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 Bb Major Op. 7 No. 1

Prelude No.15 Db Major Op.28 No.15

Nocturne bb minor Op. 9 No. 1

Waltz No. 3 a minor Op.34 No. 2

Mazurka a minor Op.68 No. 2 - easy version

Mazurka g minor Op.24 No. 1 - easy version

Fantaisie f minor Op.49

Mazurka a minor Op. 7 No. 2

Waltz No. 9 Ab Major Op.69 No. 1

Waltz No.10 b minor Op.69 No. 2

Waltz No.11 Gb Major Op.70 No. 1

Waltz No.12 f minor Op.70 No. 2

Mazurka f minor Op.68 No. 4

Etude f minor Op.25 No. 2

Polonaise No.10 f minor Op.71 No. 3

Rondo C Major Op.73

Etude c# minor Op.10 No. 4

Mazurka f# minor Op. 6 No. 1

Ballade II F Major Op.38

Ballade No. 3 Ab Major Op.47

Ballade g minor Op.23

Barcarolle F# Major Op.60

Etude E Major Op.10 No. 3 - Tristesse

Waltz No. 1 Eb Major Op.18 - Grande Valse Brilliante

Nocturne e minor Op.72 No. 1

Mazurka from op.68 No. 3

Mazurka e minor Op.17 No. 2

Mazurka a minor Op.17 No. 4

Mazurka c minor Op.30 No. 1

Mazurka b minor Op.30 No. 2

Mazurka b minor Op.33 No. 4

Mazurka C Major Op.56 No. 2

Mazurka f minor Op.63 No. 2

Mazurka c# minor Op.63 No. 3

Mazurka G Major Op.67 No. 1

Mazurka g minor Op.67 No. 2

Mazurka C Major Op.67 No. 3

Mazurka a minor Op.67 No. 4

Mazurka C Major Op.68 No. 1

Mazurka F Major Op.68 No. 3

Nocturne Eb Major Op. 9 No. 2

Impromptu No. 1 Ab Major Op.29

Prelude No. 6 b minor Op.28 No. 6

Funeral March/Trauermarsch/Marche Funebre from Sonata No. 2 Op.35

Berceuse Db Major Op.57

Etude c minor Op.10 No.12 - Revolution

Theme from Etude Op.10 No.3 - easy version

Fantaisie Impromptu c# minor Op.66