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 9 of 106

Op. 32 No. 1 in B major (1836-1837)

Op. 15 No. 1 in F major (1830-1831)

Op. 9 No. 2 in E-flat major

Op. 55 No. 1 in F minor

Op. 27 No. 2 in D-flat major

Op. 28 No. 3 in G major (1838-1839)

Op. 9 No. 3 in B major

Op. 62 No. 2 in E major

Op. 28 No. 8 in F-sharp minor (1838-1839)

Op. 37 No. 2 in G major

Op. 28 No. 5 in D major (1838-1839)

Op. 28 No. 7 in A major (1836)

Op. 27 No. 1 in C-sharp minor

Op. 15 No. 2 in F-sharp major (1830-1831)

Op. 28 No. 13 in F-sharp major (1838-1839)

Op. 28 No. 2 in A minor (1838)

Op. 9 No. 1 in B-flat minor

Opus 34 No 1 Waltz in A flat major

Op. 15 No. 3 in G minor (1833)

Op. 32 No. 2 in A-flat major (1836-1837)

Op. 37 No. 1 in G minor

Op. 28 No. 1 in C major (1839)

Op. 28 No. 9 in E major (1838-1839)

Op. 28 No. 12 in G-sharp minor (1838-1839)

Op. 48 No. 2 in F-sharp minor

Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor (1838-1839)

Opus 70 No 2 Waltz in F minor

Op. 28 No. 11 in B major (1838-1839)

Opus 42 Waltz in A flat major

Op. 28 No. 10 in C-sharp minor (1838-1839)

Opus 69 No 1 Waltz in A flat major

Opus Posth. Waltz in F sharp minor

Opus 34 No 3 Waltz in F Major

Opus 70 No 3 Waltz in D flat major

Opus 69 No 2 Waltz in B minor

Opus 64 No 3 Waltz in A flat major

Opus Posth. Waltz in E flat major

Opus Posth. Waltz in A flat major

Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor (1838)

Opus 64 No 1 Waltz in D flat major "Minute Waltz"

Op. 48 No. 1 in C minor

Opus 70 No 1 Waltz in G flat major

Opus 34 No 2 Waltz in A minor

Opus Posth. Waltz in E major

Opus Posth. Waltz in E minor

Op. 72 No. 1 in E minor

Opus Posth. Waltz in A minor

Opus 64 No 2 Waltz in C sharp minor