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 96 of 106
Waltz Op. 34 No. 1
Mazurka Op. 33 No. 1
Ballade Op. 47 No. 3
Study, Op. 25 No. 7
Study Op. 25 No.1
Ballade Op. 23 No. 1
Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1
Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2
Waltz Op. 34 No. 2
Variations Op. 2
Fantaisie Op. 13
Krakowiak Op. 14
Prelude in e, op. 28/4
Prelude in h, op. 28/6
Prelude in A, op. 28/7
Mazurka in, B op. 7/1
Prelude in c, op. 28/20
Grande Walzer brillante in a , op. 34/2
Nocturne in Es, op. 9/2
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2; BI 61, No. 2
Nocturne in C Minor, BI 108
Waltz in B Minor, Posthumos, Op. 69, No. 2; BI 35
Mazurka in A Minor, Op.17, No. 4
Polonaise in A, Op.40, No. 1
Prelude in D, Op.28, No. 15
Prelude in G Minor, Op.28, No. 22
Waltz in D Major, Op.64, No. 1
Waltz in A Major, Op.69, No. 1
Album Leaf, KK IVb, no. 10
Waltz in A Minor, KK IVb, no. 11
Waltz in A Flat, op. 69, no. 1 - Autograph Version
Waltz in A Flat, op. 69, no. 1 - Fontana Version
Waltz in B Minor, op. 69, no. 2 - Autograph Version
Waltz in B Minor, op. 69, no. 2 - Fontana Version
Mazurka in A Flat, op. 24, no. 3
Mazurka in F, op. 68, no. 3
Mazurka in B Flat, op. 7, no. 1
Nocturne in B Flat Cantabile, KK IVb, no. 6
Nocturne in G Minor, op. 15, no. 3
Nocturne in C Sharp Minor Lento, KK IVa, no. 16
Nocturne in E Flat, op. 9, no. 2
Ballade As-Dur op. 47 -fur Klavier-
Ballade g-Moll op. 23 -fur Klavier-
Etude As-Dur op. 25; 1 -fur Klavier-
Etude cis-Moll op. 25; 7 -fur Klavier-
Etude Ges-Dur op. 25; 9 -fur Klavier-
Impromptu As-Dur op. 29 -fur Klavier-
Marche funebre [Trauermarsch] b-Moll -aus der Sonate fur Klavier b-Moll op. 35-
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