| 1858 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 | Confirmat | 45' |
| 1858 | Serenade No. 1 in D major, op. 11 | Confirmat | 45' |
| 1859 | Serenade No. 2 in A major, op. 16 | Confirmat | 30' |
| 1868 | Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 · cor | Confirmat | 70' |
| 1868 | Rinaldo, op. 50 · cor | nedet. | — |
| 1868 | Rinaldo, op. 50 — cantata for tenor, male chorus & orchestra · cor | Confirmat | 40' |
| 1869 | Alto Rhapsody, op. 53 — for alto, male chorus & orchestra · cor | Confirmat | 12' |
| 1871 | Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), op. 54 · cor | Confirmat | 16' |
| 1871 | Triumphlied, op. 55 - Triumphal Hymn | Confirmat | — |
| 1871 | Triumphlied, op. 55 — for baritone, double chorus & orchestra · cor | Confirmat | 22' |
| 1873 | Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3 & 10 (orch. Brahms) | Confirmat | 9' |
| 1873 | Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a | Confirmat | 18' |
| 1876 | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68 | Confirmat | 45' |
| 1877 | Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73 | Confirmat | 40' |
| 1878 | Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 | Confirmat | 38' |
| 1880 | Academic Festival Overture, op. 80 | Confirmat | 10' |
| 1880 | Tragic Overture, op. 81 | Confirmat | 13' |
| 1881 | Nänie, op. 82 — for chorus & orchestra · cor | Confirmat | 13' |
| 1881 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 | Confirmat | 48' |
| 1882 | Gesang der Parzen, op. 89 — for 6-part chorus & orchestra · cor | Confirmat | 12' |
| 1883 | Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90 | Confirmat | 33' |
| 1885 | Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98 | Confirmat | 40' |
| 1887 | Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102 | Confirmat | 32' |
| — | Auf dem Kirchhofe, op. 105/4 | Confirmat | — |
| — | Ave Maria, op. 12 · cor | nedet. | — |
| — | Drei Lieder - Three Songs | Confirmat | — |
| — | Immer leise wird mein Schlummer, op. 105/2 | Confirmat | — |
| — | Intermezzo, op. 116/4 | nedet. | — |
| — | Intermezzo, op. 117/1 | nedet. | — |
| — | Liebesliederwalzer, op. 52 | nedet. | — |
| — | Liebesliederwalzer, Suite from op. 52 and op. 65 · cor | Confirmat | — |
| — | Sappische Ode, op. 94/4 | nedet. | — |
| — | Sextet No. 1, op. 18 | nedet. | — |
| — | Sextet No. 2, op. 36 | nedet. | — |
| — | Variations on a Theme of Paganini, op. 35 | nedet. | — |
| — | Vier Ernste Gesange (Four Serious Songs), op. 121 [transposed] | Confirmat | — |
| — | Waldeseinsamkeit, op. 85/6 (In Lonely Wood) | Confirmat | — |
| — | Walzer, op. 39 | nedet. | — |
| — | Wiegenlied, op. 49/4 | Confirmat | — |
| — | Wir wandelten wir Zwei, op. 96/2 (We Wandered Once) | Confirmat | — |