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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Mazurka No. 21 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4

Mazurka No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 50, No. 2

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

Mazurka No. 03 in E Major, Op. 6, No. 3

Mazurka No. 26 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 41, No. 1

Mazurka No. 29 in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4

Polonaise No. 07 in A-flat Major, Op. 61

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

Mazurka No. 11 in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2

Mazurka No. 41 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3

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

Mazurka No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56, No. 1

Birthday Present, A

Twelve Etudes, Op. 25

Etude Op. 10, No. 05 in G-flat Major

Etude Op. 10, No. 07 in C Major

Etude Op. 25, No. 04 in A Minor

Trois Nouvelles Etudes No. 01 in F Minor

Prelude, Op. 45 in C-sharp Minor

No. 04 in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1

Introduction & Polonaise in C Major, Op. 3

Sonata g minor Op.65

Funeral March from Piano Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

Twelve Etudes, Op. 10

Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54

Rondo in C Major, Op. 73

Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21

Etude Op. 25, No. 11 in A Minor

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4

Funeral March from Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35

Preludes, Op. 28 & 45

Polonaise No. 04 in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2

Mazurka No. 50 in A Minor: Notre temps/The Cracow Mazurka

Rondo in F Major, Op. 5

Tarantelle in A-flat Major, Op. 43, B139

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60, B158

Mazurka No. 18 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 1

Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49

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

Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

Dance No. 1 in D Major

Dance No. 2 in G Major

Dance No. 3 in D-Flat Major

Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39

Romance from "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor," Op. 11