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 89 of 106
Quatre Mazurkas Op 41 No 1
Mazurka Op 41 No 2
Mazurka Op 41 No 3
Mazurka Op 41 No 4
Trois Mazurkas Op 50 No 1
Mazurka Op 50 No 2
Mazurka Op 50 No 3
Trois Mazurkas Op 56 No 1
Mazurka Op 56 No 2
Mazurka Op 56 No 3
Trois Mazurkas Op 59 No 1
Mazurka Op 59 No 2
Mazurka Op 59 No 3
Trois Mazurkas Op 63 No 1
Mazurka Op 63 No 2
Mazurka Op 63 No 3
Quatre Mazurkas Op 67 No 1
CHOPIN - Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2
Mazurka Op 67 No 4
Quatre Mazurkas Op 68 No 1
Mazurka Op 68 No 2
CHOPIN - Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3
Mazurka Op 68 No 4
Valse, Op. 69, No. 1
Waltz in E Minor, KK IVa, no. 15
Grand Waltz in A flat, op. 42
Mazurka in B flat Minor, op. 24, no. 4
Mazurka in F sharp Minor, op. 59, no. 3
Nocturne in B flat Minor, op. 9, no. 1
Nocturne in F sharp, op. 15, no. 2
Nocturrne in G Minor, op. 37, no. 1
Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Prelude in G, op. 28, no. 3
Prelude in D flat, op. 28, no. 15
Prelude in B flat, op. 28, no. 21
Prelude in C sharp Minor, op. 45
Etude in E, op. 10, no. 3
Fantaisie Improptu Op. 66 - Theme
Ballade Op. 23 - Theme
Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
Nocturne in Eb, Op. 9, No. 2
Prelude No. 1 C major Op. 28, No. 1
Prelude No. 10 C sharp minor Op. 28, No. 10
Prelude No. 11 B major Op. 28, No. 11
Prelude No. 12 G sharp minor Op. 28, No. 12
Prelude No. 13 F sharp major Op. 28, No. 13
Prelude No. 14 E flat minor Op. 28, No. 14
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