Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Overview

According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Johannes Brahms was a German composer, also pianist. Born in Hamburg, where as a youngster he played in sailors' taverns; pupil of Marxsen. In 1953 met Joachim, Liszt, Robert Schumann, and others who became interested in him; visited Vienna in 1862, settled there in 1863 (also died there). Never married. Entirely devoted to composition from 1864, but did not write the first of his four symphonies till 1975. Composed no opera and did not follow widely Lisztian ideal of programme music but developed the forms of Ludwig van Beethoven's period and showed notable rhythmic originality. Works include 2 piano concertos, violin concerto, double concerto (violin and cello); overtures etc.

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	Wax Cylinders
	Ungarische Tänze. Nr. 6 (1910)		Victor Herbert Orchestra	Edison Standard Record: 10353

Books

	Title	Author	Supplier


	26 Deutsche Volkslieder - Johannes Brahms	Johannes Brahms
	Brahms : A German Requiem (Cambridge Music Handbooks)	Michael Musgrave
	The Cambridge Companion to Brahms	Michael Musgrave
	The Compleat Brahms:	Leon Botstein
	A Guide to the Solo Songs of Johannes Brahms	Lucien Stark

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Folk Music CDs:
Various Artists	Deutsche Volkslieder	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Meine Mädel hat einen Rosenmund
Various Artists	Weltliche Chormusik der Romantik
Ann Leaf	That Ain't the Way I Heard It (LP)
Recorder Music CDs:
Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam	Fuge around the clock
Choral Music CDs:
Various Ensembles	Wach auf, meins Herzens Schöne
Various Ensembles	Rheinmadchen
Ragtime Music CDs:
Budapest Ragtime Band	Trubadur

Choral

Title	Parts	Choir	Remarks


Mit Lust tät ich ausreiten	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Es ist ein Schnitter, heißt der Tod	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Abschiedtslied (Ich fahr dahin)	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
In stiller nacht	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Erlaube mir	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Ach Gott, wie weh tut scheiden	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Wach auf!	SATB	Studiooper der Universität Bremen
Mit Fried und Freud	SATB	Collegium Musicum Bremen

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Erlaube mir (?)	J. Brahms (music) Studiooper der Universität Bremen (perf.)	S/A/T/B voices	Ev. Kirchenchor Guntersblum
Gavotte (1916)	J. Brahms (w&m) Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
Wiegenlied - High G Flat (1910)	J. Brahms (w&m) Henry Grafton Chapman (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Wiegenlied - Low E Flat (1915)	J. Brahms (w&m) Alice Mattullath (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Sheet Music

Recorder Sheet Music

O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA083)

Ruf zur Maria (from Marienlieder) (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Publisher: Loux Music Publishing Co. (LCC0006)

Motet: Op. 29: No. 2 (D/A/T/T/B)

Score.
Publisher: Loux Music Publishing Co. (LMP0024)

Brass Sheet Music

Five Songs (Tuba)

24 pages.
Level: Grade 3.
Publisher: Southern Music Company (ST516)

Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Brass Quintet)

Score and parts
This edition: MFB125.
Arr./Editor: Niven
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc et cie (AH.AL28364)

O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA083)

Ruf zur Maria (from Marienlieder) (D/A/T/B)

Score and Parts.
Publisher: Loux Music Publishing Co. (LCC0006)

Motet: Op. 29: No. 2 (D/A/T/T/B)

Score.
Publisher: Loux Music Publishing Co. (LMP0024)

SMP

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 8 works by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Warum ist das Licht gegeben - Motet Op 74 No 1	1879	Mitglieder des NDR-Sinfonieorchesters (perf.)
Wiegenlied - High G Flat (w&m)	1910	Henry Grafton Chapman (words)
Wiegenlied - Low E Flat (w&m)	1915	Alice Mattullath (words)
Gavotte (w&m)	1916	Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (co-author)
Erlaube mir	?	Studiooper der Universität Bremen (perf.)
Ich fahr dahin	?
Schwesterlein	?	Josephine Kraus (perf.) perf. 1907
Ungarische Tänze. Nr. 6	?	Victor Herbert Orchestra (perf.)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


J. Brahms	Abschiedslied (5:05)	Rastatt Vocal Ensemble
J. Brahms	Erlaube mir (1:32)	VOICES - Landesjugendchor Vorarlberg
J. Brahms	Ich fahr dahin (2:53)	Choir tecdocfilm
J. Brahms	In Stillernacht (2:58)	RIAS Kammerchor
J. Brahms	In Stillernacht (2:23)	Brussels Chamber Choir
J. Brahms	Mit Lust tät ich ausreiten (3:05)	Chamber Choir of Europe & Nicol Matt
J. Brahms	Scheiden (1:55)	Wernigerode Radio Youth Choir Wernigerode Radio Youth Choir Wernigerode Radio Youth Choir
J. Brahms	Schnitter Tod (2:25)	Dresden Kreuzchor
J. Brahms	Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen (10:58)	The Singers St. Paul, MN, Matthew Culloton
⇑J. Brahms	Warum ist das Licht gegeben, Motet, Op 74 No 1 (11:14)	Mitglieder des NDR-Sinfonieorchesters
J. Brahms	Wach auf! (1:53)	I VOCALISTI Lübeck, Hans-Joachim Lusti