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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Etude No. 7 C sharp minor Op. 25, No. 7
Tarantella, A flat major, op. 43 (Piano solo)
Allegro de Concert, A major, op. 46 (Piano solo)
Etude No. 6 G sharp minor Op. 25, No. 6
Chopin: Impromptu G flat major op. 51
Variations on Der Schweizerbub, E major, KK IVa, 4 (Piano solo)
Etude No. 9 G flat major Op. 25, No. 9
Variations brillantes, B flat major, op. 12 (Piano solo)
Barcarolle, F sharp major, op. 60 (Piano solo)
Fantasy, F minor, op. 49 (Piano solo)
Etude No. 8 D flat major Op. 25, No. 8
Chopin: Impromptu F sharp major op. 36
Bolero, C major, op. 19 (Piano solo)
Etude No. 10 A flat major Op. 10, No. 10
Etude No. 11 E flat major Op. 10, No. 11
Etude No. 12 C minor Op. 10, No. 12
Etude No. 2 A minor Op. 10, No. 2
Etude No. 3 E major Op. 10, No. 3
Etude No. 4 C sharp minor Op. 10, No. 4
Etude No. 5 G flat major Op. 10, No. 5
Etude No. 6 E flat minor Op. 10, No. 6
Etude No. 7 C major Op. 10, No. 7
Etude No. 8 F major Op. 10, No. 8
Etude No. 9 F minor Op. 10, No. 9
Etude No. 1 A flat major Op. 25, No. 1
Etude No. 10 B minor Op. 25, No. 10
Etude No. 11 A minor Op. 25, No. 11
Etude No. 2 F minor Op. 25, No. 2
Etude No. 3 F major Op. 25, No. 3
Etude No. 4 A minor Op. 25, No. 4
Etude No. 5 E minor Op. 25, No. 5
Nocturne in C# Minor. Op. Posthumous
Nocturne in G Minor. Op. 3
Polonaise in G minor, Op. Posthumous
Nocturne in E-flat Major
Prelude in E Major, Op. 28, No. 9
Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 11
Polonaise in C sharp Minor, op. 26, no. 1
Nocturne in F sharp Major, op. 15, no. 2
Chopin: Impromptu A flat major op. 29
Etude in C Minor ("Revolutionary" Etude), Op. 10, No. 12
Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, KK IVa/16, (posth.)
24 Preludes Op. 28-7
Nouvelle Etude No. 1 F minor
Nouvelle Etude No. 2 A flat major
Nouvelle Etude No. 3 D flat major
Etude No. 1 C major Op. 10, No. 1
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