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 82 of 106
Nocturne No. 9
Nocturne No. 10
Nocturne No. 11
Nocturne No. 12
Nocturne No. 13
Nocturne No. 14
Nocturne No. 15
Nocturne No. 16
Nocturne No. 17
Nocturne No. 18
Nocturne No. 19
Variations brillantes, B flat major, op. 12
Bolero, C major, op. 19
Tarantella, A flat major, op. 43
Allegro de Concert, A major, op. 46
Fantasy, F minor, op. 49
Berceuse, D flat major, op. 57
Barcarolle, F sharp major, op. 60
3 Ecossaises, op. 72,3
Polonaise in C sharp Minor, op. 26, no. 1
Nocturne in F sharp Major, op. 15, no. 2
Mazurka In C Op.67 No.3
Nocturne In D Flat Op.27 No.2
Polonaise Militaire Op.40 No.1
Prelude In B Flat Op.28 No.21
Prelude In D Flat 'Raindrop' Op.28 No.15
Waltz In A Flat Op.69 No.1
Waltz In E Flat Op.18
Prelude in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1
Prelude in A Minor, Op. 28, No. 2
Prelude in G Major, Op. 28, No. 3
Prelude in D Major, Op. 28, No. 5
Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, no. 7
Prelude in f# minor, Op. 28, No. 8
Prelude in E Major, Op. 28, No. 9
Prelude in c# minor, Op. 28, No. 10
Prelude in B Major, Op. 28, No. 11
Prelude in g# major, Op. 28, No. 12
Prelude in F# major, Op. 28, No. 13
Prelude in eb minor, Op. 28, No. 14
Prelude in bb minor, Op. 28, No. 16
Prelude in Ab major, Op. 28, No. 17
Prelude in F Minor, Op. 28, No. 18
Prelude in Eb major, Op. 28, No. 19
Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20
Prelude in Bb major, Op. 28, No. 21
Prelude in G Minor, op. 28, no. 22
Prelude in F Major, Op. 28, No. 23
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