List of compositions by Johannes Brahms
The following is a list of compositions by Johannes Brahms, classified by genre and type of work.
# | Title | Scoring | Date | Notes |
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Orchestral works | ||||
Symphonies | ||||
Op. 68 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor | orchestra | 1854–76 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1877 |
Op. 73 | Symphony No. 2 in D major | orchestra | 1877 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1877;
arr. for 2 pianos published 1891 (not by Brahms?) |
Op. 90 | Symphony No. 3 in F major | orchestra | 1883 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1883;
arr. for 2 pianos 1884 |
Op. 98 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor | orchestra | 1884–85 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1886;
arr. for 2 pianos 1887 |
Serenades | ||||
Op. 11 | Serenade No. 1 in D major | orchestra | 1857–58 | original version for wind/string octet 1857 (discarded), 2nd version for chamber nonet 1857 (lost);
revised for chamber orchestra 1858 (lost); revised and adapted for full orchestra 1858–59; arr. for piano 4-hands 1859–60 |
Op. 16 | Serenade No. 2 in A major | orchestra | 1858–59 | original version for full orchestra 1858 (lost?), 2nd version for chamber orchestra (no violin/trumpet/trombone/percussion) 1859;
revised 1875; arr. for piano 4-hands 1875 |
Overtures | ||||
Op. 80 | Academic Festival Overture | orchestra | 1880 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1880 |
Op. 81 | Tragic Overture | orchestra | 1880 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1880 |
Other orchestral works | ||||
Op. 56a | Variations on a Theme by Haydn ("Saint Anthony Variations") | orchestra | 1873 | orchestration of Op. 56b |
Piano concertos | ||||
Op. 15 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor | piano, orchestra | 1854–58 | original version as Sonata for Two Pianos 1854 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), 2nd version as Symphony in D minor in 4 mvts (4th mvt never written) 1854–55 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), final version (Piano Concerto) in 3 mvts (only 1st mvt from previous versions, 2nd & 3rd mvts new) 1855–58;
two piano version 1855–56; revised 1859; r. for piano 4-hands 1864 |
Op. 83 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major | piano, orchestra | 1878–81 | 4 mvts;
middle two mvts (Scherzo & Andante) arr. from the discarded middle two mvts (Anh. 2a/1) of the original version of the Violin Concerto Op. 77; arr. for 2 pianos 1881; cello solo theme of 3rd mvt arr. 1886 as a song Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer Op. 105 No. 2 |
Other concertos | ||||
Op. 77 | Violin Concerto in D major | violin, orchestra | 1878 | original version in 4 mvts, final version in 3 mvts: the previous middle two mvts (Scherzo & Andante, Anh. 2a/1) were removed and replaced by a single Adagio;
original version's two discarded middle mvts incorporated into Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 83; rr. for violin and piano 1878 |
Op. 102 | Double Concerto in A minor | violin, cello, orchestra | 1887 | |
Chamber works | ||||
Sonatas | ||||
Violin sonatas | ||||
W. 2 | Scherzo in C minor | violin, piano | 1853 | written as the 3rd mvt of the F-A-E Sonata, the other 3 mvts written by Robert Schumann and Albert Dietrich;
Brahms' Scherzo published 1927 (entire Sonata published 1935) |
Op. 78 | Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major ("Rain Sonata") | violin, piano | 1878–79 | the main recurring (cyclic) theme of all 3 mvts is taken from the common theme of two songs: Regenlied ("Rain song") & Nachklang ("Echo") Op. 59 Nos. 3 & 4 |
Op. 100 | Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major | violin, piano | 1886 | themes from the songs Op. 63 No. 5, Op. 97 No. 5, Op. 105 Nos. 1, 2, and 4 are used throughout the sonata |
Op. 108 | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor | violin, piano | 1886–88 | 4 mvts |
Cello sonatas | ||||
Op. 38 | Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor | cello, piano | 1862 & 65
I–III: 1862 |
originally 4 mvts, the 2nd mvt Adagio (Anh. 2a/9) was discarded, leaving the 3rd mvt Minuet to become the 2nd mvt;
3 mvt version arr. for viola and piano 1887 |
Op. 99 | Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major | cello, piano | 1886 | |
Clarinet (or Viola) sonatas | ||||
Op. 120 | 2 Clarinet (or Viola) Sonatas
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clarinet (or viola), piano | 1894 | alternate version: clarinet part may be played by violin;
arr. for viola and piano 1895 |
Piano and strings | ||||
Piano trios | ||||
A. 4/5 | Piano Trio in A major | piano, violin, cello | 1853–55 | discovered 1924; authorship doubtful, attributed to Brahms as an early composition, possibly written by Albert Dietrich;published 1938 |
Op. 8 | Piano Trio No. 1 in B major/minor | piano, violin, cello | 1854, 2nd version 1889; | Brahms wrote several other Piano Trios prior to November 1854 (Anh. 2a/6) when this one was published, including likely another composed concurrent with this one, all destroyed |
Op. 87 | Piano Trio No. 2 in C major | piano, violin, cello | 1880 & 82 | Brahms wrote another Piano Trio concurrent to this one, in E♭ major (Anh. 2a/7); in 1880 he had completed the 1st mvt Allegros of each, but they were put aside until 1882, when the E♭ major Trio was destroyed and this Trio's remaining 3 mvts were written |
Op. 101 | Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor | piano, violin, cello | 1886 | |
Piano quartets | ||||
Op. 25 | Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor | piano, violin, viola, cello | 1856–61 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1870 |
Op. 26 | Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major | piano, violin, viola, cello | 1861 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1872 |
Op. 60 | Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor ("Werther Quartet") | piano, violin, viola, cello | 1875 | |
Piano quintets | ||||
Op. 34 | Piano Quintet in F minor | piano, 2 violins, viola, cello | 1864 | original version as String Quintet for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos written 1862 (destroyed later), 2nd version as Sonata for Two Pianos Op. 34 written 1863 |
Clarinet | ||||
Op. 114 | Clarinet Trio in A minor | clarinet, cello, piano | 1891 | alternate versions: clarinet part may be played by viola or violin |
Op. 115 | Clarinet Quintet in B minor | clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello | 1891 | |
Horn | ||||
Op. 40 | Horn Trio in E♭ major | horn (natural, in E♭), violin, piano | 1865 | theme of Trio section of 2nd mvt Scherzo taken from Albumblatt written 1853;
alternate versions: original ms specifies horn part may be played by cello; also later (1884 publication) by viola |
A. 4/1 | 12 Etudes | trumpet or horn | authorship doubtful | |
String ensembles | ||||
String trios | ||||
A. 3/1 | Trio "Hymn in Veneration of the Great Joachim" in A major | 2 violins, cello/double bass | 1853 | |
String quartets | ||||
Op. 51 | 2 String Quartets
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2 violins, viola, cello | 1865–73 | Brahms wrote 20 String Quartets prior to these two (Anh. 2a/5), all destroyed; both arr. for piano 4-hands 1873 |
Op. 67 | String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ major | 2 violins, viola, cello | 1875 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1875 |
String quintets | ||||
Op. 88 | String Quintet No. 1 in F major | 2 violins, 2 violas, cello | 1882 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1882 |
Op. 111 | String Quintet No. 2 in G major (Prater) | 2 violins, 2 violas, cello | 1890 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1890 |
String sextets | ||||
Op. 18 | String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos | 1860 | 2nd mvt arr. for piano solo in 1860 as Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18b;
arr. for piano 4-hands 1860–61 |
Op. 36 | String Sextet No. 2 in G major | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos | 1864–65 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1865–66 |
Keyboard works | ||||
Piano solo | ||||
Piano sonatas | ||||
Op. 2 | Piano Sonata No. 2 in F♯ minor | piano | 1852 | 2nd mvt is a theme and variations on the old German Minnelied Mir ist leide |
Op. 1 | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major | piano | 1853 | 2nd mvt is a theme and variations on the old German Minnelied Verstohlen geht der Mond auf, later set for female chorus and piano as Ständchen WoO 38 No. 20;
the ms is entitled Sonata No. 4; as Op. 2 was written before this one, Brahms wrote two other Piano Sonatas prior to this (Anh. 2a/15) that he destroyed |
Op. 5 | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor | piano | 1853 | |
Variations | ||||
Op. 9 | Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F♯ minor | piano | 1854 | |
Op. 21 | 2 Sets of Variations
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piano | 1854 & 57
1. 1857 |
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Op. 18b | Theme and Variations in D minor | piano | 1860 | transcription of 2nd mvt of String Sextet No. 1 Op. 18;
published 1927 |
Op. 24 | Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in B♭ major ("Handel Variations") | piano | 1861 | |
Op. 35 | Etudes for Piano: Variations on a Theme of Paganini | piano | 1863 | |
A. 3/6 | Variation on a Theme by Schumann in F♯ minor | piano | 1868 | |
Character pieces | ||||
Op. 4 | Scherzo in E♭ minor | piano | 1851 | |
Op. 10 | 4 Ballades
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piano | 1854 | |
A. 1a/7 | Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet (Op. 44): Scherzo (arr. by JB) | piano | 1854 | |
W. 3 | 2 Gavottes
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piano | 1855 | |
W. 4 | 2 Gigues
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piano | 1855 | published 1927 |
W. 5 | 2 Sarabandes
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piano | 1854–55 | published 1917 |
A. 3/3 | Kreis Kanon ("Circle Canon") | piano | 1856 | |
A. 3/2 | Canon in F minor | piano | 1864 | |
A. 3/5 | Canon in D minor, on the theme of Robert Schumann's Waltz from Papillons (Op. 2 No. 7) | piano | ||
A. 1a/2 | Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte in A major (arr. by JB) | piano | 1871 | published 1872 |
Op. 76 | 8 Pieces for Piano
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piano | 1878 | |
Op. 79 | 2 Rhapsodies
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piano | 1879 | |
Op. 116 | 7 Fantasies
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piano | 1892 | |
Op. 117 | 3 Intermezzi
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piano | 1892 | |
Op. 118 | 6 Pieces for Piano
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piano | 1893 | |
Op. 119 | 4 Pieces for Piano
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piano | 1893 | |
Studies | ||||
A. 1a/1 Book 1 |
Studien (2 "Studies")
Book 1:
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piano | 1852 & 62
1. 1852 |
published 1869 |
A. 1a/1 Book 2 |
Studien (3 "Studies")
Book 2:
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piano | 1877 | published 1878 |
A. 4/2 | Study for the Left Hand, arr. of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in E♭ (Op. 90 No. 2, D. 899 No. 2) | piano | despite the title, this is for two-hands: the "exercise" is for the dexterity of the left hand and basically consists of Schubert's treble (RH) and bass (LH) staves swapped;
authorship doubtful, possibly spurious, attributed to Brahms; published 1927 | |
W. 6 | 51 Übungen ("51 Exercises") | piano | 1850–93 | published 1893 |
Cadenzas | ||||
W. 11 | Cadenza for J.S. Bach's Concerto No. 1 in D minor (BWV 1052) | harpsichord or piano | 1855–61 | published 1927 |
A. 4/7 | Cadenza for Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (Opus 37): 1st mvt | piano | spurious, misattributed to Brahms, actually composed by Ignaz Moscheles;
published 1927 | |
W. 12 | 2 Cadenzas for Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (Opus 58)
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piano | 1855–61 | published 1927 |
W. 13 | 2 Cadenzas for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453)
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piano | 1855–61 | published 1927 |
A. 4/4 | Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466): 1st mvt | piano | authorship doubtful | |
W. 14 | Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466) | piano | 1855–61 | published 1927 |
W. 15 | Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor (K. 491) | piano | 1855–61 | published 1927 |
Other piano works | ||||
A. deest | Française, on favourite opera themes
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piano | 1836 | spurious, published 1836 as by the pseudonymous composer "G. W. Marks", misattributed to Brahms (he was 3 years old at the time this was written and published) |
A. 3/10 | Rákóczy March | piano | 1853 | incomplete, fragment |
A. deest | Albumblatt ("Album Leaf") in A minor (Allegro con espressioni) | piano | 1853 | discovered April 2011,[1] premiered by Craig Sheppard April 2011,[2] published January 2012;[3]
theme used in Trio section of 2nd mvt Scherzo of Horn Trio Op. 40 |
A. 2a/14 | Suite in A minor | piano | 1855 | unfinished: Prelude and Aria only;
formerly lost |
A. 3/4 | Piano Piece in B♭ major | piano | 1859–62 | |
Piano duo | ||||
Piano four-hands | ||||
A. 4/6 | Souvenir de la Russie
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piano 4-hands | 1852 | published as Transcriptions en forme de fantaisies sur des airs russes et bohémiens as "Op. 151" of the pseudonymous composer "G. W. Marks", probably misattributed to Brahms;
published 1852 |
A. 1a/3 | Joseph Joachim: Hamlet Overture (Op. 4) (arr. by JB) | piano 4-hands | 1853–54 | |
A. 1a/8 | Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet (Op. 47) (arr. by JB) | piano 4-hands | 1855 | published 1864 |
A. 2b/5 | Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet (Op. 44) (arr. by JB) | piano 4-hands | 1857 | lost?; a piano duet arrangement of this Quintet exists and has been published (mis?)attributed to Clara Schumann, which is likely this one by Brahms; Brahms is known to have given his manuscript to Clara in 1857, who edited it and made some small revisions; it isn't likely that she would then make a whole completely new version of her own from scratch |
Op. 23 | Variations on a Theme by Schumann ("Schumann Variations") | piano 4-hands | 1861 | |
Op. 39 | 16 Waltzes
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piano 4-hands | 1865 | arr. for piano solo 1865 (keys for Nos. 13–16 transposed half-step down);
simplified arr. for piano solo 1865 (key for No. 6 transposed half-step down); arr. for 2-pianos (unfinished, only Nos. 1, 2, 11, 14, 15 completed) (keys for Nos. 14 & 15 transposed half-step down) |
W. 1 Book 1–2 |
Ungarische Tänze (10 "Hungarian Dances")
Book 1:
Book 2:
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piano 4-hands | 1858–68 | published 1869;
arr. for piano solo in 1872; Nos. 1, 3, 10 arr. for orchestra in 1873 |
A. 1a/6 | Franz Schubert: 20 Ländler
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1–16. piano 4-hands 17–20. piano |
1869 | D. 366 No. 17 for piano solo is the same Ländler as D. 814 No. 1 for piano duet; #17 in Brahms' set is a piano solo arr. of D. 814 No. 1, though markedly different from Schubert's piano solo version D. 366 No. 17;
published 1869 |
A. deest | Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena: Gavotte in A major (arr. by JB) | piano 4-hands | [4] published 1901 | |
Op. 52a | Liebeslieder-Walzer ("Love Song Waltzes") | piano 4-hands | 1874 | arr. of Op. 52 |
Op. 65a | Neue Liebeslieder ("New Love Songs") | piano 4-hands | 1875 | arr. of Op. 65 |
W. 1 Book 3–4 |
Ungarische Tänze (11 "Hungarian Dances")
Book 3:
Book 4:
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piano 4-hands | 1879 | published 1880 |
Two pianos | ||||
A. 1a/5 | Joseph Joachim: Heinrich IV Overture (Op. 7) (arr. by JB) | 2-pianos | 1855 | published 1902 |
A. 1a/4 | Joseph Joachim: Demetrius Overture (Op. 6) (arr. by JB) | 2-pianos | 1856 | |
Op. 34b | Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor | 2-pianos | 1863 | original version as String Quintet for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos written 1862 (destroyed later), 3rd version as Piano Quintet Op. 34 written 1864 |
Op. 56b | Variations on a Theme by Haydn ("Saint Anthony Variations") | 2-pianos | 1873 | orchestrated as Op. 56a |
Organ | ||||
A. 3/9 | Henry Charles Litolff: Le Dernier Jour de la Terreur, symphonic drama (Op. 55) (arr. by JB) | harmonium or piano | 1852 | fragment; Litolff's composition was later retitled and styled "Maximilien Robespierre, tragic overture" |
W. 8 | Fugue in A♭ minor | organ | 1856 | published 1864 |
W. 9 | Prelude and Fugue in A minor | organ | 1856 | published 1927 |
W. 10 | Prelude and Fugue in G minor | organ | 1857 | published 1927 |
W. 7 | Chorale Prelude and Fugue on O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid | organ | Prelude: 1858 Fugue: 1873 |
published 1882 |
Op. 122 | 11 Chorale Preludes
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organ | 1896 | |
Vocal works | ||||
One voice | ||||
Art songs | ||||
Op. 3 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1853 | |
Op. 6 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1852–53 | |
Op. 7 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1851–53
1–2,4–5: 1852 |
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W. 21 | Mondnacht, song | voice, piano | 1853 | published 1854 |
A. 3/11 | Franz Schubert: Nachtstück (Op. 36 No. 2, D. 672) (arr. by JB) | voice, piano or harp, orchestra | fragment | |
A. 3/13 | Die Müllerin ("The Miller") | voice, piano | 1853 | incomplete |
W. 27 | Spruch, canon | voice, viola | 1854–55 | published 1927 |
Op. 14 | 8 Songs and Romances
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voice, piano | 1858 | No. 8 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1968 |
Op. 19 | 5 Poems
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voice, piano | 1858–59 | |
Op. 33 Book 1–2 |
Romanzen aus L. Tieck's Magelone (Romanzen aus Magelone), song cycle, (Magelone-Lieder or Die Schöne Magelone) (6 "Magelone Romances" or "Magelone Songs") Book 1:
Book 2:
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voice, piano | 1861–62
1–4: 1861 |
published 1865 |
A. 1a/12 | Franz Schubert: An Schwager Kronos, song (Op. 19 No. 1, D. 369) (arr. by JB) | bass, orchestra | 1862 | |
A. 1a/13 | Franz Schubert: Memnon, song (Op. 6 No. 1, D. 541) (arr. by JB) | voice, orchestra | 1862 | |
A. 1a/15 | Franz Schubert: Geheimes, song (Op. 14 No. 2, D. 719) (arr. by JB) | voice, horn, strings | 1862 | |
A. 1a/16 | Franz Schubert: Greisengesang, song (Op. 60 No. 1, D. 778) (arr. by JB) | bass, orchestra | 1862 | |
A. 1a/18 | Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang II (Op. 52 No. 2, D. 838) (arr. by JB) | soprano, 4 horns, 2 bassoons | 1862 | 1st version |
Op. 32 | 9 Songs
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voice, piano | 1864 | |
Op. 43 | 4 Songs
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voice, piano | 1860–66 | |
Op. 46 | 4 Songs
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voice, piano | 1864–68 | |
Op. 47 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1858–68
1, 2, 4: 1868 |
No. 3 arr. for 3-part female chorus 1859–62 published 1968 |
Op. 48 | 7 Songs
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voice, piano | 1853–68
1: 1859–62 |
No. 1 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1968 |
Op. 49 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1867–68
1–5: 1868, 6: 1867 |
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A. deest | Albumblatt für Clara Schumann ("Hoch auf'm Berg, tief im Tal, grüß' ich dich vieltausendmal!") ("High on the mountain, deep in the valley, I greet you many thousands of times!") in C major (Adagio) | voice | 1868 | [5] consists of 10 bars of a single line melody with no chords, and the text; ms dated Sep. 12, 1868, given to Clara S. on her birthday;
melody used in 4th mvt of Symphony No. 1 Op. 68 |
Op. 33 Book 3–5 |
Romanzen aus L. Tieck's Magelone (Romanzen aus Magelone), song cycle, (Magelone-Lieder or Die Schöne Magelone) (9 "Magelone Romances" or "Magelone Songs") Book 3:
Book 4:
Book 5:
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voice, piano | 1862–69
7: 1864 |
published 1869 |
Op. 57 | 8 Songs
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voice, piano | 1871 | |
Op. 58 | 8 Songs
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voice, piano | 1871 | |
W. 23 | Regenlied, song | voice, piano | 1872 | published 1908 |
Op. 59 | 8 Songs
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voice, piano | 1873 | the common theme of Nos. 3 & 4 (depicting the rain and its echo) was used as the main recurring theme of all 3 mvts of the Violin Sonata No. 1 Op. 78, known as the "Rain Sonata" |
W. 22 | Ophelia-Lieder ("Ophelia's Songs")
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soprano, piano ad lib | 1873 | |
Op. 63 | 9 Songs
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voice, piano | 1874 | |
Op. 69 | 9 Songs
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voice, piano | 1877 | |
Op. 70 | 4 Songs
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voice, piano | 1875–77 | |
Op. 71 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1877 | |
Op. 72 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1876–77 | |
A. 1a/9 | J. S. Bach: Sie werden euch in den Bann thun, cantata (BWV 44): Chorale Ach Gott, wie manches Herzelied (arr. by JB) | soprano and piano | 1877 | published 1877 |
Op. 85 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1878–82 | |
Op. 86 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1877–82 | |
A. 3/8 | So bello non, Neapolitan canzonetta | voice, piano | 1882 | |
Op. 91 | 2 Songs for an Alto Voice with Viola and Piano
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alto, viola, piano | 1863 & 84
1: 1884 |
No. 2 revised in 1884 |
Op. 94 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1884 | |
Op. 95 | 7 Songs
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voice, piano | 1884 | |
Op. 96 | 4 Songs
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voice, piano | 1884 | |
Op. 97 | 6 Songs
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voice, piano | 1884–85 | |
Op. 106 | 5 Songs
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female voice, piano | 1886 | |
Op. 105 | Fünf Lieder ("5 Songs")
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male voice, piano | 1886 & 88
1–2, 5: 1886 |
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Op. 107 | 5 Songs
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voice, piano | 1886–88 | |
A. 3/7 | Doch was hör ich?, aphorismus | voice | 1891 | |
Op. 121 | Vier ernste Gesänge (4 Serious Songs)
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bass, piano | 1896 | also arr. for high voice and piano |
Folksongs | ||||
W. 31 | 15 Volkskinderlieder ("15 Children's Folk Songs")
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voice, piano | 1857 | published 1858 |
W. 32 | 28 Deutsche Volkslieder ("28 German Folk Songs")
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voice, piano | 1858 | published 1926 |
Duets | ||||
Op. 20 | 3 Duets
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soprano, alto, piano | 1858–60 | |
Op. 28 | 4 Duets
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alto, baritone, piano | 1860–62 | |
A. 1a/10 | Georg Friedrich Händel: 7 Duets and 2 Trios (arr. by JB) | 2 sopranos, alto, bass, piano | 1870 | published 1870 |
Op. 61 | 4 Duets
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soprano, alto, piano | 1852–74 | |
Op. 66 | 5 Duets
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soprano, alto, piano | 1873–75 | |
Op. 75 | 4 Ballades and Romances
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2 voices, piano | 1877–78 | |
A. 1a/11 | Georg Friedrich Händel: 6 Duets (arr. by JB) | 2 sopranos, alto, piano | 1880 | published 1880 |
Op. 84 | 5 Romances and Songs
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1 or 2 voices, piano | 1881–82 | |
Quartets | ||||
Op. 31 | 3 Quartets
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mixed voices, piano | 1859 & 63
1: 1859 |
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Op. 52 | Liebeslieder-Walzer ("Love Song Waltzes")
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vocal quartet, piano 4-hands | 1869 | eight of them along with a new one later included in Op. 65 arr. for vocal quartet and small orchestra in 1869–70 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 5, 9 (Op. 65), 11, 8, 9) (the rest arr. later by Richard Sargeant) published 1938;
arr. for piano 4-hands (without voices) in 1874 as Op. 52a; arr. for voices and piano solo in 1875 |
Op. 64 | 3 Quartets
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mixed voices | 1874 | |
Op. 65 | Neue Liebeslieder ("New Love Songs")
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vocal quartet, piano 4-hands | 1869–74 | No. 9 arr. for soprano and small orchestra in 1869–70 (included with orchestrations of Op. 52) (the rest arr. later by Richard Sargeant);
arr. for piano 4-hands (without voices) in 1875 as Op. 65a; No. 4 arr. for solo voice and piano solo (lost) |
Op. 92 | 4 Quartets
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mixed voices | 1884 | |
Op. 103 | Zigeunerlieder ("Gypsy Songs"), song cycle
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vocal quartet, piano | 1887–88 | Nos. 1–7 and 11 arr. for solo voice and piano 1888 |
Op. 112 | 6 Quartets
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mixed voices, piano | 1888 & 91
1–2: 1888 |
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Choral works | ||||
Liturgical works | ||||
W. 17 | Kyrie | 4-part mixed chorus, basso continuo | 1856 | |
W. 18 | Missa canonica
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6-part mixed chorus, organ or basso continuo | 1856–61 | incomplete: missing Gloria and Credo; published 1984 |
A. 1a/19 | Franz Schubert: Große Messe (Mass No. 6), D. 950 (orchestral part transcribed by JB) | SATB chorus, piano | 1865 | |
Op. 45 | Ein deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem") | soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, organ ad lib | 1865–68 | original version with 6 mvts and baritone solos in 3rd & 5th mvts (no soprano solos) written 1865–66, new version with additional mvt with soprano solo in between mvts 4 & 5 (now mvt 5) written 1868;
2nd mvt taken from an abandoned piece written in 1854; original version arr. for piano solo 1866; new version arr. for piano 4-hands 1868; new version arr. for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, piano 4-hands 1871 (known as the "London Version") |
Motets | ||||
Op. 30 | Geistliches Lied ("Spiritual Song") | mixed chorus, organ | 1856 | |
Op. 12 | Ave Maria | female chorus, wind/string orchestra | 1858–59 | reduction of orchestra part for organ 1859 |
Op. 27 | Psalm 13 | female chorus, organ/piano | 1859 | 1st version 1859, 2nd version for female chorus, organ/piano, strings ad lib published 1927 |
Op. 29 | 2 Motets
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mixed chorus | 1860 | |
Op. 37 | 3 Sacred Choruses
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female chorus | 1859–63 | |
Op. 74 | 2 Motets
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mixed chorus | 1863 & 77
1: 1877 |
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Op. 109 | Fest- und Gedenksprüche ("Festive and Commemorative Sayings"), motet cycle
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mixed double chorus | 1889 | |
Op. 110 | 3 Motets
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mixed double chorus | 1889 | |
Cantatas | ||||
Op. 50 | Rinaldo, cantata | tenor, 4-part male chorus, orchestra | 1863 & 68 | |
W. 16 | Kleine Hochzeits-Kantate | 4-part mixed chorus, piano | 1874 | published 1927 |
Canons | ||||
A. 4/3 | Is denn mei Vater ein Leiersmann, canon | 3 voices | authorship doubtful | |
W. 28 | Töne, lindernder Klang, canon | 4-part female chorus | 1861 | arr. for mixed chorus 1871;
mixed chorus arr. published 1872 |
W. 24 | Grausam erweiset sich Amor, canon | 4-part female chorus | 1863 | published 1927 |
W. 26 | O wie sanft!, canon | 4-part female chorus | 1870 | published 1908 |
W. 30 | Zu Rauch muss werden, canon in E♭ major | 4-part mixed chorus | 1870 | 2nd version in D major 1870;
1st version published 1927 |
W. 25 | Mir lächelt kein Frühling, canon | 4-part female chorus | 1877 | published 1881 |
W. 29 | Wann?, canon | soprano, alto | 1881 | published 1885 |
Op. 113 | 13 Canons
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female chorus | 1891 | |
Folksongs | ||||
W. 36 | 8 Deutsche Volkslieder ("8 German Folk Songs")
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female chorus, piano ad lib | 1859–62 | |
W. 37 | 16 Deutsche Volkslieder ("16 German folk songs")
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female chorus, piano ad lib | 1859–62 | |
W. 38 | 20 Deutsche Volkslieder ("20 German folk songs")
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female chorus, piano ad lib | 1859–62 | |
W. 34 | 14 Deutsche Volkslieder ("14 German Folk Songs")
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4-part mixed chorus | 1857 & 64
1–3, 8–11: 13–14: 1857 |
published 1864 |
W. 35 | 12 Deutsche Volkslieder ("12 German Folk Songs")
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4-part mixed chorus, piano ad lib | 1857–64
1–7: 1857–58 |
published 1927 |
W. 33 | 49 Deutsche Volkslieder ("49 German Folk Songs")
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1-42. voice, piano 43-49. voice, small chorus ad lib, piano |
1893–94 | published 1894 |
Other choral works | ||||
A. 3/12 | Brautgesang ("Bridal Song") | soprano, 4-part female chorus, orchestra | fragment | |
Op. 13 | Begräbnisgesang ("Funeral Song") | mixed chorus, winds | 1858–59 | arr. for mixed chorus and piano 1858–59 |
Op. 17 | Vier Gesänge ("4 Songs")
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female chorus, 2 horns, harp | 1860 | |
Op. 22 | Marienlieder ("Songs for Mary")
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mixed chorus | 1859–60 | Nos. 1, 2, 4–7 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1940 |
Op. 44 | 12 Songs and Romances
Book 1:
Book 2:
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4-part female chorus, piano ad lib | 1859–60 | Nos. 1 & 9 arr. 3-part female chorus 1862 published 1968 (No. 1) & 1952 (No. 9);
Nos. 5 & 6 arr. 4-part mixed chorus 1862 unpublished |
W. 19 | Dein Herzlein mild | 4-part female chorus | 1860 | |
Op. 42 | Drei Gesänge ("3 Songs")
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6-part mixed chorus | 1859–61
1: 1859 |
reduction for piano of vocal score 1859–61 (for rehearsal only);
No. 2 arr. for 4-part female chorus 1862 published 1938 |
Op. 41 | 5 Songs
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male voices | 1861–62 | Nos. 1 & 2 arr. for female chorus published 1968 (No. 1) & 1938 (No. 2) |
Op. 53 | Rhapsody ("Alto Rhapsody") | contralto, male chorus, orchestra | 1869 | |
Op. 54 | Schicksalslied ("Song of Destiny") | 4-part mixed chorus, orchestra | 1868–71 | |
Op. 55 | Triumphlied ("Song of Triumph") | baritone, double mixed chorus, organ ad lib, orchestra | 1870–71 | arr. for piano 4-hands 1873 |
A. 1a/14 | Franz Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, song (Op. 24 No. 1, D. 583) (arr. by JB) | male chorus, orchestra | 1871 | |
A. 1a/17 | Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang II, song (Op. 52 No. 2, D. 838) (arr. by JB) | soprano, 3-part female chorus, 4 horns, 2 bassoons | 1873 | 2nd version;
published 1906 |
Op. 62 | Sieben Lieder ("7 Songs")
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mixed chorus | 1873–74 | No. 6 arr. for 4-part female chorus published 1938;
No. 7 arr. for soprano, mixed chorus |
W. 20 | Dem dunklen Schoss der heilgen Erde | mixed chorus | 1880 | published 1927 |
Op. 82 | Nänie | mixed chorus, orchestra | 1880–81 | |
Op. 89 | Gesang der Parzen ("Song of the Fates") | 6-part mixed chorus, orchestra | 1882 | |
Op. 93a | 6 Songs and Romances
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mixed chorus | 1883 | |
Op. 93b | Tafellied (Dank der Damen) | mixed chorus, piano | 1884 | |
Op. 104 | Fünf Gesänge ("5 Songs")
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6-part mixed chorus | 1886–88
1–4: 1888 |
No. 5 revised in 1888 |
Miscellaneous | ||||
A. 1b/1-36 | Various performance materials to works by other composers | see [6] for list | ||
A. 2a/1-29 | Various lost works | see [6] for list | ||
A. 2b/1-7 | Various lost arrangements by Brahms of other composers' works | see [6] for list | ||
A. 3/14-19 | Various sketches and sketchbooks | see [6] for list | ||
A. 5a/1-3 | Various collections of folk songs, notated by Brahms | see [6] for list | ||
A. 5a/4-21 | Various transcripts of other composers' works, notated by Brahms | see [6] for list | ||
A. 5b/1-3 | Various autograph text collections | see [6] for list | ||
A. 6/1-19 | Various works by other composers, edited by Brahms | see [6] for list |
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References
- Doyle New York, Auctioneers and Appraisers, Auction of April 20, 2011, Lot 228.
- "Craig Sheppard plays the World Premiere of the Brahms Albumblatt in A minor, 28 April, 2011, Seattle". YouTube. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- "New Piano Piece by Brahms Discovered: Albumblatt in A minor – Free Piano Score | Piano Street's Classical Piano Blog". Pianostreet.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- IMSLP: Album of Transcriptions for Piano Four-hands (Oesterle, Louis): 9. Gavotte from "Paris and Helena" - Gluck, arranged by Johannes Brahms, p. 44. New York: G. Schirmer, 1901.
- IMSLP: Albumblatt für Clara Schumann. Holograph manuscript, 1868.
- Margit L. McCorkle, Johannes Brahms: Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (Thematic Bibliographical Catalogue), München: G. Henle Verlag, 1984. 841p. ISBN 9783873280410.
A detailed summary of all works in this catalogue (Opus, WoO, and Anh numbers) is available online at Klassika.
External links
- Sortable list of works by Johannes Brahms.: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Indexes of works at Klassika, sorted by chrono/opus/type/date/title, plus summary list of McCorkle's 1984 catalogue.
- Songs listed by title at the Lied and Art Songs Text page.
- Arrangements by Brahms and others from Johannes Brahms WebSource