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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Waltz Opus 69 No. 1 in A flat major

Nocturne Opus 55 No. 2 in E flat major

Valse Brillante Opus 18 No. 1 in E flat major

Waltz Opus 69 No. 1 (Op Posth) in C major

Nocturne Opus 62 No. 1 and 2

Sainte Nuit

Waltz Op 69 No 1

Offertories: Celestial Choir

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 in D-flat Major

Complete Etudes

Régi, régi dal

Polonaise No.15 Ab Major - Piano

Waltz No.17 a minor - Piano

Nocturne c# minor Op.posth. - Piano

Christmas in Paris

The Island of Majorca

Nocturne Opus 62 No. 2 in E major

Let

Valse Brillante Opus 12 in B flat major

Wij houden van Oranje

No. 34 in C Major, Op. 56, No. 2

No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3

A Birthday Present

Etude No. 1 in F Minor

Introduction & Polonaise in C Major, Op. 3 - Set of Parts

Mazurka c minor Op.30 No. 1 - Piano

Mazurka G Major Op.67 No. 1 - Piano

Mazurka F Major Op.68 No. 3 - Piano

Ballade No. 3 Ab Major Op.47 - Piano

Nocturne c# minor Op.27 No. 1 - Piano

Polonaise No. 3 A Major Op.40 No. 1 Military - Piano

Waltz No. 6 Db Major Op.64 No. 1 - Piano

Waltz No.13 Db Major Op.70 No. 3 - Piano

Toccata and Funeral in D Minor - Tuba 2

Mazurka No. 48, Op. 68, No. 2 - Tuba 3

Four Preludes - Euphonium 2 BC/TC

Nocturne Opus 62 No. 1 in B major

Waltz No. 9 Opus Posth. 69 No. 1 in C major

No. 10 in B-flat Major, Op. 17, No. 1

Samakkhi Chumnum

Scherzo Opus 20 No. 1 in B minor

Llegó la hora de decir adiós, digamos, al partir, nuestra canción

Minute Waltz - Bass Clarinet

Minute Waltz - Trumpet in B-flat/Euphonium in B-flat Solo

Prelude No. 6 - Set of Parts

Themes from the Ballade in G minor Op 23

Minute Waltz - Tuba

Fantaisie Impromptu c# minor Op.66 - Piano