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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Prelude, Op. 28, No. 21 in B-flat Major

Fantaisie f minor Op.49 - Piano

No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2

No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2

Etude Op. 10, No. 11 in E-flat Major

Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 3 - Piano

Polonaise No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 71, No. 3

Sonata g minor Op.65 - Score

Etudes Op.10 No.1-6

Schaum. Chopin. Book One

Waltz No.18 Eb Major - Piano

Skaters on the Ice-Bound Vistula

Hats Off, Gentlemen, a Genius

Summer at Nohant

Four Ballades

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 22 in G Minor

Etudes Op.10 No.7-12

No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1

Waltz No. 9 Ab Major Op.69 No. 1 - Piano

No. 16 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2

Mazurka b minor Op.30 No. 2 - Piano

Four Impromptus Op.29, Op.36, Op.51, Op.66

Grande Polonaise Brillante with Andante Spianato Op.22

Polonaises Op.44, Op.53, Op.61

Preludes Op.28 No.1-12

Preludes Op.28 No.13-24

Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1

No. 51 in A Minor

Etude Op. 10, No. 6 in E-flat Minor

No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2

No. 38 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3

No. 30 in G Major, Op. 50, No. 1

Etude Op. 10, No. 3 in E Major

No. 9 in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1

No. 41 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3

Black Key

Polonaise No.10 f minor Op.71 No. 3 - Piano

Mazurka from op.68 No. 3 - Score

Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22

Tarantelle in A-flat Major, Op. 43, B139

No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2

Mädchens Wunsch

Concerto in E minor Op.11 No.1

No. 15 in E Major

Scherzo in B minor Op. 20 No. 1

Prelude No. 6 b minor Op.28 No. 6 - Piano

The "Minute Waltz"

Polonaise No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2