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The best Johannes Brahms albums

20 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.

  1. 1
    Works for Cello and Piano

    Works for Cello and Piano Start here

    2017

  2. 2
    Brahms and Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos

    Brahms and Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos

    2017

  3. 3
    Complete Symphonies

    Complete Symphonies

    2025

  4. 4
    Piano Works

    Piano Works

    2025

  5. 5
    Concerto For Violin & Cello - Tragic Overture

    Concerto For Violin & Cello - Tragic Overture

  6. 6
    Sonatas for Cello & Piano, op. 38 & 99

    Sonatas for Cello & Piano, op. 38 & 99

    2024

  7. 7
    Works for Cello and Piano

    Works for Cello and Piano

    2015

  8. 8
    Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op. 23 / Schumann: Kreisleriana / Waldszenen / Humoreske / Fantasie

    Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op. 23 / Schumann: Kreisleriana / Waldszenen / Humoreske / Fantasie

    2025

  9. 9
    The Piano Concertos

    The Piano Concertos

    2025

  10. 10
    Spiritual Wings

    Spiritual Wings

    2024

  11. 11
    Sérénades

    Sérénades

    2023

  12. 12
    Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 / Haydn Variations

    Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 / Haydn Variations

    2003

  13. 13
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a

    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a

    1968

  14. 14
    Symphony No. 1, Tragic Overture

    Symphony No. 1, Tragic Overture

    1994

  15. 15
    Serenade No. 1

    Serenade No. 1

    1984

  16. 16
    Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

    Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

    2014

  17. 17
    Piano Quartets nos. 2 & 3

    Piano Quartets nos. 2 & 3

    2025

  18. 18
    Symphonies 2 and 3

    Symphonies 2 and 3

    1995

  19. 19
    Johannes Brahms: Die drei Cellosonaten

    Johannes Brahms: Die drei Cellosonaten

    1995

  20. 20
    Cello Sonatas

    Cello Sonatas

    1998

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