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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Four Preludes - Tuba 1

Toccata and Funeral in D Minor - Score and Parts

Mazurka Op 68 No 3

No. 10 in A-flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2

Prelude of the Bells

The Warsaw Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20

Polonaise No. 16 in G-sharp Minor

No. 12 in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2

Waltz e minor Op. posth. - Piano

The Ballade of Lithuania

Etude Op. 10, No. 10 in A-flat Major

The Little Dog Chasing His Tail

Dance No. 1 in D Major

Etude Op. 25, No. 10 in B Minor

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 12 in G-sharp Minor

No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2

Mazurka g minor Op.67 No. 2 - Piano

Mazurka f minor Op.68 No. 4 - Piano

Ballade g minor Op.23 - Piano

Nocturne Db Major Op.27 No. 2 - Piano

Trantelle Ab Major Op.43 - Piano

Waltz No. 7 c# minor Op.64 No. 2 - Piano

Mazurka No. 48, Op. 68, No. 2 - Tuba 4

Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 - Horn in F

Etude Op. 25, No. 7 in C-sharp Minor

No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2

No. 37 in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2

No. 40 in F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2

No. 15 in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2

No. 19 in B Minor/F-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 2

No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

No. 48 in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3

Polonaise No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1

No. 8 in A-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3

No. 3 in E Major, Op. 6, No. 3

No. 21 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4

Etude Op. 10, No. 5 in G-flat Major

Minute Waltz - Alto Saxophone

Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major

Minute Waltz - Flutes

No. 16 in A-flat Major, Op. 24, No. 3

Polonaise No. 6 Ab Major Op.53 Heroic - Piano

No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2

No. 14 in E Minor

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60, B158

Etude Op. 10, No. 12 in C Minor

No. 5 in A-flat Major, Op. 42: Grande valse

Minute Waltz - Snare Drum & Bass Drum