The memorial erected at the grave by the heirs, after the final settlement of the property, designed and executed by Fräulein Ilse Conrat, was unveiled on May 7, 1903, the seventieth anniversary of Brahms' birth. It consists of a marble bust and pedestal in front of a marble headstone, on which are allegorical figures in bas-relief.
Memorial tablets have been placed by the respective municipalities on the houses in which Brahms lived in Vienna, Ischl, and Thun, and the garden of the house at Mürz Zuschlag has been bought by the town and made into a music-garden. A bronze bust of the master by Frau Dr. Fellinger stands in the musicians' pavilion.
A Brahms-Haus has been erected by Dr. von Miller-Aichholz in his private grounds at Gmünden, the rooms of which are constructed to the exact dimensions of those occupied by Brahms in Ischl, and furnished with the Ischl furniture as it used to stand. They contain an interesting collection of musical and other autographs of the master, photographs, programmes, and other mementos.
A Brahms Society has been formed in Vienna for the purpose of collecting and preserving all available mementos in a special museum.
Our task is now completed. If it should prove to have been so far successfully accomplished as to suggest to our readers at all a true conception of the character and individuality of Brahms, to throw some additional light upon the spirit which dictated the composition of his works, our aim will have been achieved. It is as yet far too soon to attempt any surmise as to the exact ultimate place that he will occupy amongst the great ones of his art. Schumann's words, however, spoken rather more than half a century ago, which proclaimed Johannes as the prophet destined to give ideal presentment to the highest spirit of his time, have, even now, been surely proved true. Brahms stands immovable in his position as the representative of the musical thought of the ages as it has gradually developed through three hundred and fifty years from Palestrina's day to his own; and in his works dwells the high and beautiful spirit—the essential spirit of life—which, whilst it knows no compromise with truth, works out its appointed course in 'faith and hope and love, these three; and the greatest of them is love.'
CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PUBLISHED
WORKS OF JOHANNES BRAHMS
The references are to the pages of this work.
| Op. | Title of Work. | Published[93] | Pages. | |
| 1 | Sonata in C major for Pianoforte | 1853 | I. [98], [109], [116], [118], [129], [131], [132], [139], [140], [141], [144], [154], [170], [281]; II. [180]. | |
| 2 | Sonata in F sharp minor for Pianoforte | 1853 | I. [93], [116], [132], [141], [144], [176], [177], [281]; II. [180]. | |
| 3 | Six Songs for Tenor or Soprano[94] | 1854 | I. [141], [145]. | |
| 4 | Scherzo in E flat minor for Pianoforte | 1854 | I. [90], [108], [116], [131], [132], [138], [140], [141], [144], [281]; II. [71]. | |
| 5 | Sonata in F minor for Pianoforte | 1854 | I. [117], [133], [135], [144], [172], [193]; II. [150]. | |
| 6 | Six Songs for Soprano or Tenor | 1853 | I. [141], [144], [145]. | |
| 7 | Six Songs for one voice | 1854 | I. [145], [167]. | |
| 8 | Trio in B major for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello | 1854 | I. [154], [161]-[163], [167], [193], [215], [217], [273], [281]. | |
| The same; revised edition | 1891 | I. [162]; II. [242]. | ||
| 9 | Variations on a theme by Schumann for Pianoforte | 1854 | I. [160], [161], [167], [171], [193], [281]. | |
| 10 | Ballades for Pianoforte | 1856 | I. [166], [173], [174], [191]; II. [103]. | |
| 11 | Serenade in D major for large Orchestra | 1860 | I. [220], [223], [233], [236], [237], [249], [257], [272], [281]; II. [11]-[13], [21], [39], [88]. | |
| 12 | Ave Maria for women's Chorus with accompaniment for Orchestra or Organ | 1861 | I. [239], [241], [246], [256], [257], [281]. | |
| 13 | Funeral Song for Chorus and Wind instruments | 1861 | I. [245], [246], [256], [263], [281]. | |
| 14 | Songs and Romances for one voice | 1861 | I. [257]; II. [82]. | |
| 15 | Concerto in D minor for Pianoforte with accompaniment for Orchestra | 1861 | I. [30], [167], [207], [220], [222], [223], [225]-[235], [256], [257], [281]; II. [38], [42], [101], [102]-[104], [136], [145], [146], [198]. | |
| 16 | Serenade in A major for small Orchestra | 1860 | I. [247], [257], [260], [273], [281]; II. [14]-[16], [103], [112], [135]. | |
| The same; revised edition | 1875 | |||
| 17 | Songs for women's Chorus with accompaniment for two Horns and a Harp | 1862 | I. [242], [262]. | |
| 18 | Sextet in B flat major for two Violins, two Violas and two Violoncellos | 1862 | I. [19], [259], [260], [270], [274], [278], [281]; II. [14], [22], [23], [53], [86], [102], [113], [175]. | |
| 19 | Five Songs for one voice | 1862 | I. [281]. | |
| 20 | Three Duets for Soprano and Contralto with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1861 | I. [260], [281]. | |
| 21 No. 1 | } | Variations on an original theme for Pianoforte | 1861 | I. [260], [281]; II. [71]. |
| 21 No. 2 | } | Variations on a Hungarian air for Pianoforte | 1861 | I. [211], [260], [281]; II. [103]. |
| 22 | Marienlieder for mixed Chorus a capella | 1862 | I. [278], [279], [280], [281]; II. [15], [163]. | |
| 23 | Variations on a theme by Schumann for Pianoforte Duet | 1863 | I. [278], [279]; II. [15], [40], [93], [103]. | |
| 24 | Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel for Pianoforte | 1862 | I. [238], [269], [270], [272], [280], [281]; II. [7], [8], [54], [103], [180]. | |
| 25 | Quartet in G minor for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola and Violoncello | 1863 | I. [245], [259], [270], [271], [274], [281]; II. [6], [7], [40], [103], [135], [144], [175]. | |
| 26 | Quartet in A major for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola and Violoncello | 1863 | I. [259], [267], [271], [274], [281]; II. [6]-[10], [79], [102], [144]. | |
| 27 | The 13th Psalm for three-part women's Chorus with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1864 | I. [241], [281]; II. [26]. | |
| 28 | Duets for Alto and Baritone with accompaniment for Pianoforte | 1864 | I. [281]; II. [26], [79], [102]. | |
| 29 | Two Motets for five-part mixed Chorus a capella | 1864 | I. [281]; II. [26]. | |
| 30 | Sacred Song (by Paul Fleming) for four-part mixed Chorus with accompaniment for Organ or Pianoforte | 1864 | I. [281]; II. [26]. | |
| 31 | Three Quartets for Solo voices with Pianoforte | 1864 | I. [281]; II. [24], [26], [38], [113], [267]. | |
| 32 | Songs for one voice | 1864 | II. [26]. | |
| 33 | Romances from Tieck's 'Magelone' for one voice. | 1865 | I. [264], [265], [275], [276], [278], [281]; II. [35], [70]. | |
| Nos. 1-6 | ||||
| " 7-15 | 1868 | II. [38], [83]. | ||
| 34 | Quintet for Pianoforte, two Violins, Viola and Violoncello | 1865 | I. [259], [277]; II. [32], [35], [36], [51], [76], [103]. | |
| 34 bis | } | Sonata for two Pianofortes (after the Quintet) | 1872 | I. [277]; II. [23], [24], [32], [35]. |
| 35 | Variations on a theme by Paganini for Pianoforte. (Two sets) | 1866 | II. [24], [43], [54], [112], [180]. | |
| 36 | Sextet in G major for two Violins, two Violas and two Violoncellos | 1866 | I. [259]; II. [43], [47], [52], [102], [113]. | |
| 37 | Three Sacred Choruses for women's voices without accompaniment | 1866 | I. [239], [242]; II. [43]. | |
| 38 | Sonata in E minor for Pianoforte and Violoncello | 1866 | II. [31], [43], [113]. | |
| 39 | Waltzes for Pianoforte Duet | 1867 | II. [25], [68], [79]. | |
| 40 | Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and French Horn | 1866 | I. [259]; II. [31], [38], [39], [43], [51], [68], [113]. | |
| 41 | Five Songs for four-part men's Chorus | 1867 | II. [68]. | |
| 42 | Three Songs for six-part Chorus a capella | 1868 | II. [83]. | |
| 43 | Four Songs for one voice | 1868 | II. [81]. | |
| 44 | Twelve Songs and Romances for women's Chorus. Pianoforte accompaniment ad libitum | 1868 | I. [242], [256], [262]; II. [83]. | |
| 45 | A German Requiem for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra (Organ ad libitum) | 1868 | I. [6], [167], [238]; II. [44], [48], [50], [54], [55], [59]-[68], [72]-[78], [81], [86]-[88], [90], [93], [98], [102], [111], [114], [140], [141], [156], [167], [169], [180], [195], [201]. | |
| 46 | Four Songs for one voice | 1868 | II. [81] | |
| 47 | Five Songs for one voice | 1868 | II. [81], [82]. | |
| 48 | Seven Songs for one voice | 1868 | II. [81], [82]. | |
| 49 | Five Songs for one voice | 1868 | II. [81], [82]. | |
| 50 | Rinaldo (Cantata by Goethe) for Tenor solo, men's Chorus and Orchestra | 1869 | II. [84], [85], [90], [94], [135]. | |
| 51 | Two Quartets for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello (C minor and A minor) | 1873 | II. [48], [113], [122], [124], [128], [130], [140], [147]. | |
| 52 | Love Songs. Waltzes for Pianoforte Duet with voices ad libitum | 1869 | II. [93], [94], [103], [113]. | |
| 53 | Rhapsody (Fragment from Goethe's 'Harzreise') for Contralto solo, men's Chorus and Orchestra | 1870 | II. [93]-[97], [135], [141], [183]. | |
| 54 | Song of Destiny for Chorus and Orchestra | 1871 | I. [238]; II. [77], [104]-[106], [108], [114], [136], [155], [205]. | |
| 55 | Song of Triumph for eight-part Chorus and Orchestra (Organ ad libitum) | 1872 | I. [238]; II. [98]-[101], [111], [112], [114]-[119], [132], [136], [137], [146], [180], [183], [267], [269]. | |
| 56a | Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn for Orchestra | Jan. 1874 | II. [121], [128], [129], [135], [136], [145], [195]. | |
| 56b | Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn for two Pianofortes | Nov. 1873 | II. [121], [130]. | |
| 57 | Songs for one voice | 1871 | II. [106]. | |
| 58 | Songs for one voice | 1871 | II. [106]. | |
| 59 | Songs for one voice | 1873 | II. [130]. | |
| 60 | Quartet in C minor for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola and Violoncello | 1875 | I. [207], [220]; II. [138], [143], [144]. | |
| 61 | Four Duets for Soprano and Contralto with Pianoforte | 1874 | II. [138]. | |
| 62 | Seven Songs for mixed Chorus a capella | 1874 | II. [138], [139]. | |
| 63 | Songs for one voice | 1874 | II. [138]. | |
| 64 | Quartets for Solo voices with Pianoforte | 1874 | II. [138]. | |
| 65 | New Love Songs. Waltzes for four Solo voices and Pianoforte Duet | 1875 | II. [103], [138]. | |
| 66 | Five Duets for Soprano and Contralto with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1875 | ||
| 67 | Quartet in B flat major for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello | 1876 | II. [146], [147]. | |
| 68 | Symphony in C minor for large Orchestra. (No. 1) | 1877 | I. [133], [220], [280]; II. [114], [142], [147]-[156], [162], [163], [166], [168], [184], [195], [198]-[220]. | |
| 69 | Nine Songs for one voice | 1877 | II. [162]. | |
| 70 | Four Songs for one voice | 1877 | II. [162]. | |
| 71 | Five Songs for one voice | 1877 | II. [162]. | |
| 72 | Five Songs for one voice | 1877 | II. [162]. | |
| 73 | Symphony in D major for large Orchestra. (No. 2) | 1878 | II. [142], [163]-[166], [170], [171], [174], [176], [183], [220]. | |
| 74 | Two Motets for mixed Chorus a capella | 1879 | II. [177]. | |
| 75 | Ballads and Romances for two voices with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1878 | I. [166]; II. [176]. | |
| 76 | Pianoforte Pieces. (Two books) | 1879 | II. [170], [179], [181], [257]. | |
| 77 | Concerto in D major for Violin with accompaniment for Orchestra | 1879 | II. [170], [177]-[179], [181], [188]. | |
| 78 | Sonata in G major for Pianoforte and Violin | 1880 | II. [122], [179], [181]-[183], [184]. | |
| 79 | Two Rhapsodies for Pianoforte | 1880 | II. [183], [184], [189], [256]. | |
| 80 | Academic Festival Overture for large Orchestra | 1881 | II. [104], [189], [190], [192], [195], [201], [270]. | |
| 81 | Tragic Overture for Orchestra | 1881 | II. [189], [190], [192], [195], [201]. | |
| 82 | Nänie (by Friedrich Schiller) for Chorus and Orchestra (Harp ad libitum) | 1881 | II. [29], [192], [193], [196]-[198], [205], [206]. | |
| 83 | Concerto for Pianoforte in B flat major with accompaniment for Orchestra | 1882 | I. [27], [33]; II. [193], [194], [195], [198]-[201], [231], [267], [270]. | |
| 84 | Romances and Songs for one or for two voices with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1882 | II. [201]. | |
| 85 | Six Songs for one voice | 1882 | II. [201]. | |
| 86 | Six Songs for a deep voice | 1882 | II. [201]. | |
| 87 | Trio in C major for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello | 1883 | II. [203], [204]. | |
| 88 | Quintet in F major for two Violins, two Violas Violoncello | 1883 | II. [203], [204]. | |
| 89 | Song of the Fates (by Goethe) for six-part Chorus and Orchestra | 1883 | II. [202], [203], [204]-[207]. | |
| 90 | Symphony in F major for large Orchestra. (No. 3) | 1884 | II. [207]-[210], [220]. | |
| 91 | Two Songs for Contralto with Viola and Pianoforte | 1884 | II. [33], [210]. | |
| 92 | Quartets for Soprano, Contralto, Tenor and Bass with Pianoforte | 1884 | II. [210]. | |
| 93a | Songs and Romances for four-part mixed Chorus a capella | 1884 | II. [210], [288]. | |
| 93b | Tafellied for six-part mixed Chorus with Pianoforte | 1885 | II. [213]. | |
| 94 | Five Songs for a deep voice | 1884 | II. [210], [211]. | |
| 95 | Seven Songs for one voice | 1884 | II. [210]. | |
| 96 | Four Songs for one voice | 1886 | II. [229]. | |
| 97 | Six Songs for one voice | 1886 | II. [229]. | |
| 98 | Symphony in E minor for large Orchestra (No. 4) | 1886 | II. [211], [215], [216]-[220], [229], [255], [267], [282]. | |
| 99 | Sonata in F major for Pianoforte and Violoncello | 1887 | II. [222], [223], [229]. | |
| 100 | Sonata in A major for Pianoforte and Violin | 1887 | II. [222], [223]-[225], [229]. | |
| 101 | Trio in C minor for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello | 1887 | II. [222], [229]. | |
| 102 | Concerto in A minor for Violin and Violoncello with accompaniment for Orchestra | 1888 | II. [230], [231], [232], [233]. | |
| 103 | Gipsy Songs for four Solo voices with Pianoforte accompaniment | 1888 | II. [233], [234]. | |
| 104 | Five Songs for mixed Chorus a capella | 1889 | II. [238]. | |
| 105 | Five Songs for a deep voice | 1889 | II. [238]. | |
| 106 | Five Songs for one voice | 1889 | II. [238]. | |
| 107 | Five Songs for one voice | 1889 | II. [238]. | |
| 108 | Sonata in D minor for Pianoforte and Violin | 1889 | II. [238]. | |
| 109 | Fest and Gedenksprüche for double Chorus a capella | 1890 | II. [240], [241]. | |
| 110 | Three Motets for four- and eight-part Chorus a capella | 1890 | II. [242], [246]. | |
| 111 | Quintet in G major for two Violins, two Violas and Violoncello | 1891 | II. [246]-[248], [251], [280], [281]. | |
| 112 | Six Quartets for Soprano, Contralto, Tenor and Bass with Pianoforte | 1891 | II. [251]. | |
| 113 | Thirteen Canons for women's voices | 1891 | II. [251]. | |
| 114 | Trio in A minor for Pianoforte, Clarinet (or Viola) and Violoncello | 1892 | I. [40]; II. [249]-[251], [261]. | |
| 115 | Quintet in B minor for Clarinet (or Viola), two Violins, Viola and Violoncello | 1892 | I. [39]; II. [249]-[251], [261]. | |
| 116 | Fantasias for Pianoforte (two books) | 1892 | II. [251], [258]. | |
| 117 | Three Intermezzi for Pianoforte | 1892 | I. [166]; II. [251], [257], [258]. | |
| 118 | Pianoforte Pieces | 1893 | II. [256], [261]. | |
| 119 | Pianoforte Pieces | 1893 | II. [256], [261]. | |
| 120 | Two Sonatas for Clarinet (or Viola) and Pianoforte (F minor and E flat major) | 1895 | II. [265], [266], [267]. | |
| 121 | Four Serious Songs for a Bass voice | 1896 | II. [273], [274], [276], [277]. | |
| 122 | Eleven Chorale-Preludes for Organ (the only posthumous work) | 1902 | II. [276]-[278], [289]. |