Biography
The great Classical counterweight to Liszt and Wagner's progressivism, Brahms fused Baroque counterpoint, Classical form, and Romantic harmonic language into a uniquely powerful synthesis. His piano works include three sonatas, the Handel and Paganini Variations, two concertos, and the late character pieces (Opp. 116-119) — some of the most intimate and harmonically searching music ever written for the instrument. He was also Clara Schumann's closest lifelong friend and champion.
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Works (105)
Early Piano Pieces
- Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. 4 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Gavotte in A major, WoO 3 Key A major Difficulty
- Gavotte in A minor, WoO 3 Key A minor Difficulty
- Sarabande in A minor, WoO 5 Key A minor Difficulty
- Sarabande in B minor, WoO 5 Key B minor Difficulty
Early Variations
- Variations on a Theme by Schumann in F-sharp minor, Op. 9 Op. 9 – Theme by Schumann Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Hungarian Song in D major, Op. 21 No. 1 Op. 21 No. 1 – Hungarian Song Key D major Difficulty
- Variations on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 21 No. 2 Op. 21 No. 2 – Original Theme Key D major Difficulty
Fantasias, Op. 116
- Capriccio in D minor, Op. 116 No. 1 Capriccio in D minor, No. 1 Key D minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 116 No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor, No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Capriccio in G minor, Op. 116 No. 3 Capriccio in G minor, No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4 Intermezzo in E major, No. 4 Key E major Difficulty
- Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 116 No. 5 Intermezzo in E minor, No. 5 Key E minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major, No. 6 Key E major Difficulty
- Capriccio in D minor, Op. 116 No. 7 Capriccio in D minor, No. 7 Key D minor Difficulty
Four Ballades, Op. 10
- Ballade in D minor, Op. 10 No. 1 Edward No. 1 in D minor (Edward) Key D minor Difficulty
- Ballade in D major, Op. 10 No. 2 No. 2 in D major Key D major Difficulty
- Ballade in B minor, Op. 10 No. 3 Intermezzo No. 3 in B minor Key B minor Difficulty
- Ballade in B major, Op. 10 No. 4 No. 4 in B major Key B major Difficulty
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
- Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, WoO 1 No. 1 Key G minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor, WoO 1 No. 2 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major, WoO 1 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F minor, WoO 1 No. 4 Key F minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor, WoO 1 No. 5 Key G minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-flat major, WoO 1 No. 6 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major, WoO 1 No. 7 Key A major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor, WoO 1 No. 8 Key A minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor, WoO 1 No. 9 Key E minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E major, WoO 1 No. 10 Key E major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D minor, WoO 1 No. 11 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor, WoO 1 No. 12 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D major, WoO 1 No. 13 Key D major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor, WoO 1 No. 14 Key D minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B-flat major, WoO 1 No. 15 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F minor, WoO 1 No. 16 Key F minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor, WoO 1 No. 17 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major, WoO 1 No. 18 Key D major Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor, WoO 1 No. 19 Key B minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor, WoO 1 No. 20 Key E minor Difficulty
- Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor, WoO 1 No. 21 Key E minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso I Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio II Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo III Key D minor Difficulty
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo I Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato II Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. Andante III Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso IV Key B♭ major Difficulty
Piano Pieces, Op. 118
- Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor, No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major, No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Ballade in G minor, Op. 118 No. 3 Ballade in G minor, No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in F minor, Op. 118 No. 4 Intermezzo in F minor, No. 4 Key F minor Difficulty
- Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 Romance in F major, No. 5 Key F major Difficulty
- Intermezzo in E-flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor, No. 6 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
Piano Pieces, Op. 119
- Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 Intermezzo in B minor, No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 119 No. 2 Intermezzo in E minor, No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119 No. 3 Intermezzo in C major, No. 3 Key C major Difficulty
- Rhapsody in E-flat major, Op. 119 No. 4 Rhapsody in E-flat major, No. 4 Key E♭ major Difficulty
Piano Pieces, Op. 76
- Capriccio in F-sharp minor, Op. 76 No. 1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor, No. 1 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2 Capriccio in B minor, No. 2 Key B minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A-flat major, Op. 76 No. 3 Intermezzo in A-flat major, No. 3 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Intermezzo in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4 Intermezzo in B-flat major, No. 4 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Capriccio in C-sharp minor, Op. 76 No. 5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor, No. 5 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A major, Op. 76 No. 6 Intermezzo in A major, No. 6 Key A major Difficulty
- Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76 No. 7 Intermezzo in A minor, No. 7 Key A minor Difficulty
- Capriccio in C major, Op. 76 No. 8 Capriccio in C major, No. 8 Key C major Difficulty
Piano Sonatas
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: I. Allegro Op. 1 – I Key C major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: II. Andante Op. 1 – II Key A minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: III. Scherzo Op. 1 – III Key C major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: IV. Finale Op. 1 – IV Key C major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2: I. Allegro non troppo ma energico Op. 2 – I Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2: II. Andante con espressione Op. 2 – II Key B major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2: III. Scherzo Op. 2 – III Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2: IV. Finale Op. 2 – IV Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso Op. 5 – I Key F minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo Op. 5 – II Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo Op. 5 – III Key F minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo Op. 5 – IV Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: V. Finale Op. 5 – V Key F minor Difficulty
Studies and Exercises
- Study after Bach Chaconne in D minor Bach Chaconne in D minor (left hand) Key D minor Difficulty
- Study after Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Chopin Étude Op. 25 No. 2 Key F minor Difficulty
- Study after Weber Perpetuum mobile in C major Weber Perpetuum mobile Key C major Difficulty
Three Intermezzos, Op. 117
- Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 No. 1 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2 No. 2 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 117 No. 3 No. 3 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
- Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 No. 1 in B minor Key B minor Difficulty
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 No. 2 in G minor Key G minor Difficulty
Variations on a Theme by Handel
- Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in B-flat major, Op. 24 No. 1 Key B♭ major Difficulty
Variations on a Theme by Paganini
- Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35 Book I Book I Key A minor Difficulty
- Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35 Book II Book II Key A minor Difficulty
Waltzes, Op. 39
- Waltz in B major, Op. 39 No. 1 No. 1 Key B major Difficulty
- Waltz in E major, Op. 39 No. 2 No. 2 Key E major Difficulty
- Waltz in G-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 3 No. 3 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Waltz in E minor, Op. 39 No. 4 No. 4 Key E minor Difficulty
- Waltz in E major, Op. 39 No. 5 No. 5 Key E major Difficulty
- Waltz in C-sharp major, Op. 39 No. 6 No. 6 Key C♯ major Difficulty
- Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 7 No. 7 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Waltz in B-flat major, Op. 39 No. 8 No. 8 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Waltz in D minor, Op. 39 No. 9 No. 9 Key D minor Difficulty
- Waltz in G major, Op. 39 No. 10 No. 10 Key G major Difficulty
- Waltz in B minor, Op. 39 No. 11 No. 11 Key B minor Difficulty
- Waltz in E major, Op. 39 No. 12 No. 12 Key E major Difficulty
- Waltz in B major, Op. 39 No. 13 No. 13 Key B major Difficulty
- Waltz in G-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 14 No. 14 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Waltz in A major, Op. 39 No. 15 No. 15 Key A major Difficulty
- Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 No. 16 No. 16 Key C♯ minor Difficulty