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 95 of 106
Etude Op.10, No.5, Third Version
Etude Op.10, No.5, Fourth Version
Etude Op.10, No.5, Fifth Version
Etude Op.10, No.5, Sixth Version
Etude Op.10, No.5, Seventh Version
Etude Op.10, No.6
Etude Op.10, No.7, First Version
Etude Op.10, No.7, Second Version
Etude Op.10, No.7,Third Version
Etude Op.10, No.8, First Version
Etude Op.10, No.8, Second Version
Etude Op.10, No.9, First Version
Etude Op.10, No.9, Second Version
Etude Op.10, No.9, Third Version
Etude Op.10, No.10, First Version
Etude Op.10, No.10, Second Version
Etude Op.10. No.11,
Etude Op.10, No.12,
Etude Op.25, No.1, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.1, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.1, Third Version
Etude Op.25, No.2, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.2, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.3, Third Version
Etude Op.25, No.2, Fourth Version
Etude Op.25, No.3, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.3, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.4, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.4, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.5, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.5, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.5, Third Version
Etude Op.25, No.6, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.8,
Etude Op.25, No.9, First Version
Etude Op.25, No.9, Second Version
Etude Op.25, No.10,
Etude Op.25, No.11
Etude Op.25, No.12
Etudes Op.10, No.5, And Op.25, No.9, Combined In One Study
Etudes Op.10, No.11 and Op.25, No.3, Combined In One Study
Rondo, Op.16
Waltz In Eb Major, Op.18
Waltz In Db Major, Op.64, No.1
Waltz In Ab Major, Op.64, No.3
Waltz In Ab Major, Op.69, No.1
Waltz In F Minor, Op.70, No.2
Waltz In Db Major, Op.70, No.3
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