List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre explained

Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, though he did compose several pieces for piano and orchestra (including two piano concertos) as well as some chamber works that include other instruments.

His larger scale works such as sonatas, the four scherzi, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarolle in F major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the piano repertoire, as have his shorter works: the polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus and nocturnes.

Two important collections are the Études, Op. 10 and 25 (which are a staple of that genre for pianists), and the 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (a cycle of short pieces paired in a major key/relative minor key pattern following the circle of fifths in clockwise steps). Also, Chopin wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts, and chamber pieces including a piano trio and a cello sonata.

This listing uses the traditional opus numbers where they apply; other works are identified by numbers from the catalogues of Maurice J. E. Brown (B), Krystyna Kobylańska (KK), Józef Michał Chomiński (A, C, D, E, P, S), and Jan Ekier (WN, Dbop.).

Piano solo

Ballades

See main article: Ballades (Chopin).

Études

See main article: Études (Chopin). Nicknames have been given to most of Chopin's Études over time, but Chopin himself never used nicknames for these pieces, nor did he name them.

  1. Étude in C major (1830)
  2. Étude in A minor (1830)
  3. Étude in E major (1832)
  4. Étude in C minor (1832)
  5. Étude in G major (1830)
  6. Étude in E minor (1830)
  7. Étude in C major (1832)
  8. Étude in F major (1829)
  9. Étude in F minor (1829)
  10. Étude in A major (1829)
  11. Étude in E major (1829)
  12. Étude in C minor (1831)
  1. Étude in A major (1836)
  2. Étude in F minor (1836)
  3. Étude in F major (1836)
  4. Étude in A minor (1832–1834)
  5. Étude in E minor (1832–1834)
  6. Étude in G minor (1832–1834)
  7. Étude in C minor (1836)
  8. Étude in D major (1832–1834)
  9. Étude in G major (1832–1834)
  10. Étude in B minor (1832–1834)
  11. Étude in A minor (1834)
  12. Étude in C minor (1836)
  1. Étude in F minor
  2. Étude in A major
  3. Étude in D major

Impromptus

Mazurkas

See main article: Mazurkas (Chopin).

  1. Mazurka in F minor
  2. Mazurka in C minor
  3. Mazurka in E major
  4. Mazurka in E minor
  1. Mazurka in B major
  2. Mazurka in A minor (1829, revised 1830)
  3. Mazurka in F minor
  4. Mazurka in A major (1824, revised 1830)
  5. Mazurka in C major
  1. Mazurka in B major
  2. Mazurka in E minor
  3. Mazurka in A major
  4. Mazurka in A minor
  1. Mazurka in G minor
  2. Mazurka in C major
  3. Mazurka in A major
  4. Mazurka in B minor
  1. Mazurka in C minor
  2. Mazurka in B minor
  3. Mazurka in D major
  4. Mazurka in C minor
  1. Mazurka in G minor
  2. Mazurka in D major
  3. Mazurka in C major
  4. Mazurka in B minor
  1. Mazurka in C minor
  2. Mazurka in E minor
  3. Mazurka in B major
  4. Mazurka in A major
  1. Mazurka in G major
  2. Mazurka in A major
  3. Mazurka in C minor
  1. Mazurka in B major
  2. Mazurka in C major
  3. Mazurka in C minor
  1. Mazurka in A minor
  2. Mazurka in A major
  3. Mazurka in F minor
  1. Mazurka in B major
  2. Mazurka in F minor
  3. Mazurka in C minor

Published in Poland during early years

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Mazurka in G major (1833; WN 26)
  2. Mazurka in G minor (1849; WN 64)
  3. Mazurka in C major (1835; WN 48)
  4. Mazurka in A minor (1846; WN 60)
  1. Mazurka in C major (1829; WN 24)
  2. Mazurka in A minor (1827; WN 14)
  3. Mazurka in F major (1829; WN 25)
  4. Mazurka in F minor (1849; WN 65; Last composition)
Without opus numbers

Nocturnes

See main article: Nocturnes (Chopin).

  1. Nocturne in B minor
  2. Nocturne in E major
  3. Nocturne in B major
  1. Nocturne in F major
  2. Nocturne in F major
  3. Nocturne in G minor
  1. Nocturne in C minor
  2. Nocturne in D major
  1. Nocturne in B major
  2. Nocturne in A major
  1. Nocturne in G minor
  2. Nocturne in G major
  1. Nocturne in C minor
  2. Nocturne in F minor
  1. Nocturne in F minor
  2. Nocturne in E major
  1. Nocturne in B major
  2. Nocturne in E major

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Nocturne in E minor (1827–29)
Without opus numbers

Polonaises

See main article: Polonaises (Chopin).

  1. Polonaise in C minor
  2. Polonaise in E minor
  1. Polonaise in A major
  2. Polonaise in C minor

Published in Poland during early years

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Polonaise in D minor (1825; WN 11)
  2. Polonaise in B major (1828; WN 17)
  3. Polonaise in F minor (1828; WN 12)
Without opus numbers
  1. Polonaise in B major (1817; WN 1)
  2. Polonaise in A major (1821; WN 3)
  3. Polonaise in G minor (1822; WN 4)
  4. Polonaise in B minor, Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg (1826; WN 10)
  5. Polonaise in G major (1829; WN 35)

Préludes

See main article: Préludes (Chopin).

  1. Prélude in C major (composed 1839)
  2. Prélude in A minor (1838)
  3. Prélude in G major (1838–1839)
  4. Prélude in E minor (1838)
  5. Prélude in D major (1838–1839)
  6. Prélude in B minor (1838–1839)
  7. Prélude in A major (1836)
  8. Prélude in F minor (1838–1839)
  9. Prélude in E major (1838–1839)
  10. Prélude in C minor (1838–1839)
  11. Prélude in B major (1838–1839)
  12. Prélude in G minor (1838–1839)
  13. Prélude in F major (1838–1839)
  14. Prélude in E minor (1838–1839)
  15. Prélude in D major (1838–1839)
  16. Prélude in B minor (1838–1839)
  17. Prélude in A major (1836) ("Clock" Prelude)
  18. Prélude in F minor (1838–1839)
  19. Prélude in E major (1838–1839)
  20. Prélude in C minor (1838–1839)
  21. Prélude in B major (1838–1839)
  22. Prélude in G minor (1838–1839)
  23. Prélude in F major (1838–1839)
  24. Prélude in D minor (1838–1839)

Posthumously published

Rondos

Posthumously published

Scherzos

See main article: Scherzos (Chopin).

Sonatas

See main article: Piano sonatas (Chopin).

Variations

See main article: Miscellaneous compositions (Chopin).

Posthumously published

Lost

Waltzes

See main article: Waltzes (Chopin).

  1. Waltz in A major (1835)
  2. Waltz in A minor (1831)
  3. Waltz in F major (1838)
  1. Waltz in D major, Minute Waltz (1847)
  2. Waltz in C minor (1847)
  3. Waltz in A major (1840, some sources say 1847)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Waltz in A major, L'Adieu (1835; WN 47)
  2. Waltz in B minor (1829; WN 19)
  1. Waltz in G major (1832; WN 42)
  2. Waltz in F minor (1841; WN 55)
  3. Waltz in D major (1829; WN 20)
Without opus numbers

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano

See main article: Miscellaneous compositions (Chopin).

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Nocturne in E minor (1827; WN 23)
  2. Marche funèbre in C minor (1827; B.20; WN 9)
  3. Three Écossaises (1826; B.12; WN 13)
    1. Écossaise in D major
    2. Écossaise in G major
    3. Écossaise in D major
Without opus numbers

Piano and orchestra

See also: Chopin's compositions for piano and orchestra.

Concerto

Miscellaneous

Chamber music

Flute and piano

Cello and piano

Violin, cello and piano

Voice and piano

See main article: Polish songs (Chopin).

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

  1. "The Wish" ("Życzenie") (1829; WN 21)
  2. "Spring" ("Wiosna") (1838; WN 52)
  3. "The Sad River" ("Smutna rzeka") (1831; WN 39)
  4. "Merrymaking" ("Hulanka") (1830; WN 32)
  5. "What She Likes" ("Gdzie lubi") (1829; WN 22)
  6. "Out of My Sight!" ("Precz z moich oczu!") (1830; WN 33)
  7. "The Messenger" ("Poseł") (1830; WN 30)
  8. "Handsome Lad" ("Śliczny chłopiec") (1841; WN 54)
  9. "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses [Melody]" ("Z gór, gdzie dźwigali strasznych krzyżów brzemię [Melodia]") (1847; WN 61)
  10. "The Warrior" ("Wojak") (1830; WN 34)
  11. "The Double-End" ("Dwojaki koniec") (1845; WN 58)
  12. "My Darling" ("Moja pieszczotka") (1837; WN 51)
  13. "I Want What I Have Not" ("Nie ma czego trzeba") (1845; WN 57)
  14. "The Ring" ("Pierścień") (1836; WN 50)
  15. "The Bridegroom" ("Narzeczony") (1831; WN 40)
  16. "Lithuanian Song" ("Piosnka litewska") (1831; WN 38)
  17. "Leaves are Falling, Hymn from the Tomb" ("Śpiew z mogiłki") (1836; WN 49)

Without opus numbers

Known lost works

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thepianofiles.com/the-valse-melancolique/ The Valse Mélancolique 31 December 2012 by Mark Ainley
  2. The Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat, Op. 22, commences with a lengthy piano solo (Andante spianato), which segues into the Grande polonaise, which is scored for piano and orchestra. The work is generally classified as a work for piano and orchestra; however, Chopin also wrote a piano solo version.
  3. Web site: Fryderyk Chopin - Information Centre - Variations in E major on theme "Non piu mesta" from Rossini's "Cinderella" - Compositions . Frederyk Chopin Institute . April 25, 2014.