List of compositions by Johannes Brahms explained

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

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data-sort-type="text" width="10%"		Title	Scoring	Date	Notes
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 & 65I–III: 1862 IV: 1865	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 sonatas
Op. 120	2 Clarinet Sonatas	clarinet, 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	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	piano	1854 & 571. 1857 2. 1854
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	piano	1854
A. 1a/7	Robert Schumann Piano Quintet (Op. 44): Scherzo (arr. by JB)	piano	1854
W. 3	2 Gavottes	piano	1855
W. 4	2 Gigues	piano	1855	published 1927
W. 5	2 Sarabandes	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	piano	1878
Op. 79	2 Rhapsodies	piano	1879
Op. 116	7 Fantasies	piano	1892
Op. 117	3 Intermezzi	piano	1892
Op. 118	6 Pieces for Piano	piano	1893
Op. 119	4 Pieces for Piano	piano	1893
Studies
A. 1a/1 Book 1	Studien (2 "Studies")Book 1:	piano	1852 & 621. 1852 2. 1862	published 1869
A. 1a/1 Book 2	Studien (3 "Studies")Book 2:	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)	piano	1855–61	published 1927
W. 13	2 Cadenzas for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453)	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	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	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	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:	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 1–16. 17 Ländler for piano solo (D. 366): Nos. 1–16 (arr. by JB) 17–20. 4 Ländler for piano 4-hands (D. 814) (arr. by JB)	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:	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	data-sort-value="1858"	Prelude: 1858 Fugue: 1873	published 1882
Op. 122	11 Chorale Preludes	organ	1896
Vocal works
One voice
Art songs
Op. 3	6 Songs	voice, piano	1853
Op. 6	6 Songs	voice, piano	1852–53
Op. 7	6 Songs	voice, piano	1851–531–2,4–5: 1852 3: 1853 6: 1851
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	voice, piano	1858	No. 8 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1968
Op. 19	5 Poems	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:	voice, piano	1861–621–4: 1861 5–6: 1862	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	voice, piano	1864
Op. 43	4 Songs	voice, piano	1860–66
Op. 46	4 Songs	voice, piano	1864–68
Op. 47	5 Songs	voice, piano	1858–681, 2, 4: 1868 3: 1859-60 5: 1858	No. 3 arr. for 3-part female chorus 1859–62 published 1968
Op. 48	7 Songs	voice, piano	1853–681: 1859–62 2: 1853 3 & 6: 1859–60 4: 1868 5: 1858 7: 1867	No. 1 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1968
Op. 49	5 Songs	voice, piano	1867–681–5: 1868, 6: 1867
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:	voice, piano	1862–697: 1864 8: 1865 9: 1868 10: 1866 11,14–15: 1869 12–13: 1862	published 1869
Op. 57	8 Songs	voice, piano	1871
Op. 58	8 Songs	voice, piano	1871
W. 23	Regenlied, song	voice, piano	1872	published 1908
Op. 59	8 Songs	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")	soprano, piano ad lib	1873
Op. 63	9 Songs	voice, piano	1874
Op. 69	9 Songs	voice, piano	1877
Op. 70	4 Songs	voice, piano	1875–77
Op. 71	5 Songs	voice, piano	1877
Op. 72	5 Songs	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	voice, piano	1878–82
Op. 86	6 Songs	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	alto, viola, piano	1863 & 841: 1884 2: 1863	No. 2 revised in 1884
Op. 94	5 Songs	voice, piano	1884
Op. 95	7 Songs	voice, piano	1884
Op. 96	4 Songs	voice, piano	1884
Op. 97	6 Songs	voice, piano	1884–85
Op. 106	5 Songs	female voice, piano	1886
Op. 105	Fünf Lieder ("5 Songs")	male voice, piano	1886 & 881–2, 5: 1886 3–4: 1888
Op. 107	5 Songs	voice, piano	1886–88
A. 3/7	Doch was hör ich?, aphorismus	voice	1891
Op. 121	Vier ernste Gesänge (4 Serious Songs)	bass, piano	1896	also arr. for high voice and piano
Folksongs
W. 31	15 Volkskinderlieder ("15 Children's Folk Songs")	voice, piano	1857	published 1858
W. 32	28 Deutsche Volkslieder ("28 German Folk Songs")	voice, piano	1858	published 1926
Duets
Op. 20	3 Duets	soprano, alto, piano	1858–60
Op. 28	4 Duets	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	soprano, alto, piano	1852–74
Op. 66	5 Duets	soprano, alto, piano	1873–75
Op. 75	4 Ballades and Romances	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	1 or 2 voices, piano	1881–82
Quartets
Op. 31	3 Quartets	mixed voices, piano	1859 & 631: 1859 2: 1863 3: 1863
Op. 52	Liebeslieder-Walzer ("Love Song Waltzes")	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	mixed voices	1874
Op. 65	Neue Liebeslieder ("New Love Songs")	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	mixed voices	1884
Op. 103	Zigeunerlieder ("Gypsy Songs"), song cycle	vocal quartet, piano	1887–88	Nos. 1–7 and 11 arr. for solo voice and piano 1888
Op. 112	6 Quartets 3–6. Vier Zigeunerlieder	mixed voices, piano	1888 & 911–2: 1888 3–6: 1891
Choral works
Liturgical works
W. 17	Kyrie	4-part mixed chorus, basso continuo	1856
W. 18	Missa canonica	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	mixed chorus	1860
Op. 37	3 Sacred Choruses	female chorus	1859–63
Op. 74	2 Motets	mixed chorus	1863 & 771: 1877 2: 1863
Op. 109	Fest- und Gedenksprüche ("Festive and Commemorative Sayings"), motet cycle	mixed double chorus	1889
Op. 110	3 Motets	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	female chorus	1891
Folksongs
W. 36	8 Deutsche Volkslieder ("8 German Folk Songs")	female chorus, piano ad lib	1859–62
W. 37	16 Deutsche Volkslieder ("16 German folk songs")	female chorus, piano ad lib	1859–62
W. 38	20 Deutsche Volkslieder ("20 German folk songs")	female chorus, piano ad lib	1859–62
W. 34	14 Deutsche Volkslieder ("14 German Folk Songs")	4-part mixed chorus	1857 & 641–3, 8–11: 13–14: 1857 4–7, 12: 1864	published 1864
W. 35	12 Deutsche Volkslieder ("12 German Folk Songs")	4-part mixed chorus, piano ad lib	1857–641–7: 1857–58 8–12: 1863–64	published 1927
W. 33	49 Deutsche Volkslieder ("49 German Folk Songs")	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")	female chorus, 2 horns, harp	1860
Op. 22	Marienlieder ("Songs for Mary")	mixed chorus	1859–60	Nos. 1, 2, 4–7 arr. for female chorus 1859–62 published 1940
Op. 44	12 Songs and RomancesBook 1:Book 2: 7–10. Vier Lieder aus dem Jungbrunnen ("Four Songs from the Fountain of Youth")	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")	6-part mixed chorus	1859–611: 1859 2: 1860 3: 1861	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	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")	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	mixed chorus	1883
Op. 93b	Tafellied (Dank der Damen)	mixed chorus, piano	1884
Op. 104	Fünf Gesänge ("5 Songs")	6-part mixed chorus	1886–881–4: 1888 5: 1886–87	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 for list
A. 2b/1-7	Various lost arrangements by Brahms of other composers' works			see for list
A. 3/14-19	Various sketches and sketchbooks			see for list
A. 5a/1-3	Various collections of folk songs, notated by Brahms			see for list
A. 5a/4-21	Various transcripts of other composers' works, notated by Brahms			see for list
A. 5b/1-3	Various autograph text collections			see for list
A. 6/1-19	Various works by other composers, edited by Brahms			see for list

External links

• • 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

Notes and References

1. Doyle New York, Auctioneers and Appraisers, Auction of April 20, 2011, Lot 228.
2. Web site: Craig Sheppard plays the World Premiere of the Brahms Albumblatt in A minor, 28 April, 2011, Seattle . YouTube . 6 February 2012 . 22 February 2013.
3. Web site: New Piano Piece by Brahms Discovered: Albumblatt in A minor – Free Piano Score | Piano Street's Classical Piano Blog . Pianostreet.com . 25 January 2012 . 22 February 2013.
4. https://imslp.org/wiki/Album_of_Transcriptions_for_Piano_Four-hands_(Oesterle%2C_Louis) IMSLP: Album of Transcriptions for Piano Four-hands (Oesterle, Louis)
5. https://imslp.org/wiki/Albumblatt_f%C3%BCr_Clara_Schumann_(Brahms%2C_Johannes) IMSLP: Albumblatt für Clara Schumann
6. Margit L. McCorkle, Johannes Brahms: Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (Thematic Bibliographical Catalogue), München: G. Henle Verlag, 1984. 841p. .
   A detailed summary of all works in this catalogue (Opus, WoO, and Anh numbers) is available online at Klassika.