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Late Romantic · German

Johannes Brahms

1833  –  1897

Johannes Brahms's piano music spans the early sonatas, the Paganini and Handel variation sets, and a final great body of late character pieces — the Op. 116 to 119 collections — whose autumnal interiority is unique in the literature.

Brahms's late opus collections are the most often-played late-Romantic piano music after Chopin's, and the Handel Variations are a reference work for every serious pianist.

The 67 public-domain piano works listed below are sortable, downloadable as PDF score editions, and free to study, perform, record, and re-engrave. Each piece links to its individual page with full catalog data, performance notes, and historical context. Browse more works from the Late Romantic era, or use the difficulty filters below to narrow by technical level.

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Piano works by Johannes Brahms

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All works listed by Open Opus

159 works · Data from Open Opus (openopus.org), released into the public domain (CC0) — fetched 2026-09-11. Catalog entries only: title, subtitle, and genre classification as published by Open Opus. These are not downloadable score editions.

By genre, from Open Opus’s own classification on this composer’s work records: 29 Keyboard · 12 Orchestral · 25 Chamber · 93 Vocal.

  • Alto Rhapsody, op. 53 — For alto, male chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Ave Maria, op. 12 — For female chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Balladen und Romanzen, op. 75 — SongsVocal
  • Ballades, op. 10Keyboard
  • Begräbnisgesang, op. 13 — SongVocal
  • Canons, op. 113Vocal
  • Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor, op. 38Chamber
  • Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99Chamber
  • Choral Prelude and Fugue in A minor, WoO 7Keyboard
  • Choral Preludes, op. 122 — For organKeyboard
  • Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115Chamber
  • Clarinet Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 120 no. 1Chamber
  • Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E flat major, op. 120 no. 2Chamber
  • Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114Chamber
  • Dem dunkeln Schoß der heil'gen Erde, WoO 20Vocal
  • Der Gang zum Liebchen — SongVocal
  • Deutsche Volksliede, WoO38 — SongsVocal
  • Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 — SongsVocal
  • Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 34 — SongsVocal
  • Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 37 — SongsVocal
  • Double Concerto in A minor, op. 102 — For violin, cello and orchestraOrchestral
  • Duets, op. 20 — SongsVocal
  • Duets, op. 28 — SongsVocal
  • Duets, op. 61 — SongsVocal
  • Duets, op. 66 — SongsVocal
  • Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 — For soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Exercises, WoO 6Keyboard
  • Fantasias, op. 116Keyboard
  • Fest- und Gedenksprüche, op. 109 — MotetsVocal
  • Four Serious Songs, op. 121Vocal
  • Fugue in A flat minor, WoO 8Keyboard
  • Gedichte, op. 19 — SongsVocal
  • Geistliches Lied, op. 30 — SongVocal
  • German Folk Songs, WoO 35Vocal
  • German Folk Songs, WoO32Vocal
  • Gesang der Parzen, op. 89 — For mixed chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 104 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 3 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 43 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 6 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 69 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 7 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 70 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 71 — SongsVocal
  • Gesänge, op. 91 — SongsVocal
  • Gigues, WoO 4Keyboard
  • Grausam erweiset sich Amor, WoO 24 — SongVocal
  • Horn Trio in E flat major, op. 40Chamber
  • Hungarian Dances, WoO 1Keyboard
  • In dieser Welt des Trugs und Scheins, WoO 27 — SongVocal
  • Intermezzos, op. 117Keyboard
  • Klavierstücke, op. 118Keyboard
  • Klavierstücke, op. 119Keyboard
  • Klavierstücke, op. 76Keyboard
  • Kleine Hochzeitskantate, WoO 16 — CantataVocal
  • Kyrie in G minor, WoO 17Vocal
  • Liebeslieder Walzes, op. 52 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Gesänge, op. 32 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Gesänge, op. 57 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Gesänge, op. 58 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Gesänge, op. 59 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Gesänge, op. 63 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder und Romanzen, op. 14 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 105 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 106 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 107 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 46 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 47 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 48 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 49 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 62 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 72 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 85 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 86 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 94 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 95 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 96 — SongsVocal
  • Lieder, op. 97 — SongsVocal
  • Marienlieder, op. 22 — SongsVocal
  • Mir lächelt kein Frühling, WoO 25 — CanonVocal
  • Missa Canonica, WoO 18Vocal
  • Mondnacht, WoO 21 — SongVocal
  • Motets, op. 110Vocal
  • Motets, op. 29Vocal
  • Motets, op. 74Vocal
  • Nänie, op. 82 — For mixed chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 65 — SongsVocal
  • O wie sanft!, WoO 26 — CanonVocal
  • Ophelia Lieder, WoO 22 — Song cycleVocal
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15Orchestral
  • Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, op. 83Orchestral
  • Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25Chamber
  • Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26Chamber
  • Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60Chamber
  • Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34Chamber
  • Piano Sonata no. 1 in C major, op. 1Keyboard
  • Piano Sonata no. 2 in F sharp minor, op. 2Keyboard
  • Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5Keyboard
  • Piano Trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8Chamber
  • Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87Chamber
  • Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101Chamber
  • Prelude and Fugue in A minor, WoO 9Keyboard
  • Prelude and Fugue in G minor, WoO 10Keyboard
  • Psalm 13, op. 27 — For female chorus, organ and stringsVocal
  • Quartets, op. 112 — SongsVocal
  • Quartets, op. 31 — SongsVocal
  • Quartets, op. 64 — SongsVocal
  • Quartets, op. 92 — SongsVocal
  • Regenlied, WoO 23 — SongVocal
  • Rhapsodies, op. 79Keyboard
  • Rinaldo, op. 50 — CantataVocal
  • Romances, op. 33, "Magelone Lieder" — Song cycleVocal
  • Romanzen und Lieder, op. 84 — SongsVocal
  • Sacred choruses, op. 37Vocal
  • Sarabandes, WoO 5Keyboard
  • Scherzo in C minor, WoO 2, "F-A-E" — For violin and pianoChamber
  • Scherzo in E flat minor, op. 4Keyboard
  • Schicksalslied, op. 54 — For chorus and orchestraVocal
  • Serenade no. 1 in D major, op. 11Orchestral
  • Serenade no. 2 in A major, op. 16Orchestral
  • Sonata for 2 Pianos in F minor, op. 34bKeyboard
  • Songs and Romances, op. 44Vocal
  • Songs and romances, op. 93aVocal
  • Songs, op. 104Vocal
  • Songs, op. 17 — For female chorus, two horns and harpVocal
  • Songs, op. 41Vocal
  • Songs, op. 42Vocal
  • String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 51 no. 1Chamber
  • String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2Chamber
  • String Quartet no. 3 in B flat major, op. 67Chamber
  • String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 88Chamber
  • String Quintet no. 2 in G major, op. 111Chamber
  • String Sextet no. 1 in B flat major, op. 18Chamber
  • String Sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36Chamber
  • Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68Orchestral
  • Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73Orchestral
  • Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90Orchestral
  • Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98Orchestral
  • Tafellied, op. 93b — SongVocal
  • Töne, lindernder Klang!, WoO 28 — CanonVocal
  • Tragic Overture, op. 81Orchestral
  • Triumphlied, op. 55 — Cantata for baritone, chorus, and orchestraVocal
  • Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24Keyboard
  • Variations on a Hungarian Melody, op. 21 no. 2Keyboard
  • Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56b — Version for 2 pianosKeyboard
  • Variations on a Theme by Paganini, op. 35Keyboard
  • Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op. 23 — For piano 4 handsKeyboard
  • Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op. 9Keyboard
  • Variations on a Theme of Haydn, op. 56aOrchestral
  • Variations on an Original Theme, op. 21 no. 1Keyboard
  • Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77Orchestral
  • Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78Chamber
  • Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 100Chamber
  • Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, op. 108Chamber
  • Volks-Kinderlieder, WoO 31 — SongsVocal
  • Waltzes, op. 39Keyboard
  • Wann?, WoO 29 — CanonVocal
  • Zigeunerlieder, op. 103 — SongsVocal
  • Zu Rauch mus werden, WoO 30 — CanonVocal