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 87 of 106
Chopin: Scherzo b minor op. 20
Chopin: Scherzo b flat minor op. 31
Chopin: Scherzo E major op. 54
Etude in C Minor [Op. 10, No. 12]
Fantasie-Impromptu [Posthumous, Op. 66]
Mazurka in A Minor [Op. 7, No. 2]
Mazurka in A Minor [Posthumous, Op. 68, No. 2]
Mazurka in B-Flat Major [Op. 7, No. 1]
Mazurka in G Minor [Posthumous, Op. 67, No. 2]
Nocturne in D-Flat Major [Op. 27, No. 2]
Nocturne in E-Flat Major [Op. 9, No. 2]
Polonaise in A Major [Op. 40, No. 1]
Polonaise in A-Flat Major [Op. 53]
Waltz in A Minor [Op. 34, No. 2]
Waltz in D-Flat Major [Op. 64, No. 1]
Chopin: Polonaise c minor op. 40,2
Chopin: Polonaise [Dramatique] c sharp minor op. 26,1
Chopin: Polonaise [Militaire] A major op. 40,1
Chopin: Polonaise A flat major op. 53 [Oktaves]
Chopin: Polonaise e flat minor op. 26,2
Chopin: Polonaise d minor op. 71,1
Chopin: Polonaise f sharp minor op. 44
Chopin: Polonaise [Polonaise-Fantasie] A flat major op. 61
Chopin: Polonaise B flat major op. 71,2
Chopin: Polonaise f minor op. 71,3
Waltz Of The Flowers
Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 7
Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8
Etude in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9
Etude in Ab Major, Op. 10, No. 10
Etude in Eb Major, Op. 10, No. 11
Etude in Ab Major , Op. 25, No. 1
Etude in F Minor, op. 25, no. 2
Etude in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3
Etude in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5
Etude in G# Minor, Op. 25, No. 6
Etude in C# Minor, Op. 25, No. 7
Etude in Db Major, Op. 25, No. 8
Etude in Gb Major , Op. 25, No. 9
Etude in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10
Etude in A Minor , Op. 25, No. 11
Etude in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12
Etude in F Minor No. 1, from Three New Etudes
Etude in Ab Major No. 2, from Three New Etudes
Etude in Db Major No. 3, from Three New Etudes
Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op. 31
Scherzo No. 3 in C# Mnor, Op. 39
Impromptu No. 1 in Ab Major, Op. 29
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