List of compositions by Johannes Brahms


The following is a list of compositions by Johannes Brahms, classified by genre and type of work.

Orchestra

Symphonies

arr. for 2 pianos published 1891
arr. for 2 pianos 1884
arr. for 2 pianos 1887

Serenades

revised for chamber orchestra 1858 ;
revised and adapted for full orchestra 1858–59;
arr. for piano 4-hands 1859–60
revised 1875;
arr. for piano 4-hands 1875

Overtures

Other orchestra works

Concertante works

Piano concertos

two piano version 1855–56; revised 1859; r. for piano 4-hands 1864
middle two mvts arr. from the discarded middle two mvts 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

original version's two discarded middle mvts incorporated into Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 83; rr. for violin and piano 1878

Chamber works

Sonatas

Violin sonatas

Brahms' Scherzo published 1927

Cello sonatas

I–III: 1862
IV: 1865
3 mvt version arr. for viola and piano 1887

Clarinet (or Viola) sonatas

arr. for viola and piano 1895

Piano and strings

Piano trios

Piano quartets

Piano quintets

Clarinet

Horn

alternate versions: original ms specifies horn part may be played by cello; also later by viola

String ensembles

String trios

String quartets

String quintets

String sextets

arr. for piano 4-hands 1860–61

Keyboard

Piano solo

Piano sonatas

the ms is entitled Sonata No. 4; as Op. 2 was written before this one, Brahms wrote two other Piano Sonatas prior to this that he destroyed

Variations

1. 1857
2. 1854
published 1927

Character pieces

Studies

Book 1:
1. 1852
2. 1862
Book 2:
authorship doubtful, possibly spurious, attributed to Brahms;
published 1927

Cadenzas

published 1927

Other piano works

theme used in Trio section of 2nd mvt Scherzo of Horn Trio Op. 40
formerly lost

Piano duo

Piano four-hands

published 1852
simplified arr. for piano solo 1865 ;
arr. for 2-pianos
Book 1:
Book 2:
arr. for piano solo in 1872;
Nos. 1, 3, 10 arr. for orchestra in 1873
published 1869
Book 3:
Book 4:

Two pianos

Organ

Vocal

One voice

Art songs

1–2,4–5: 1852
3: 1853
6: 1851
Book 1:
Book 2:
1–4: 1861
5–6: 1862
1, 2, 4: 1868
3: 1859-60
5: 1858
1: 1859–62
2: 1853
3 & 6: 1859–60
4: 1868
5: 1858
7: 1867
1–5: 1868, 6: 1867
melody used in 4th mvt of Symphony No. 1 Op. 68
Book 3:
Book 4:
Book 5:
7: 1864
8: 1865
9: 1868
10: 1866
11,14–15: 1869
12–13: 1862
1: 1884
2: 1863
1–2, 5: 1886
3–4: 1888

Folksongs

Duets

Quartets

1: 1859
2: 1863
3: 1863
arr. for piano 4-hands in 1874 as Op. 52a;
arr. for voices and piano solo in 1875
arr. for piano 4-hands in 1875 as Op. 65a;
No. 4 arr. for solo voice and piano solo
1–2: 1888
3–6: 1891

Choral

Liturgical works

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

Motets

1: 1877
2: 1863

Cantatas

Canons

mixed chorus arr. published 1872
1st version published 1927

Folksongs

1–3, 8–11: 13–14: 1857
4–7, 12: 1864
1–7: 1857–58
8–12: 1863–64

Other choral works

Book 1:
Book 2:
Nos. 5 & 6 arr. 4-part mixed chorus 1862 unpublished
1: 1859
2: 1860
3: 1861
No. 2 arr. for 4-part female chorus 1862 published 1938
published 1906
No. 7 arr. for soprano, mixed chorus
1–4: 1888
5: 1886–87

Miscellaneous