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 76 of 106
Waltz, Op. 64, No. 1
Prelude - from Prelude, Op. 28 #7
Waltz in Db Major, Op. 64, No. 1
Mazurka No. 48, Op. 68, No. 2
Waltz No. 7 c# minor Op.64 No. 2
Waltz No.13 Db Major Op.70 No. 3
Nocturne Db Major Op.27 No. 2
Nocturne g minor Op.37 No. 1
Polonaise c# minor Op.26 no. 1
Sonata No. 2 Op.35 bb minor
Sonata No.2 in Bb Minor Op.35
Eternal
Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz Op.18
Trantelle Ab Major Op.43
Waltz Op. 64, No. 2
Waltz Op. 70, No. 2
Nocturne - from Op. 9 #2 for piano - Score and Parts
Polonaise No. 3 A Major Op.40 No. 1 Military
Nocturne c# minor Op.27 No. 1
3 Ecossaises Op.72 No. 3
Waltz No. 2 Ab Major Op.34 No. 1 - Valse Brilliante
Waltz No. 6 Db Major Op.64 No. 1
Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15
Prelude In E Minor Op.28, No.4
Grande Valse Brillante - from Waltz in Eb Major, Op. 18
Polonaise No. 6 Ab Major Op.53 Heroic
Scherzo No. 1 b minor Op.20
Scherzo No. 2 bb minor Op.31
Funeral March/Trauermarsch/Marche Funebre Op.72 No. 2
Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4
Prelude in Db Major, Op. 28, No. 15
Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6
Nocturne Op 15 No 3
Waltz Op 69 No 1
Prelude Op 28 No 4
Nocturne In F Minor Op 55 No 1
Mazurka Op 68 No 3
Mazurka in G minor Op 67 No 2
Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'
Mazurka in A minor Op 68 No 2
Etude in A minor Op 25 No 4
Nocturne Op 9 No 2
Piano Concerto No 1: Romance
Sonata No 1 in C Minor
Sonata No 2 in Bb Minor Op 35
Mazurka in Bb major Op 7 No 1
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