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 45 of 106

Mazurka a minor Op. 7 No. 2 - Piano

Mazurkas, Vol. 3: Nos. 36 - 51

Lithauisches Lied

No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2

Allegro de Concert, in A Major, Op. 46, B72

Forgotten Nocturne

Dance No. 3 in D-Flat Major

Three Sisters

Farewell to Poland

In Chopin's Studio

The King's Entrance March

Funeral March from Piano Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 19 in E-flat Major

Presto con fuoco bb minor - Marimba & Xylophone

Polonaise No.13 g minor - Piano

Waltz No.12 f minor Op.70 No. 2 - Piano

Prelude Ab Major - Piano

Waltz No. 3 a minor Op.34 No. 2 - Piano

Mazurka C Major Op.68 No. 1 - Piano

No. 45 in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4

No. 43 in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 9 in E Major

No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 24, No. 1

No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63, No. 1

Etude Op. 25, No. 8 in D-flat Major

Etude Op. 10, No. 4 in C-sharp Minor

Mazurka f minor Op.63 No. 2 - Piano

No. 28 in B Major, Op. 41, No. 3

No. 2 in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1: Valse brillante

Etude Op. 25, No. 4 in A Minor

No. 29 in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4

No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56, No. 1

Introduction/Polonaise, Op. 3 - Cello - Cello

Etude c# minor Op.10 No. 4 - Score

Mazurka a minor Op.68 No. 2 - easy version - Piano

No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3

No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

No. 8 in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Polonaise No. 9 in B-flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2

Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4

No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1: Minute Waltz

Funeral March in C Minor, Op. 72, No. 2, B10

No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 1

Etude c minor Op.10 No.12 - Revolution - Piano

Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51, No. 3

Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 18 in F Minor