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 46 of 106

Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 9, No. 2

Prelude in Db Major op 28 no 15

Twelve Etudes, Op. 10

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 24 in D Minor

Mazurka No. 22 in G# Minor, Op. 33, No. 1

The Last Waltz

Nocturne Eb Major Op. 9 No. 2 - Piano

Bolero in C Major/A Major, Op. 19, B81

No. 13 in D-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3

Etude Op. 25, No. 11 in A Minor

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 11 in B Major

The Silver Urn

Wonder Child of Warsaw

No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 1

No. 46 in C Major, Op. 68, No. 1

No. 32 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3

No. 44 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 3

Etude No. 2 in A-flat major

Waltz No. 2 Ab Major Op.34 No. 1 - Valse Brilliante - Piano

Nocturne Eb Major Op. 9 No. 2 - Violin

Toccata and Funeral in D Minor - Euphonium 2 BC/TC

Mazurka No. 48, Op. 68, No. 2 - Tuba 1

Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1 - Tuba

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 1 in C Major

Etude Op. 25, No. 9 in G-flat Major

No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1

No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2

No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 3

No. 9 in C Major, Op. 7, No. 5

No. 49 in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4

Etude Op. 25, No. 3 in F Major

No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

No. 50 in A Minor: Notre temps/The Cracow Mazurka

No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 50, No. 2

No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1

Mazurka in A minor Op 68 No 2

Polonaise No. 5 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44

Scherzo No. 2 bb minor Op.31 - Piano

Preludes, Op. 28 & 45

Minute Waltz - Horn 2 in F

Minute Waltz - Clarinet 2 in B-flat

Minute Waltz - Score and Parts

Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12

No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3

Cantabile from "Fantasie Impromptu"

Mazurka in Bb major Op 7 No 1

Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Major, Op. 36

Prelude No. 6 - Tuba