Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Germany · Romanticism (1815—1890)

As a performer: pianist

2 Cadenzas to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, WoO 12 (1855-61)	WoO 12
2 Gavottes for piano, WoO 3 (1854-55)	WoO 3
2 Gigues for piano, WoO 4 (1855)	WoO 4
2 Rhapsodies for piano, Op. 79 (1879)	Op. 79
2 Sarabandes for piano, WoO 5 (1854-55)	WoO 5
2 Songs for voice, viola and piano, Op. 91	Op. 91
3 Duets for soprano, alto and piano, Op. 20 (1858-60)	Op. 20
3 Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 (1892)	Op. 117
3 Motets for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 110 (1889)	Op. 110
3 Quartets for mixed voices and piano, Op. 31 (1859-63)	Op. 31
3 Quartets for mixed voices and piano, Op. 64 (1864-74)	Op. 64
3 Sacred Choruses for female voices a cappella, Op. 37 (1859-63)	Op. 37
3 Songs for six-part mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 42 (1859-61)	Op. 42
4 Ballades and Romances for two voices and piano, Op. 75 (1877-78)	Op. 75
4 Ballades for piano, Op. 10 (1854)	Op. 10
4 Duets for alto, baritone and piano, Op. 28 (1860-62)	Op. 28
4 Duets for soprano, alto and piano, Op. 61	Op. 61
4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 (1893)	Op. 119
4 Quartets for mixed voices and piano, Op. 92 (1877-84)	Op. 92
4 Songs for female chorus, two horns and harp, Op. 17 (1860)	Op. 17
4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 46 (1864-68)	Op. 46
4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 70 (1875-77)	Op. 70
4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 96 (1884)	Op. 96
4 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 43 (1857-64)	Op. 43
5 Duets for soprano, alto and piano, Op. 66 (1873-75)	Op. 66
5 Songs for male chorus a cappella, Op. 41 (1861-62)	Op. 41
5 Songs for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 104 (1886-88)	Op. 104
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 19 (1858-59)	Op. 19
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 47 (1858-68)	Op. 47
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 49 (1867-68)	Op. 49
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 71 (1877)	Op. 71
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 72 (1876-77)	Op. 72
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 94 (1883-84)	Op. 94
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 105 (1886-88)	Op. 105
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 106 (1885-88)	Op. 106
5 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 107 (1886-88)	Op. 107
5 Studies for piano, arrangements of works by Chopin, Weber and Bach, Anh. 1a/1	Anh. 1a/1
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118 (1893)	Op. 118
6 Quartets for mixed voices and piano, Op. 112 (1888-91)	Op. 112
6 Songs and Romances for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 93a (1883)	Op. 93a
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 3 (1852-53)	Op. 3
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 6 (1852-53)	Op. 6
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 7 (1851-53)	Op. 7
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 86 (1877-79)	Op. 86
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 85 (1878-82)	Op. 85
6 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 97 (1885)	Op. 97
7 Fantasies for piano, Op. 116 (1892)	Op. 116
7 Songs for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 62 (1873-74)	Op. 62
7 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 48	Op. 48
7 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 95 (1883-84)	Op. 95
8 German Folk Songs for female chorus with piano ad libitum, WoO 36 (1859-62)	WoO 36
8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76 (1871-78)	Op. 76
8 Songs and Romances for voice and piano, Op. 14 (1858)	Op. 14
8 Songs and Romances for voice and piano, Op. 57 (c. 1871)	Op. 57
8 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 58 (1871)	Op. 58
8 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 59 (1870-73)	Op. 59
9 Songs and Romances for voice and piano, Op. 32 (1864)	Op. 32
9 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 63 (1873-74)	Op. 63
9 Songs for voice and piano, Op. 69 (1877)	Op. 69
11 Chorale Preludes for organ, Op. 122 (1896)	Op. 122
12 German Folk Songs for mixed chorus, WoO 35 (1857-64)	WoO 35
12 Songs and Romances for female chorus, Op. 44 (1859-60)	Op. 44
13 Canons for female voices a cappella, Op. 113	Op. 113
14 German Folk Songs for mixed chorus a cappella, WoO 34 (1857-64)	WoO 34
15 Children's Folk Songs for voice and piano, WoO 31 (1857)	WoO 31
15 Children’s Folk Songs for voice and piano (individual songs), WoO 31 (1857)	WoO 31
16 German Folk Songs for female chorus with piano ad libitum, WoO 37 (1859-62)	WoO 37
16 Waltzes for piano four hands, Op. 39 (1865)	Op. 39
20 German Folk Songs for female chorus with piano ad libitum, WoO 38 (1859-62)	WoO 38
20 Ländler by Schubert for piano, two or four hands (arranged by Brahms), Anh. 1a/6 (c. 1869)	Anh. 1a/6
21 Hungarian Dances for piano four hands, WoO 1	WoO 1
28 German Folk Songs for voice and piano, WoO 32 (1858)	WoO 32
49 German Folk Songs for voice and piano, WoO 33 (1893-94)	WoO 33
49 German Folk Songs for voice and piano (individual songs), WoO 33 (1893-94)	WoO 33
51 Exercises for piano, WoO 6	WoO 6
“A German Requiem” for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 45 (1865-68)	Op. 45
Academic Festival Overture for orchestra, Op. 80 (1880)	Op. 80
“Album Leaf” in A minor for piano, Anh. deest (1853)	Anh. deest
Alto Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and orchestra, Op. 53 (1869)	Op. 53
“Ave Maria” for female chorus and orchestra (or organ), Op. 12 (1858)	Op. 12
Bach’s Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 (arranged by Brahms for the left hand), Anh. 1a/1/5 (1877)	Anh. 1a/1/5
Cadenza to Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052, WoO 11 (1855-61)	WoO 11
Cadenza to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, WoO 14 (1855-61)	WoO 14
Cadenza to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, WoO 15 (1855-61)	WoO 15
Cadenzas to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, WoO 13 (1855-61)	WoO 13
Canon in F minor for piano, Anh. 3/2 (c. 1864)	Anh. 3/2
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 (1862-65)	Op. 38
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886)	Op. 99
Chorale Prelude and Fugue “O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid” for organ, WoO 7	WoO 7
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 (1891)	Op. 115
“Dank der Damen”, table song for six-part mixed chorus and piano, Op. 93b (1884)	Op. 93b
“Dein Herzlein mild” for female voices a cappella, WoO 19 (1860)	WoO 19
“Dem dunklen Schoß der heilgen Erde” for mixed chorus, WoO 20 (1860-69)	WoO 20
Double Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 (1887)	Op. 102
“Es ist das Heil uns kommen her”, motet for five-part mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 29, No. 1 (1856-60)	Op. 29, No. 1
Excerpts from cycles and other works
“F-A-E” Sonata for violin and piano, a joint work by Dietrich, Schumann and Brahms (1853)
“Festive and Commemorative Sayings” for double mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 109 (1888-89)	Op. 109
“Four Serious Songs” for bass and piano, Op. 121 (1896)	Op. 121
Fugue in A-flat minor for organ, WoO 8 (1856)	WoO 8
“Funeral Song” for mixed chorus and wind instruments, Op. 13 (1858-59)	Op. 13
Gavotte in A major for piano from Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Aulide” (arranged by Brahms), Anh. 1a/2 (1871)	Anh. 1a/2
“Grausam erweiset sich Amor”, canon for female voices, WoO 24 (c. 1863)	WoO 24
“Gypsy Songs”, 11 songs for vocal quartet and piano, Op. 103 (1887-88)	Op. 103
Horn Trio in E-flat major for horn, violin and piano, Op. 40 (1865)	Op. 40
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, WoO 1, No. 1 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 1
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor, WoO 1, No. 2 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 2
Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major, WoO 1, No. 3 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 3
Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F minor, WoO 1, No. 4 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 4
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor, WoO 1, No. 5 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 5
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-flat major, WoO 1, No. 6 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 6
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in F major, WoO 1, No. 7 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 7
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor, WoO 1, No. 8 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 8
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor, WoO 1, No. 9 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 9
Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E major, WoO 1, No. 10 (1858-68)	WoO 1, No. 10
Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D minor, WoO 1, No. 11 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 11
Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor, WoO 1, No. 12 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 12
Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D major, WoO 1, No. 13 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 13
Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor, WoO 1, No. 14 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 14
Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B-flat major, WoO 1, No. 15 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 15
Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F minor, WoO 1, No. 16 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 16
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor, WoO 1, No. 17 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 17
Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major, WoO 1, No. 18 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 18
Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor, WoO 1, No. 19 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 19
Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor, WoO 1, No. 20 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 20
Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor, WoO 1, No. 21 (1879-80)	WoO 1, No. 21
“Hymn in Veneration of the Great Joachim” for two violins and cello (or double bass), Anh. 3/1 (1853)	Anh. 3/1
Kyrie in G minor for mixed chorus and basso continuo, WoO 17 (1856)	WoO 17
“Liebeslieder Waltzes”, 18 waltzes for piano four hands, Op. 52a (1874)	Op. 52a
“Liebeslieder Waltzes”, 18 waltzes for vocal quartet and piano four hands, Op. 52 (1869)	Op. 52
Liszt’s “Rákóczi March” for piano (arranged by Brahms, fragment), Anh. 3/10 (c. 1853)	Anh. 3/10
“Little Wedding Cantata” for soprano, mixed chorus and piano, WoO 16 (1874)	WoO 16
“Mir lächelt kein Frühling”, canon for female voices, WoO 25	WoO 25
Missa canonica in C major for mixed chorus and basso continuo (unfinished), WoO 18 (1856-57)	WoO 18
“Moonlit Night”, song for voice and piano, WoO 21 (c. 1853)	WoO 21
Moscheles’s Cadenza to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (formerly attributed to Brahms), Anh. 4/7	Anh. 4/7
“Nänie” for mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 82 (1880-81)	Op. 82
“New Love Song Waltzes”, 15 waltzes for piano four hands, Op. 65a (1875)	Op. 65a
“New Love Songs”, 15 waltzes for vocal quartet and piano four hands, Op. 65 (1874)	Op. 65
“O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf”, motet for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 74, No. 2 (1863-64)	Op. 74, No. 2
“O wie sanft”, canon for female voices, WoO 26 (c. 1870)	WoO 26
“Ophelia Songs”, 5 songs for soprano with piano ad libitum, WoO 22 (1873)	WoO 22
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (1854-59)	Op. 15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (1878-81)	Op. 83
Piano Piece in B-flat major, Anh. 3/4 (1859-62)	Anh. 3/4
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861)	Op. 25
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26 (1861)	Op. 26
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60	Op. 60
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (1864)	Op. 34
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 (1852-53)	Op. 1
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2 (1852)	Op. 2
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 (1853)	Op. 5
Piano Trio in A major (attribution to Brahms doubtful), Anh. 4/5	Anh. 4/5
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (1853-54)	Op. 8
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 (1880-82)	Op. 87
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 (1886)	Op. 101
Prelude and Fugue in A minor for organ, WoO 9 (1856)	WoO 9
Prelude and Fugue in G minor for organ, WoO 10 (1857)	WoO 10
Presto after the finale of Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 (arranged for piano by Brahms, first version), Anh. 1a/1/3 (1877)	Anh. 1a/1/3
Presto after the finale of Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 (arranged for piano by Brahms, second version), Anh. 1a/1/4 (1877)	Anh. 1a/1/4
Psalm 13 for female chorus and organ, Op. 27 (1859)	Op. 27
“Rain Song”, song for voice and piano, WoO 23 (1872)	WoO 23
“Rinaldo”, cantata for tenor, male chorus and orchestra, Op. 50 (1863-68)	Op. 50
Romances and Songs for one or two voices and piano, Op. 84 (1881-82)	Op. 84
Rondo after the finale of Weber’s Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 24 (arranged by Brahms), Anh. 1a/1/2 (1852)	Anh. 1a/1/2
“Sacred Song” for mixed chorus and organ, Op. 30 (1856)	Op. 30
“Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz”, motet for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 29, No. 2 (1856-60)	Op. 29, No. 2
Scherzo for piano in E-flat minor, Op. 4 (1851)	Op. 4
Scherzo in C minor for violin and piano from the “F-A-E” Sonata, WoO 2 (1853)	WoO 2
Scherzo in E-flat major from Schumann’s Piano Quintet (arranged for piano by Brahms), Anh. 1a/7 (1854)	Anh. 1a/7
Schubert’s Impromptu in E-flat major for the left hand (attribution to Brahms doubtful), Anh. 4/2	Anh. 4/2
Serenade No. 1 in D major for orchestra, Op. 11 (1857-58)	Op. 11
Serenade No. 2 in A major for orchestra, Op. 16 (1858-59)	Op. 16
Sonata for clarinet (or viola) and piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1 (1894)	Op. 120, No. 1
Sonata for clarinet (or viola) and piano No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)	Op. 120, No. 2
Sonata for two pianos in F minor, Op. 34b (1863)	Op. 34b
“Song of Destiny” for mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 54 (1868-71)	Op. 54
“Song of the Fates” for six-part mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 89 (1882)	Op. 89
“Songs of Mary”, 7 songs for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 22 (1859-60)	Op. 22
“Souvenir de la Russie”, 6 fantasies for piano four hands (attribution doubtful), Anh. 4/6 (c. 1852)	Anh. 4/6
“Spruch”, canon for voice and viola, WoO 27 (1854-55)	WoO 27
String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1 (1866-73)	Op. 51, No. 1
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 (1865-73)	Op. 51, No. 2
String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67 (1875)	Op. 67
String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88 (1882)	Op. 88
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 (1890)	Op. 111
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18 (1859-60)	Op. 18
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 (1864-65)	Op. 36
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68	Op. 68
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1877)	Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1883)	Op. 90
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (1884-85)	Op. 98
“The Beautiful Magelone”, 15 romances for voice and piano, Op. 33 (1861-69)	Op. 33
Theme and Variations in D minor for piano, arrangement of the second movement of String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18b (1860)	Op. 18b
“Töne, lindernder Klang”, canon for female or mixed voices, WoO 28 (c. 1861)	WoO 28
Tragic Overture for orchestra, Op. 81 (1880)	Op. 81
Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello and piano in A minor, Op. 114 (1891)	Op. 114
“Triumphal Song” for baritone, double mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 55 (1870-71)	Op. 55
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in B-flat major for piano, Op. 24 (1861)	Op. 24
Variations on a Hungarian Song in D major for piano, Op. 21, No. 2 (1853-56)	Op. 21, No. 2
Variations on a Theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a (1873)	Op. 56a
Variations on a Theme by Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b (1873)	Op. 56b
Variations on a Theme by Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b (1873)	Op. 56b
Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A minor for piano, Op. 35 (1862-63)	Op. 35
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in E-flat major for piano four hands, Op. 23 (1861)	Op. 23
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F-sharp minor for piano, Op. 9 (1854)	Op. 9
Variations on an Original Theme in D major for piano, Op. 21, No. 1 (1857)	Op. 21, No. 1
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (1878)	Op. 77
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 (1878-79)	Op. 78
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (1886)	Op. 100
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 (1886-88)	Op. 108
“Wann?”, canon for soprano and alto, WoO 29 (c. 1881)	WoO 29
“Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen?”, motet for mixed chorus a cappella, Op. 74, No. 1 (1877)	Op. 74, No. 1
“Zu Rauch muss werden”, canon for mixed voices, WoO 30 (c. 1870)	WoO 30