Composer

Frederic Chopin

1810–1849

5,074 works in the index

Era: Romantic
Nationality: Congress Poland
Born in: Żelazowa Wola

Chopin wrote almost exclusively for the piano, and the catalogue is correspondingly deep: nocturnes, waltzes, mazurkas, polonaises, études, ballades, scherzos and two concerti. Nothing here is truly easy, but the range within it is wide.

The realistic starting points are the simpler waltzes and mazurkas, and the Op. 9 No. 2 nocturne. The Études, despite the name, are concert works of extreme difficulty rather than teaching material. The ballades and scherzos are late-stage repertoire.

Editions are a genuine problem with Chopin specifically. He published in France, Germany and England simultaneously and the three differ, and pupils' annotated copies add further readings — there is no single authoritative text. Modern urtext editions choose between the sources and document the choice; older editions simply picked, silently. If a passage you are learning does not match a recording, the edition is often the reason.

Catalogue

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Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2

Mazurka In F Major, Op. 68, No. 3

Mazurka Op 41 No 4

Mazurka Op 56 No 2

Mazurka Op 68 No 4

Mazurka Op 50 No 2

Quatre Mazurkas Op 67 No 1

Mazurka Op 50 No 3

Mazurka Op 63 No 3

Mazurka Op 59 No 2

Mazurka Op 41 No 2

Mazurka Op 56 No 3

Trois Mazurkas Op 59 No 1

Mazurka Op 63 No 2

Mazurka Op 67 No 4

Mazurka Op 68 No 2

Grande Polonaise brillante, E flat major, op. 22 (Piano solo)

Quatre Mazurkas Op 41 No 1

Ballade in Ab Major

Trois Mazurkas Op 50 No 1

Quatre Mazurkas Op 68 No 1

Trois Mazurkas Op 63 No 1

Mazurka Op 59 No 3

Trois Mazurkas Op 56 No 1

Mazurka Op 41 No 3

Arpeggio Study

Etude No. 4, Op. 10 (C# Minor)

Etude No. 5, Op. 10 (G-flat Major)

Etude No. 6, Op. 10 (E-flat Minor)

Etude No. 7, Op. 10 (C Major)

Etude No. 8, Op. 10 (F Major)

Etude No. 9, Op. 10 (F Minor)

Etude No. 10, Op. 10 (A-flat Major)

Etude No. 11, Op. 10 (E-flat Major)

Etude No. 12, Op. 10 (C Minor)

Three Etudes, No. 1 (F Minor)

Three Etudes, No. 2 (A-flat Major)

Three Etudes, No. 3 (D-flat Major)

Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posthumous (1830)

Mazurka Op 33 No 4

Mazurka Op 67 No 3

Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1

Two Jugglers

Sight Reading

Etude No. 1, Op. 10 (C Major)

Etude No. 2, Op. 10 (A Minor)

Etude No. 3, Op. 10 (E Major)