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 In G Minor Op.37 No.1

Nocturne In E Major Op.62 No.2

Nocturne In F Major Op.15 No.1

Nocturne In F Sharp Minor Op.15 No.2

Nocturne In G Major Op.37 No.2

Prelude In A Flat Op.28 No.17

Prelude In B Op.28 No.11

Prelude In C Op.28 No.1

Prelude In D Op.28 No.5

Prelude In E Flat Op.28 No.19

Prelude In E Op.28 No.9

Prelude In F Op.28 No.23

Prelude In F Sharp Op.28 No.13

Valse In E Major

Valse In E Minor

Waltz In A Flat Op.64 No.3

Waltz In D Flat Op.70 No.3

Waltz In F Op.34 No.3

Waltz In G Flat Op.70 No.1

Impromptu No.4 In C-sharp Minor Op.66

25 Preludes-op.28, Nos.1-24

27 Etudes-op.10. Nos.1-12

Op.25, Nos.1-12

11 Polonaises (Opp.26, 40, 44, 53, 61, 71)

20 Nocturnes (Opp.9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72

A Flat Major Op.25 No.1

A Minor Op.17 No.4

A Minor Op.68 No.2

B Flat Major Op.7 No.1

B Flat Minor Op.9 No.1

B Minor Op.33 No.4

C Minor Op.10 No.12

C Minor Op.48 No.1

D-flat Major Op.27 No.2

E Flat Major Op.18

E Flat Major Op.9 No.2

E Major Op.10 No.3

E Minor

E Minor Op.72 No.1

F Major Op.68 No.3

F Minor Op.55 No.1

F Sharp Minor Op.44

Fantasie-impromptu In C Sharp Minor Op.66

Five Etudes:

G Flat Major Op.25 No.9

G Minor Op.37 No.1

Nocturne In C Sharp Minor Op.27 No.1

G Minor Op.67 No.2