Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897

Johannes Brahms, b. Hamburg 1833; d. Vienna 1897

German composer and pianist

Described by Donald Francis Tovey as "Classical symphonic and lyric composer"

Nationality:
German

Works

"A German Requiem", op. 45 - and excerpt(s) from
"Zum Schluss" - excerpt(s) from
21 Hungarian Dances for pianoforte 4 hands, WoO1 - excerpt(s) from
Ave Maria, for mixed chorus, op. 12
Ballade in G minor, op. 118, no. 3
Ballade no. 1 in D minor, op. 10, no. 1
Ballade no. 2 in D major, op. 10, no. 2
Ballade no. 3 in B minor, op. 10, no. 3
Ballade no. 4 in B major, op. 10, no. 4
Capriccio in B minor, op. 76, no. 2
Capriccio in C major, op. 119, no. 3
Capriccio in C major, op. 76, no. 8
Capriccio in C sharp minor, op. 76, no. 5
Capriccio in D minor, op. 116, no. 1
Capriccio in F sharp minor, op. 76, no. 1
Capriccio in G minor, op. 116, no. 3
Chaconne in D minor (arr. Brahms for piano left hand) [BWV 1004]
Chaconne in D minor von J.S. Bach (from 5 Studies) Anh.1a/1
Chorale prelude and fugue on 'O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid' (1882)
Chorale prelude: "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen", op. 122, no. 8
Chorale prelude: "Herzlich tut mich erfreuen," op. 122, no. 4
Chorale prelude: "Herzlich tut mich verlangen", op. 122, no. 10
Chorale prelude: "Herzlich tut mich verlangen", op. 122, no. 9
Chorale prelude: "Herzliebster Jesu" op. 122, no. 2
Chorale prelude: "Mein Jesu, der du mich" op. 122, no. 1
Chorale prelude: "O Gott, du Frommer Gott", op. 122, no. 7
Chorale prelude: "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen," (first version) op. 122, no. 3
Chorale prelude: "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen," (second version) op. 122, no. 3
Chorale prelude: "O wie selig" op. 122, no. 6
Chorale prelude: "Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele" op. 122, no. 5
Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra in A minor, op. 102
Duet: "Am Strande", op. 66, no. 3
Duet: "Hüt du dich", op. 66, no. 5
Duet: "Jägerlied", op. 66, no. 4
Duet: "Klänge 1", op. 66, no. 1
Duet: "Klänge 2", op. 66, no. 2
F-A-E Sonata [collaborative work]
Fantasien, op. 116 - excerpt(s) from
Five Hungarian Dances, Book 4 (arr. Dvořák)
Five Hungarian Dances, Book 4 (arr. Dvořák) - excerpt(s) from
Four Ballades and Romances, op. 75 - excerpt(s) from
Fugue in A flat minor, WoO 8
Intermezzo (cradle song) in E flat major for pianoforte, op. 117, no. 1
Intermezzo in A major for pianoforte, op. 118, no. 2
Intermezzo in A major for pianoforte, op. 76, no. 6
Intermezzo in A minor for pianoforte, op. 116, no. 2
Intermezzo in A minor for pianoforte, op. 118, no. 1
Intermezzo in B flat minor for pianoforte, op. 117, no. 2
Intermezzo in B minor for pianoforte, op. 119, no. 1
Intermezzo in C major for pianoforte, op. 119, no. 3
Intermezzo in C sharp minor for pianoforte, op. 117, no. 3
Intermezzo in E flat minor for pianoforte, op. 118, no. 6
Intermezzo in E major for pianoforte, op. 116, no. 4
Intermezzo in E major for pianoforte, op. 116, no. 6
Intermezzo in E minor for pianoforte, op. 119, no. 2
Intermezzo in F minor for pianoforte, op. 118, no. 4
Liebeslieder Walzer, op. 52 - excerpt(s) from
Motet: 'Ich aber bin elend'
Motet: 'Ach, armer Welt'
Motet: 'Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sind'
Neue Liebeslieder, Walzer, op. 65
Overture: "Academic festival", op. 80
Overture: "Tragic", op. 81
Pianoforte concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Pianoforte concerto no. 2 in B flat, op. 83
Prelude & Fugue in G minor, WoO10
Prelude and Fugue in A minor. "The Romantic"
Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, no. 1 in C minor, op. 51, no. 1
Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, no. 2 in A minor, op. 51, no. 2
Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, no. 3 in B flat major, op. 67
Quartet for violin, viola, violoncello and pianoforte, no. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Quartet for violin, viola, violoncello and pianoforte, no. 2 in A major, op. 26
Quartet for violin, viola, violoncello and pianoforte, no. 3 in C minor, op. 60
Quintet for clarinet, two violins, viola and violoncello, in B minor, op. 115
Quintet for two violins, two violas and violoncello, in G major, op. 111
Quintet in F minor for pianoforte, two violins, viola and violoncello, op. 34
Quintet no. 1 in F major for two violins, two violas and violoncello, op. 88
Rhapsodie for alto voice, male chorus, chorus and orchestra, op. 53
Rhapsodie in B minor for pianoforte, op. 79, no. 1
Rhapsodie in E flat for pianoforte, op. 119, no. 4
Rhapsodie in G minor for pianoforte, op. 79, no. 2
Romance in F major for pianoforte, op. 118, no. 5
Sapphische Ode, op. 94, no. 4
Serenade no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Serenade no. 2 in A major, op. 16
Sextet for two violins, two violas, and two violoncellos, in B flat, op. 18
Sextet for two violins, two violas, and two violoncellos, in G major, op. 36
Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte in E flat, op. 120, no. 2 (1974), (arr. Brahms for viola and pianoforte, 1895)
Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte, no. 1 in F minor, op. 120, no. 1
Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte, no. 2 in E flat, op. 120, no. 2
Sonata for violin and pianoforte, no. 1 in G major, op. 78, 'Regen-Sonate'
Sonata for violin and pianoforte, no. 2 in A major, op. 100
Sonata for violin and pianoforte, no. 3 in D minor, op. 108
Sonata for violoncello and pianoforte, no. 1 in E minor, op. 38
Sonata for violoncello and pianoforte, no. 2 in F major, op. 99 (1886)
Sonata in D major for violoncello and pianoforte, op. 78
Sonata in F minor for two pianofortes, op. 34b
Sonata no. 1 in C major for pianoforte, op. 1
Sonata no. 2 in F sharp minor for pianoforte, op. 2
Sonata no. 3 in F minor for pianoforte, op. 5
Sonatensatz in C minor for violin and piano
Song (song cycle): Four Serious Songs for women's chorus, two horns and harp, op. 17
Song (vocal quartet): "Fahr'wohl" for unaccompanied vocal quartet, op. 93a, no. 4
Song (vocal quartet): Quartets (3) for mixed voices and pianoforte, op. 31 - excerpt(s) from
Song (vocal quartet): Quartets (4) for mixed voices, op. 92 - excerpt(s) from
Song cycle: "Vier ernste Gesänge" (Four Serious Songs), op. 121
Song cycle: "Zigeunerlieder" ("Gypsy Songs"), op. 103 - excerpt(s) from
Song cycle: “Romanzen aus Magelone”, op. 33
Song of Destiny (Schicksalslied) for chorus and orchestra, op. 53
Song: "Alte Liebe", op. 72, no. 1
Song: "An Die Nachtigall", op. 46, no. 4
Song: "An ein Veilchen", op. 49, no. 2
Song: "Auf dem kirchhofe"
Song: "Auf dem Kirchhofe" (orch. Reger)
Song: "Auf dem see", op. 59, no. 2
Song: "Barcarolle", op. 44, no. 3
Song: "Blinde Kuh"
Song: "Botschaft", op. 47, no. 1
Song: "Das Lied vom Herrn von Falkenstein," op. 32, no. 4
Song: "Das Mädchen spricht"
Song: "Das Mädchen"
Song: "Dein Blaues Auge", op. 59, no. 8
Song: "Der Gang zum Liebchen"
Song: "Der Jäger", op. 22, no. 4
Song: "Der Schmied", op. 19, no. 4
Song: "Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht", op. 96, no. 1
Song: "Des Liebsten Schwur"
Song: "Die Mainacht", op. 43, no. 2 (1866)
Song: "Es träumte mir", op. 57, no. 3
Song: "Feld einsamkeit"
Song: "Geistliches Wiegenlied", op. 91, no. 2 [See Two songs for contralto with viola obligato, op. 91]
Song: "Gestillte Sehnsucht", op. 91, no. 1 [See Two songs for contralto with viola obligato op. 91]
Song: "Greisengesang" (orch. Brahms)
Song: "Immer leiser wird mein schlummer"
Song: "Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer" (orch. Reger)
Song: "In Waldeseinsamkeit"
Song: "Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn" (from 'Zigeunerlieder')
Song: "Liebe kam aus fernen Landen"
Song: "Liebesklage des Mädchens"
Song: "Meine Liebe ist grün," op. 63, no. 5
Song: "Meine Lieder", op. 106, no. 4
Song: "Memnon", op. 6 (orch. Brahms)
Song: "Murrays Ermordung", op. 14 no. 3
Song: "Muss es eine Treunung geben"
Song: "Nachlang"
Song: "Nachtigallen schwingen"
Song: "Nachtwandler"
Song: "Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen", op. 32, no. 2
Song: "O komme, holde Sommernacht", op. 58, no. 4
Song: "O kühler Wald" op. 72, no. 3
Song: "O wüsst' ich doch den weg zurück", op. 63, no. 8
Song: "Parole"
Song: "Ruhe, Süssliebchen, im Schatten", op. 33, no. 9
Song: "Sandmännchen"
Song: "Sind es Schmerzen," op. 33, no. 3
Song: "So willst du des Armen", op. 33, no. 5 (Die Schone Malegone)
Song: "Sonntags"
Song: "Ständchen"
Song: "Steig' auf geliebter Schatten"
Song: "Therese", op. 86, no. 1
Song: "Treue Liebe", op. 7, no. 1
Song: "Ueber die See", op. 69, no. 7
Song: "Unbewegte laue Luft", op. 57, no. 8
Song: "Unüberwindlich", op. 72, no. 5
Song: "Vergebliches Ständchen", op. 84, no. 4
Song: "Verzagen"
Song: "Von ewiger Liebe" op. 43, no. 1
Song: "Von waldbekränzter Höhe" op. 57
Song: "Wehe so willst du mich wieder"
Song: "Weit uber das Feld", op. 3, no. 2
Song: "Wenn du nur zuweilen Lächelst", op. 57, no. 2
Song: "Wie froh und frisch mein Sinn sich hebt", op. 33, no. 14
Song: "Wie melodien zieht es mir leise durch den sinn"
Song: "Wiegenlied"
Souvenir de la Russie for piano duet
Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73
Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90
Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98
Trio in A major for pianoforte, violin and violoncello, op. post
Trio in A minor for pianoforte, clarinet and violoncello, op. 114
Trio in B major for pianoforte, violin and violoncello, op. 8
Trio in C major for pianoforte, violin and violoncello, op. 87
Trio in C minor for pianoforte, violin and violoncello, op. 101
Trio in E flat major for pianoforte, violin and horn, op. 40
Two Hungarian dances, in F and G minor, arr. Brahms for full orchestra
Two Hungarian dances, in F and G minor, arr. Joachim for violin and piano
Two songs for contralto with viola obligato, op. 91
Variations and fugue for pianoforte on a theme by Handel, op. 24
Variations for orchestra on a theme by Haydn 'St Anthony Chorale', op. 56a
Variations on a Hungarian song, op. 21, no. 2
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op. 56b, for two pianofortes
Variations on a theme by Paganini, op. 35
Variations on a theme by Schumann for piano duet, op. 23
Variations on a theme by Schumann, op. 9
Variations on an original theme, in D major, op. 21, no. 1
Variations on an original theme, op. 21, no. 2
Violin concerto in D, op. 77
Zigeunerlieder for four voices, op. 103

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