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
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Prelude No. 15 D flat major Op. 28, No. 15
Prelude No. 16 B flat minor Op. 28, No. 16
Prelude No. 17 A flat major Op. 28, No. 17
Prelude No. 18 F minor Op. 28, No. 18
Prelude No. 19 E flat major Op. 28, No. 19
Prelude No. 2 A minor Op. 28, No. 2
Prelude No. 20 C minor Op. 28, No. 20
Prelude No. 21 B flat major Op. 28, No. 21
Prelude No. 22 G minor Op. 28, No. 22
Prelude No. 23 F major Op. 28, No. 23
Prelude No. 24 D minor Op. 28, No. 24
Prelude No. 3 G major Op. 28, No. 3
Prelude No. 4 E minor Op. 28, No. 4
Prelude No. 5 D major Op. 28, No. 5
Prelude No. 6 B minor Op. 28, No. 6
Prelude No. 7 A major Op. 28, No. 7
Prelude No. 8 F sharp minor Op. 28, No. 8
Prelude No. 9 E major Op. 28, No. 9
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4
Nocturne, Op. 55, No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Polonaise, Op. 40, No. 1
Valse brillante, Op. 34, No. 1
Valse brillante in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2
Study/Etude no. 12: Etude no. 2
Allegro de Concert A-Dur op. 46 -fur Klavier-
Barcaolle Fis-Dur op. 60 -fur Klavier-
Berceuse Des-Dur op. 57 -fur Klavier-
Bolero a-Moll/A-Dur op. 19 -fur Klavier-
Marche funebre c-Moll op. 72; 2 -fur Klavier-
Tarantelle As-Dur op. 43 -fur Klavier-
Variations brillantes B-Dur op. 12 -fur Klavier-
Nocturne in F Minor, Op.55, No. 1
Nocturne In E Flat Major Op.9 No.2
Waltz No. 15, Op. Posthumous, E Major
Nocturne No. 11, Op. 37 No. 1, G Minor
Polonaise Op 53 A Flat
Mazurka Op 33 #4
Chopin: Prelude b minor op. 28,6
Chopin: Prelude e minor op. 28,4
Chopin: Prelude [Raindrop] D flat major op. 28,15
Chopin: Prelude F major op. 28,23
Chopin: Prelude c minor op. 28,20
Chopin: Prelude e flat minor op. 28,14
Chopin: Prelude A major op. 28,7
Chopin: Prelude E major op. 28,9
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