor
Paganini Variations, No. 11
Paganini Variations, No. 13
Five Songs, No. 4: Verzagen
Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118, no. 1
Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4
Six Lieder and Romances, op. 93a, no. 6: Beherzigung
Sehnsucht, op. 49, no. 3
Six Lieder and Romances, op. 93a, no. 4: Fahr wohl!
Six Lieder and Romances, op. 93a, no. 5: Der Falke
Symphony No. 1, Movement 4
Choral Prelude for Organ: Op. 122, No. 10
Neue Liebeslieder Walzes, Op. 65, No. 14
Neue Liebeslieder Walzes, Op. 65, No. 15
Volkslieder No. 6
Volkslieder No. 9
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