RAG Music - Ranking Johannes...ng [2026] Johannes Brahms Popular Songs Ranking [2026] Johannes Brahms, a German composer.
Although his music belongs to the Romantic era, it respects the classical sense of form, allowing you to feel both Romantic expression and a majestic atmosphere.
Here is a ranking of some of his popular pieces!
Table of Contents Johannes Brahms Popular Songs Ranking [2026] Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 No. 1 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 Johannes Brahms Like a melody Johannes Brahms Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 No. 3 “Ballade” Johannes Brahms Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 No. 2 Johannes Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 1 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 Johannes Brahms Brahms’ Lullaby Johannes Brahms Waltz No. 15 in A-flat major, Op. 39 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp minor Johannes Brahms Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 “Waltz of Love” Johannes Brahms Two Rhapsodies Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 2 Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 2 in G major Johannes Brahms Six Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A major Johannes Brahms 7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 6, Intermezzo in E major Johannes Brahms Eight Pieces, Op. 76: No. 3, Intermezzo in A-flat major Johannes Brahms Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3, Movement III Johannes Brahms Lullaby, Op. 49 No. 4 Johannes Brahms Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G minor Johannes Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-flat major Johannes Brahms Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 – No. 2 Johannes Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10 No. 1 in D minor Johannes Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo in B minor Johannes Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119: No. 2, Intermezzo in E minor Johannes Brahms Four Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo in C minor Johannes Brahms Six Pieces, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo in A minor Johannes Brahms Six Pieces, Op. 118: No. 4, Intermezzo in F minor Johannes Brahms Six Pieces, Op. 118 No. 5: Romance Johannes Brahms Six Pieces, Op. 118 No. 2: Intermezzo in A major Johannes Brahms Intermezzo, No. 2 from Six Pieces Johannes Brahms 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo in E major Johannes Brahms Seven Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 5, Intermezzo in E minor Johannes Brahms Eight Pieces, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio Johannes Brahms 8 Pieces, Op. 76: No. 4, Intermezzo in B-flat major Johannes Brahms 8 Pieces, Op. 76 No. 6: Intermezzo in A major Johannes Brahms 8 Pieces, Op. 76: No. 7, Intermezzo in A Minor Johannes Brahms Lullaby Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2, from “Six Pieces” Johannes Brahms Capriccio, Op. 76 No. 1 Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 7 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances (Orchestral Version) Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 “Rain Song” Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 Johannes Brahms Brahms’ Lullaby (from Burnam Piano Method 4) Johannes Brahms Waltz No. 15 “Waltz of Love” Johannes Brahms Waltz No. 3, Op. 39-3 Johannes Brahms Waltz No. 9, Op. 39-9 Johannes Brahms Waltz No. 15 in A-flat major, Op. 39 No. 15 Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 “Rain Song” Johannes Brahms Theme and Variations (from String Sextet No. 1) Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — I. Movement Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 – Fourth Movement Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3, Op. 90, Movement III Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80 Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 2 Johannes Brahms String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1 – II. Movement Johannes Brahms Waltz of Love Johannes Brahms spirit of sleep Johannes Brahms Holy Lullaby Johannes Brahms Song of Rain Johannes Brahms Two Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 Johannes Brahms Four Serious Songs Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 (Four Pieces, No. 1) Johannes Brahms F.A.E. Sonata, Movement III Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Johannes Brahms A fragment from Goethe’s ‘Harz Journey in Winter’ Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 Johannes Brahms A German Requiem, Op. 45 Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet, Op. 34 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 Johannes Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Johannes Brahms Horn Trio, Op. 40 Johannes Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108 Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3, Op. 90 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 Johannes Brahms Elegy Johannes Brahms Lullaby Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18 Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 Johannes Brahms Tragic Overture Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1, Movement II Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4, Movement II Johannes Brahms Four Ballades, Op. 10 Johannes Brahms Song of Destiny Johannes Brahms play_arrow Play in playlistJohannes Brahms Popular Songs Ranking [2026] (71–80) Two Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 Johannes Brahms 71rank/position Composed in 1894, this is the last chamber work that Brahms completed.
In his later years, Brahms wrote several chamber pieces for clarinet.
Around 1890, he felt his own decline and lost the will to compose.
At that time, he met the clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld.
It is said that hearing Mühlfeld’s performances rekindled Brahms’s creative drive and prompted him to resume composing.
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Four Serious Songs Johannes Brahms 72rank/position This is a set of four songs composed in 1896.
As with A German Requiem, the texts were selected by Brahms himself from the Bible.
Songs 1 and 2 are from Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament, Song 3 is from Sirach in the Old Testament, and Song 4 is from the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament.
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Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 (Four Pieces, No. 1) Johannes Brahms 73rank/position Among the masterpieces left by the German composer Johannes Brahms, the short pieces he wrote late in life have a special poignancy.
Composed in 1893, this work strongly reflects Brahms’s inner turmoil and sense of loneliness.
Beginning with slow, dark chords, its world of sound—woven from complex harmonies and delicate expression—awakens deep emotion in the listener.
In a letter to Clara Schumann, Brahms described the piece as “melancholy, with swirling dissonances,” and one can feel the composer’s quiet resolve as he contemplates the end of life.
It is a highly recommended piece for those who are drawn to introspective music.
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F.A.E. Sonata, Movement III Johannes Brahms 74rank/position Composed in 1853.
The F.A.E.
Sonata is a violin sonata collaboratively written by Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Albert Dietrich.
It was dedicated to their mutual friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim.
The title “F.A.E.” comes from Joachim’s motto, Frei aber einsam (“Free but lonely”).
Brahms composed the third movement.
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Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Johannes Brahms 75rank/position Brahms, a leading musician of the late 19th century, is known as a representative German composer, often mentioned alongside fellow Germans Bach and Beethoven.
The chamber work for clarinet and string quartet that he composed in his later years is a gem in which mature craftsmanship and deep emotion are beautifully fused.
Inspired by his encounter with a clarinetist, the piece embodies Brahms’s gentleness and a sense of resignation.
It’s a highly recommended work for those interested in classical music who aren’t sure where to begin.
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A fragment from Goethe’s ‘Harz Journey in Winter’ Johannes Brahms 76rank/position Composed in 1896, this work sets Goethe’s poem “Harzreise im Winter” to music.
Scored for alto solo, male chorus, and orchestra, it is commonly known as the Alto Rhapsody.
It is a work with a unique charm.
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Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 38 Johannes Brahms 77rank/position Composed between 1862 and 1865, around the time Brahms was 32 years old, this work is a cello sonata published in 1865.
Aside from a few pieces he destroyed himself, Brahms left only two cello sonatas in his lifetime.
It resounds with the characteristically Brahmsian, wistful melodies.
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