Brahms’ representative works are "Symphony No. 1 in C minor", "Symphony No. 4 in E minor", "Symphony No. 2 in D major", "Symphony No. 3 in F major" "etc.
Brahms was a prolific composer whose works included almost all genres of instrumental and vocal music, in addition to operas, dramatic music and title symphonies.
The Austrian historian Mandichevsky and his disciple Hans Gall edited and published his complete works in Leipzig from 1926 to 1927, totaling 26 volumes, including 4 symphonies. , 2 overtures, 2 piano concertos and orchestra serenade, 1 violin concerto and 1 grand violin concerto each.
Three pieces each for string quartet, piano duo, quartet and violin sonata; two pieces each for string sextet, quintet, cello sonata and clarinet sonata; piano quintet, clarinet quintet, piano violin and One each for horn trio, piano clarinet and cello trio.
The piano music includes 3 sonatas, 2 rhapsodies, 3 intermezzos, 16 waltzes, 51 etudes, 4 volumes of Hungarian dances, and works by Robert Schumann and George Friedrich. ·Handel, Joseph Haydn, Niccolò Paganini and variations on Hungarian themes, etc. There are more than 300 songs, including the vocal suite "Magroni" and "Four Serious Songs"; there are also more than 20 solos and choruses written in Slavic poetry.
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Brahms has a large number and variety of vocal works, more than 200 solo songs, a large number of accompaniments and unaccompaniments, religious and non-religious ones. Choral and duet choral pieces, as well as many duets (duets, quartets) and vocal suites. He also compiled and adapted many collections of folk songs throughout his life, including those from German, Austrian and Slavic peoples, and the folk songs of the Hungarian Gypsies received special attention from Brahms.
In these arrangements, Brahms rearranged the lyrics of friendly and natural folk songs, and in some cases simply arranged simple and clear harmonic accompaniment for folk songs. Brahms's own songwriting is often as simple and moving as folk songs, making it difficult for people to distinguish which ones are folk song adaptations.
And which ones are Brahms' own creations, "The Blacksmith", "Mother, I Have a Wish", "Sudden Serenade", "Lullaby", "On the Way to Visit My Lover", "Ah, Beautiful" "Girl" and "A Cabin in the Willow Wood" are also excellent songs by Brahms.
There are also a large number of art songs that are delicate descriptions of complex emotions or psychological feelings. Brahms uses poetry from classical or contemporary poets, and his selection is not as strict as Schumann.
"If I Only Knew the Way Back", "Quiet in the Woods", "My Love is Youth", etc. are among the outstanding works. The last vocal suite "Four Serious Songs" is taken from the Bible It contains themes about death, but like the "German Requiem" it is full of thoughts on life and sublimates to the affirmation of love.