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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Nocturne Opus 55 No. 1 in F minor

Nocturne Opus 37 No. 1 and No 2

Mazurka Op. 33 no. 4 in B minor

Nocturne Opus 32 No. 1 and 2

Nocturne Opus 37 No. 2 in G major

Nocturne Opus 27 No. 2 in D flat major

Nocturne Opus 48 No. 2 in F sharp minor

Sainte Nuit A Minuit

Stille Nacht

Noche de paz

Noche de paz, noche de amor

Nuit de Paix

Mazurka Op. 7 no. 2 in A minor

Mazurka Op. 7 no. 1 in B flat major

Nocturne Opus 48 No. 1 and 2

Hotaru no hikari

Nocturne Opus 27 no. 1 and 2

Nocturne Opus 55 No. 1 and 2

Nocturne Opus 37 No. 1 in G minor

Nocturne Opus 32 No. 2 in A flat major

Nocturne Opus 32 No. 1 in B major

Mazurka Op. 7 no. 4 in F minor

Mazurka Op. 7 no. 5 in C major

Mazurka Op. 6 no. 4 in E flat minor

Notte lunar!

Mazurka Op. 24 no. 1 in G minor

Mazurka Op. 7 no. 3 in F minor

Mazurka Op. 6 no. 3 in E major

Mazurka Op. 56 no. 3 in E flat major

Mazurka Op. 6 no. 1 in F sharp minor

Duce nuit, Belle nuit

Mazurka Op. 50 no. 2 in A flat major

Mazurka Op. 63 no. 1 in B major

Mazurka Op. 30 no. 1 in C minor

Mazurka Op. 17 no. 2 in E minor

Mazurka Op. 63 no. 2 in F minor

Mazurka Op. 63 no. 3 in C sharp minor

Mazurka Op. 41 no. 1 in C sharp minor

Nocturne Opus 27 No. 1 in C sharp minor

Mazurka Op. 67 no. 2 in G minor

Mazurka Op. 6 no. 2 in C sharp minor

Mazurka Op. 68 no. 3 in F major

Mazurka Op. 67 no. 3 in C major

Mazurka Op. 68 no. 1 in C major

Mazurka Op. 67 no. 4 in A minor

Mazurka Op. 67 no. 1 in G major

Mazurka Op. 56 no. 2 in C major

Nocturne Opus 48 No. 1 in C minor