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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Piano Concerto No 1: Romance

Polonaise No.12 Gb Major - Piano

Waltz No.11 Gb Major Op.70 No. 1 - Piano

Rondo in F Major, Op. 5

Mazurka Bb Major Op. 7 No. 1 - Piano

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 13 in F-sharp Major

No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1

Mazurka a minor Op.67 No. 4 - Piano

Dance No. 2 in G Major

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 10 in C-sharp Minor

Cradle Song

In an Old Polish Inn

English Concert Tour

The Tragic Sonata, Op. 35

Variations brilliantes on rondo from Halevy's "Ludovic," Op. 12

Mazurkas, Vol. 2: Nos. 18 - 35

Prelude Op 28 No 21

Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 - Set of Parts

Four Preludes - Score and Parts

Etude Ab Major - Marimba & Vibraphone

Nocturne bb minor Op. 9 No. 1 - Piano

Molto Agitato f# minor - Score

3 Ecossaises Op.72 No. 3 - Piano

No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1

No. 26 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 41, No. 1

Introduction/Polonaise, Op. 3 - Piano Score - Piano Score

Etude Op. 10, No. 7 in C Major

Rondo C Major Op.73 - Piano

Mazurka e minor Op.17 No. 2 - Piano

Mazurka C Major Op.56 No. 2 - Piano

Nocturne Eb Major Op. 9 No. 2 - Score

Toccata and Funeral in D Minor - Euphonium 1 BC/TC

Etude Op. 25, No. 1 in A-flat Major

Theme from Etude Op.10 No.3 - easy version - Piano

Scherzo No. 1 b minor Op.20 - Piano

Etude Op. 25, No. 5 in E Minor

Romance from "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor," Op. 11

Preludes: Prelude in E Minor

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 - Piano

Minute Waltz - Clarinet 1 in B-flat

Minute Waltz - Horn 1 in F

Minute Waltz - Bassoon

Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Souvenir de Paganini - Piano

Berceuse Db Major Op.57 - Piano

Impromptu No. 1 Ab Major Op.29 - Piano