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
Works page 36 of 106
None But The Lonely Heart
Mazurka in B Flat Op 7 No 1
Nocturne in F Minor Op 55 No 1
Prelude in Db Major [Op.28, No.15]
Polonaise in B Flat
Polonaise in C Sharp Minor Op 26 No 1
Polonaise in D Flat
Nocturne in B Op 32 No 1
Nocturne in D Flat Op 27 No 2
Nocturne in F Sharp Op 15 No 2
Nocturne in G Op 37 No 2
Nocturne in G Minor Op 37 No 1
Scherzo Op 31
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2; BI 61, No. 2
Separation
Contredanse G Flat Maj
Waltz in C# Minor
Endless Mazurka [Op. 7, No. 5]
Waltz , B minor, op. post. 69,2
Waltz , F minor, op. post. 70,2
Waltz , A flat major, op. post. 69,1
Waltz , G flat major, op. post. 70,1
Waltz , E flat major, KK IVb, 10
Waltz , E flat major, KK IVa, 14
Prelude, B minor, op. 28,6 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Mazurka, A minor, op. post. 68,2 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Mazurka, G minor, op. 24,1 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Nocturne, G minor, op. 37,1 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Waltz, B minor, op. post. 69,2 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Polonaise , F minor, op. 71,3
Chopin: Waltz F minor, A flat major op. post. 70,2
Mazurka , op. 7,4a
Mazurka , KK IVa, 7
Mazurka , op. 7,2a
Variations brillantes, B flat major, op. 12 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Bolero, C major, op. 19 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Tarantella, A flat major, op. 43 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Allegro de Concert, A major, op. 46 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Fantasy, F minor, op. 49 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Berceuse, D flat major, op. 57 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Barcarolle, F sharp major, op. 60 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Variations on Der Schweizerbub, E major, KK IVa, 4 Performed by Frederic Chopin
3 Ecossaises, op. 72,3 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Valse in D Flat Op 64 No 1
Waltz, A minor, op. 34,2 Performed by Frederic Chopin
Valse in G Flat Op 70 No 1
Mazurka in G Minor Op 24 No 1
Polonaise in A Flat Op 53
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