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 73 of 106
Mazurka No. 48 in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3
Etude Op. 25, No. 03 in F Major
No. 04 in F Major, Op. 34, No. 3: Valse brillante/Cat Waltz
No. 07 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Mazurka No. 28 in B Major, Op. 41, No. 3
Etude Op. 10, No. 01 in C Major
No. 09 in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
Prelude No. 4
Prelude No. 20
Etude Op. 10, No. 04 in C-sharp Minor
No. 05 in A-flat Major, Op. 42: Grande valse
Ballade Op. 52 in F Minor
Polonaise No. 02 in E-flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2
Polonaise No. 01 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
No. 02 in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
No. 09 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1
No. 02 in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1: Valse brillante
No. 08 in A-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3
Mazurka No. 05 in B-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1
Variations on "La ci darem," Op. 2
Polonaise No. 05 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Polonaise No. 08 in D Minor, Op. 71, No. 1
No. 11 in G-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp Major, Op. 36
Funeral March in C Minor, Op. 72, No. 2, B10
Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29
Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Three Ecossaises, Op. 72, No. 3, B12
Polonaise No. 10 in F Minor, Op. 71, No. 3
Etude Op. 10, No. 11 in E-flat Major
Polonaise No. 16 in G-sharp Minor
Prelude No. 7 in A Major
Variations brilliantes on rondo from Halevy's "Ludovic," Op. 12
Allegro de Concert, in A Major, Op. 46, B72
Bolero in C Major/A Major, Op. 19, B81
Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 2 - Piano
Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1 - Piano
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51, No. 3
No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 3 - Piano
Prelude No. 6 In B Minor
No. 13 in D-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 3
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 23 in F Major
Andante Spianato, Op. 22
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 21 in B-flat Major
Prelude, Op. 28, No. 13 in F-sharp Major
No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2
No. 12 in F Minor, Op. 70, No. 2
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