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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Nocturne no. 11 in G minor, op. 37 no. 1: Andante sostenuto

Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, op. 72 no. 1: Andante

Nocturne no. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 1 no. 16, BI 49 "Reminiscence"

Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 "Military"

Prélude in B minor, op. 28 no. 6: Lento assai

Waltz no. 12 in F minor, op. 70 no. 2

Prélude in A minor, op. 28 no. 2: Lento

Waltz no. 14 in E minor, B. 56

Étude in F major, op. 10 no. 8: Allegro

Waltz no. 13 in D-flat major, op. 70 no. 3

Impromptu no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai

Étude in A minor, op. 10 no. 2: Allegro

Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat major, op. 61: Allegro maestoso

Impromptu no. 2 in F-sharp major, op. 36: Andantino

Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: III. Largo

Mazurka no. 23 in D major, op. 33 no. 2, CT. 73

Waltz no. 11 in G-flat major, op. 70 no. 1

Prélude in F minor, op. 28 no. 18: Molto allegro

Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 45

Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, op. 22

Prélude in E major, op. 28 no. 9: Largo

Prélude in B major, op. 28 no. 11: Vivace

Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, op. 51: Vivace

Prélude in C major, op. 28 no. 1: Agitato

Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52

Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49

Étude in B minor, op. 25 no. 10 "Octaves": Allegro con fuoco

Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, op. 22: I. Andante spianato

Étude in F minor, op. 25 no. 2: Presto

Étude in F minor, op. 10 no. 9: Allegro molto agitato

Étude in E minor, op. 25 no. 5: Vivace

Waltz no. 10 in B minor, op. 69 no. 2

Waltz no. 5 in A-flat major, op. 42 "Grande valse"

Polonaise in F-sharp minor, op. 44: Tempo di polacca - doppio movimento, tempo di mazurka - tempo I

Mazurka no. 48 in F major, op. 68 no. 3

Nocturne no. 4 in F major, op. 15 no. 1: Andante cantabile

Prélude in C minor, op. 28 no. 20: Largo

Prélude in A-flat major, op. 28 no. 17: Allegretto

Sonata for Piano no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso

Nocturne no. 12 in G major, op. 37 no. 2: Andantino

Mazurka no. 13 in A minor, op. 17 no. 4

Mazurka no. 40 in F minor, op. 63 no. 2

Mazurka no. 38 in F-sharp minor, op. 59 no. 3

Mazurka no. 21 in C-sharp minor, op. 30 no. 4

Mazurka no. 17 in B-flat minor, op. 24 no. 4

Polonaise in C minor, op. 40 no. 2

Mazurka no. 36 in A minor, op. 59 no. 1

Nocturne no. 5 in F-sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto