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. 21 in C minor, Op. posth. 2 no. 8, BI 108
Waltz no. 19 in A minor, B. 150
Mazurka in C major, B. 82, KK. 1225-1226
Mazurka in A-flat major, B. 85, KK. 1227-1228 "Szymanowska"
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Waltz no. 16 in A-flat major, B. 21
Largo in E-flat major, B. 109, KK IVb no. 5
Waltz no. 15 in E major, B. 44
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Mazurka no. 22 in G-sharp minor, op. 33 no. 1
Allegro de concert in A major, op. 46
Rondo à la Krakowiak in F major, op. 14
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, op. 22: II. Allegro molto
Variations sur un air national allemand, B. 14
Souvenir de Paganini in A major
Prelude in A-flat major, Op. posth.: Presto con leggierezza
Contredanse in G-flat major, B. 17
Mazurka no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 6 no. 2
Mazurka no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 6 no. 1
Polonaise in A-flat major, B. 5 (KK IVa no. 2)
Fugue in A minor, B. 144 (KK IVc no. 2)
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35 "Funeral March"
Tarantelle in A-flat major, op. 43
Rondo, op. 73
Mazurka in A minor, B. 134 "Notre temps"
Mazurka in A minor, B. 140 "Émile Gaillard"
Polonaise in G-sharp minor, B. 6 (KK IVa no. 3)
Mazurka no. 45 in A minor, op. 67 no. 4
Song in G minor, op. 74 no. 2 "Wiosna"
Mazurka no. 43 in G minor, op. 67 no. 2
Polonaise in B-flat major, op. 71 no. 2
Mazurka no. 27 in E minor, op. 41 no. 2
Cantabile in B-flat major, BI 84
Mazurka no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 50 no. 2
Mazurka no. 46 in C major, op. 68 no. 1
Mazurka no. 39 in B major, op. 63 no. 1
Mazurka no. 14 in G minor, op. 24 no. 1
Song in E-flat major, op. 74 no. 14 "Pierścień"
Rondo in C major for two pianos, op. 73
Mazurka no. 37 in A-flat major, op. 59 no. 2
Mazurka no. 35 in C minor, op. 56 no. 3
Dumka, B. 132 (reverie)
Mazurka no. 44 in C major, op. 67 no. 3
Polonaise in G minor, Op. posth.
Mazurka no. 11 in E minor, op. 17 no. 2
Mazurka no. 34 in C major, op. 56 no. 2
Mazurka no. 42 in G major, op. 67 no. 1
Polonaise in D minor, op. 71 no. 1
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