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 71 of 106
Mazurka No. 42 in G Major, Op. 67, No. 1
No. 07 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
No. 03 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 08 in F-sharp Minor
Ballade Op. 47 in A-flat Major
Etude Op. 25, No. 07 in C-sharp Minor
No. 01 in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
No. 05 in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
Polonaise No. 03 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1
Etude Op. 25, No. 09 in G-flat Major
No. 08 in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Ballade Op. 23 in G Minor
Mazurka No. 06 in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
No. 06 in G Minor, Op. 15, No. 3
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 07 in A Major
Mazurka No. 17 in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
Polonaise No. 09 in B-flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2
Etude Op. 25, No. 01 in A-flat Major
Mazurka No. 02 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 05 in D Major
No. 10 in A-flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2
No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 17 in A-flat Major
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 066
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 10 in C-sharp Minor
Etude Op. 10, No. 12 in C Minor
No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 11 in B Major
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 14 in E-flat Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 22 in G Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 12 in G-sharp Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 16 in B-flat Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 19 in E-flat Major
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 18 in F Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 24 in D Minor
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor
Berceuse, Op. 57
No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1
Mazurka No. 22 in G# Minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31
No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
No. 16 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
No. 06 in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1: Minute Waltz
Mazurka No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3
No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2
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