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 81 of 106
Vingt-quatre Préludes pour le Piano, op. 28
To Love Again
Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor: II. Romance
Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor: II. Larghetto
Mazurka: Op. 17, No. 2
Mazurka: Op. 24, No. 3
Prelude in C Minor [BI 107/20; Op. 28, No]
Mazurka, Op. 67, No. 3
Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major Op. 18
Grande Valse Brillante in A flat major Op. 34 No. 1
Grande Valse Brillante in A minor Op. 34 No. 2
Grande Valse Brillante in F major Op. 34 No. 3
Grande Valse in A flat major Op. 42
Waltz in D flat major Op. 34 No. 1
Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2
Waltz in A flat major Op. 64 No. 3
Waltz in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1
Waltz in B minor Op. 69 No. 2
Waltz in G flat major Op. 70 No. 1
A flat major Op. 70 No. 2
Waltz in D flat major Op. 70 No. 3
Prelude In A Op.28 No.7
Prelude In B Minor Op.28 No.6
Waltz (two versions), B minor, op. post. 69,2
Waltz, A minor, op. 34,2
Waltz (two versions), F minor, op. post. 70,2
Waltz [Minutes], D flat major, op. 64,1
Waltz, C sharp minor, op. 64,2
Waltz (two versions), A flat major, op. post. 69,1
Waltz [Grande Valse brillante], E flat major, op. 18
Waltz, A flat major, op. 34,1
Waltz, F major, op. 34,3
Waltz, A flat major, op. 42
Waltz, A flat major, op. 64,3
Waltz (two versions), G flat major, op. post. 70,1
Waltz (appendix), E flat major, KK IVb, 10
Waltz (appendix), E flat major, KK IVa, 14
Prelude in E Minor, Op.28, No. 4
Prelude in A, Op. 28, No. 7
Waltz in G flat Major, op. posth. 70, no. 1, CT 217
Prelude Op. 28 No. 7
Nocturne No. 1
Nocturne No. 3
Nocturne No. 4
Nocturne No. 5
Nocturne No. 6
Nocturne No. 7
Nocturne No. 8
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