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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

• Op. 23: Ballade No. 1 in G minor (composed 1835–36)
• Op. 38: Ballade No. 2 in F major (1836–39)
• Op. 47: Ballade No. 3 in A♭ major (1841)
• Op. 52: Ballade No. 4 in F minor (1842–43)

Études

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.

• Op. 10, 12 Études:

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, Revolutionary (1831)

• Op. 25, 12 Études:

1. Étude in A♭ major, Shepherd Boy (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, Winter Wind (1834)
12. Étude in C minor (1836)

• Trois nouvelles études (1839; Dbop. 36A, B, C):

1. Étude in F minor
2. Étude in A♭ major
3. Étude in D♭ major

Impromptus

• Op. 29: Impromptu No. 1 in A♭ major (1837)
• Op. 36: Impromptu No. 2 in F♯ major (1839)
• Op. 51: Impromptu No. 3 in G♭ major (1843)

Posthumously published

• Op. 66 (posth.); WN 46: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C♯ minor (1834/1835)

Mazurkas

• Op. 6, Four Mazurkas (1830–32)

1. Mazurka in F♯ minor
2. Mazurka in C♯ minor
3. Mazurka in E major
4. Mazurka in E♭ minor

• Op. 7, Five Mazurkas (1830–32)

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

• Op. 17, Four Mazurkas (1833)

1. Mazurka in B♭ major
2. Mazurka in E minor
3. Mazurka in A♭ major
4. Mazurka in A minor

• Op. 24, Four Mazurkas (1835)

1. Mazurka in G minor
2. Mazurka in C major
3. Mazurka in A♭ major
4. Mazurka in B♭ minor

• Op. 30, Four Mazurkas (1837)

1. Mazurka in C minor
2. Mazurka in B minor
3. Mazurka in D♭ major
4. Mazurka in C♯ minor

• Op. 33, Four Mazurkas (1838)

1. Mazurka in G♯ minor
2. Mazurka in D major
3. Mazurka in C major
4. Mazurka in B minor

• Op. 41, Four Mazurkas (1839–40)

1. Mazurka in C♯ minor
2. Mazurka in E minor
3. Mazurka in B major
4. Mazurka in A♭ major

• Mazurka in A minor (No. 50; "Notre Temps"; 1840; pub. 1841 in Six morceaux de salon, without Op. number; B. 134; KK IIb/4; S 2/4; Dbop. 42A)

• Mazurka in A minor (No. 51; "Émile Gaillard"; 1840; pub. 1841 in Album de pianistes polonais, without Op. number; B. 140; KK IIb/5; S 2/5; Dbop. 42B)

• Op. 50, Three Mazurkas (1842)

1. Mazurka in G major
2. Mazurka in A♭ major
3. Mazurka in C♯ minor

• Op. 56, Three Mazurkas (1844)

1. Mazurka in B major
2. Mazurka in C major
3. Mazurka in C minor

• Op. 59, Three Mazurkas (1845–46)

1. Mazurka in A minor
2. Mazurka in A♭ major
3. Mazurka in F♯ minor

• Op. 63, Three Mazurkas (1846-47)

1. Mazurka in B major
2. Mazurka in F minor
3. Mazurka in C♯ minor

Published in Poland during early years

• Two Mazurkas (unnumbered; 1826; pub. 1826, without an Op. number; B. 16, KK IIa/2-3, S 1, No. 2):
  • a. Mazurka in G major (WN 8)
  • b. Mazurka in B♭ major (WN 7)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 67, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 42–45; pub. 1855):

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)

• Op. posth. 68, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 46–49; pub. 1855):

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

• Mazurka in C major (1833; pub. 1870; B. 82; KK IVB/3; P. 2/3)
• Mazurka in D major (1829; pub. 1875; B. 31/71; KK IVa/7; P. 1/7)
• Mazurka in B♭ major (1832; pub. 1909; B. 73; KK IVb/1; P. 2/1; WN 41)
• Mazurka in D major "Mazurek" (doubtful, 1820?; pub. 1910; B. 4; KK Anh Ia/1; A. 1/1)
• Mazurka in A♭ major (1834; pub. 1930; B. 85; KK IVb/4; P. 2/4; WN 45)
• Mazurka in D major (1832; pub. ?; P. 2/2)

Nocturnes

• Op. 9, Three Nocturnes (1830–32):

1. Nocturne in B♭ minor
2. Nocturne in E♭ major
3. Nocturne in B major

• Op. 15, Three Nocturnes (1830–33):

1. Nocturne in F major
2. Nocturne in F♯ major
3. Nocturne in G minor

• Op. 27, Two Nocturnes (1835-6):

1. Nocturne in C♯ minor
2. Nocturne in D♭ major

• Op. 32, Two Nocturnes (1836–37):

1. Nocturne in B major
2. Nocturne in A♭ major

• Op. 37, Two Nocturnes (1838–40):

1. Nocturne in G minor
2. Nocturne in G major

• Op. 48, Two Nocturnes (1840–41):

1. Nocturne in C minor
2. Nocturne in F♯ minor

• Op. 55, Two Nocturnes (1843–44):

1. Nocturne in F minor
2. Nocturne in E♭ major

• Op. 62, Two Nocturnes (1846):

1. Nocturne in B major
2. Nocturne in E major

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 72 (No. 2 and No. 3 are works other than Nocturnes); WN 23:

1. Nocturne in E minor (1827–29)

Without opus numbers

• P. 1/16; WN 37: Nocturne in C♯ minor, Lento con gran espressione (1830)
• P. 2/8; WN 62: Nocturne in C minor (1837)
• A. 1/6: Nocturne in C♯ minor (Nocturne oubliée) (spurious)

Polonaises

• Op. 26, Two Polonaises (1833–36)

1. Polonaise in C♯ minor
2. Polonaise in E♭ minor

• Op. 40, Two Polonaises (1838–40)

1. Polonaise in A major, Militaire
2. Polonaise in C minor

• Op. 44: Polonaise in F♯ minor (1840–41)
• Op. 53: Polonaise in A♭ major, Heroic (1842–43)
• Op. 61: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭ major (1846)

Published in Poland during early years

• KK IIa No. 1; WN 2: Polonaise in G minor (1817; First composition)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 71, Three Polonaises:

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

• KK IVa, Five Polonaises:

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

• Op. 28, 24 Préludes:

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, Raindrop Prelude (1838–1839)
16. Prélude in B♭ minor (1838–1839)
17. Prélude in A♭ major, Clock Prelude (1836)
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)

• Op. 45: Prélude in C♯ minor (1841)

Posthumously published

• P. 2/7; WN 44: Presto con leggierezza "Prélude in A♭ major" (1834, published 1918; ded. Pierre Wolff)
• "Prélude in E♭ minor" (1838–1839, published 2001; sketch)

Rondos

• Op. 1: Rondo in C minor (1825; arr. piano 4-hands 1834)
• Op. 5: Rondo à la mazur in F major (1826)
• Op. 16: Rondo in E♭ major (1833)

Posthumously published

• Op. posth. 73; WN 15: Rondo in C major for 2 pianos (1828; arr. piano solo 1840)

Scherzos

• Op. 20: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor (1831–35)
• Op. 31: Scherzo No. 2 in B♭ minor (1836–37)
• Op. 39: Scherzo No. 3 in C♯ minor (1839–40)
• Op. 54: Scherzo No. 4 in E major (1842–43)

Sonatas

• Op. 35: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor, Funeral March (1839–40, Funeral March composed 1837)
• Op. 58: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor (1844–45)

Posthumously published

• Op. posth. 4: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor (1828; pub. 1851)

Variations

• Op. 2: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni for piano and orchestra (1827)
• Op. 12: Variations brillantes in B♭ major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic (1833)
• B. 113; Dbop. 29A: Variation in E for Hexameron (1837; pub. 1839)

Posthumously published

• KK. IVa/6: Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, piano 4-hands (1826; pub 1965)
• B. 12a; WN 5: Variations in D major or B minor on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, P. 1/6 (1826)
• B. 14; WN 6: Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub: Steh'auf, steh'auf o du Schweitzer Bub", a.k.a. Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand (1826; pub. 1851)
• B. 37; WN 16: Variations in A, Souvenir de Paganini (1829; pub. 1881)

Lost

• KK. Ve/9: Variations, (January 1818)
• KK. Vb/2: Variations in F, piano 4-hands or 2 pianos (1826)
• KK. VIIa/3: Variations on a Ukrainian Dumka for violin and piano, by Antoni Radziwill, completed by Chopin (by June 1830)

Waltzes

• Op. 18: Grande valse brillante in E♭ major (1833)
• Op. 34, Trois grandes valses brillantes:

1. Waltz in A♭ major (1835)
2. Waltz in A minor (1831)
3. Waltz in F major, Cat Waltz (1838)

• Op. 42: Waltz in A♭ major (1840)
• Op. 64, Three Waltzes:

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

• 1852: Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69:

1. Waltz in A♭ major, L'Adieu (1835; WN 47)
2. Waltz in B minor (1829; WN 19)

• 1855: Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70:

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

• 1868: Waltz in E minor (1830), B. 56, KK IVa/15, P. 1/15, WN 29
• 1871–72: Waltz in E major (c. 1830), B. 44, KK IVa/12, P. 1/12, WN 18
• 1902: Waltz in A♭ major, B. 21, KK IVa/13, P. 1/13, WN 28
• 1902: Waltz in E♭ major, B. 46, KK IVa/14, P. 1/14
• 1955: Waltz in A minor (1843–1848), B. 150, KK IVb/11, P. 2/11, WN 63
• 1955: Waltz in E♭ major (Sostenuto), B. 133, KK IVb/10, WN 53 (not always classified as a waltz)
• 1932: Waltz in F♯ minor, Valse mélancolique, KK Ib/7, A. 1/7. Reattributed to Charles Mayer as Le Regret, Op. 332

Posthumously rediscovered

• 1830–35: Waltz in A minor (rediscovered in 2024 and not yet catalogued or published)

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano

• Op. 19: Boléro in A minor (1833)
• Op. 22: Andante spianato in G major (1831–4)
• Op. 43: Tarantelle in A♭ major (1841)
• Op. 46: Allegro de Concert in A major (1832–41)
• Op. 49: Fantaisie in F minor (1841)
• Op. 57: Berceuse in D♭ major (1844)
• Op. 60: Barcarolle in F♯ major (1845–46)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 72:

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

• B. 17; WN 27: Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful) (1827)
• B. 84; WN 43: Cantabile in B♭ major (1834)
• B. 109: Largo in E♭ major (1837)
• B. 117; WN 52a: Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna; 5 different MS exist) (1837)
• B. 129a: Canon in F minor (unfinished (1839))
• B. 133; WN 53: Klavierstück in E♭ "Sostenuto" (1840; usually classified as a waltz)
• B. 144: Fugue in A minor (1841)
• B. 151; WN 56: Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major (1843)
• B. 160b: 2 Bourrées (1846)
• P. 2/13; WN 59: Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis) (1846)
• KK. Vb/1: Andante dolente in B♭ minor (lost)
• KK. Ve/3: Écossaise (? date; lost)
• KK. Vb/9: Écossaise in B♭ major (1827; lost)
• KK. VIIa/2: 3 Fugues (A minor, F major, D minor; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue)

Piano and orchestra

Concerto

• Op. 11: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (1830)
• Op. 21: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830)

Miscellaneous

• Op. 2: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, in B♭ major (1827)
• Op. 13: Fantasy on Polish Airs, in A major (1828)
• Op. 14: Rondo à la Krakowiak, in F major (1828)
• Op. 22: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, in E♭ major (1830–1831)

Chamber music

Flute and piano

• B.9: Variations in E major on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, KK. Anh. Ia/5 (? 1824; pub. 1955; spurious)

Cello and piano

• Op. 3: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major (1829–1830)
• B. 70; Dbop. 16: Grand Duo concertant in E major on themes of Meyerbeer's Robert le diable (1832; written jointly with Auguste Franchomme)
• Op. 65: Cello Sonata in G minor (1845–46)

Violin, cello and piano

• Op. 8: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor (1830)

Voice and piano

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 74, 17 Songs (1829–1847; Polish)

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 " ("Z gór, gdzie dźwigali strasznych krzyżów brzemię ") (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)

(Życzenie and Wojak were in fact published during Chopin's lifetime in Kyiv without opus number.)

Without opus numbers

• "Enchantment" ("Czary") (1830; WN 31)
• "Reverie" ("Dumka") (1840)

Known lost works

• Polonaise for piano, composed 1818. Presented by Chopin to the Empress Maria Feodorowna, mother of the Tsar, on the occasion of her visit to Warsaw on 26 September 1818.
• Variations for piano, composed 1818. Mentioned in the "Pamietnik Warzawski" of 1818
• Polonaise 'Barber of Seville' for piano, composed 1825/11. In 1825/11 Chopin wrote to Bialoblocki: "I have done a new Polonaise on the "Barber" which is fairly well liked. I think of sending it to be lithographed tomorrow."
• Variations for 2 pianos in F major, composed 1826. Listed by Louise Chopin
• Variations on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, composed 1826. Stated to be "in D Major or B minor."
• Waltz for piano in C major, composed 1826.
• Andante dolente for piano in B♭ minor, composed 1827. Mentioned in the list of Louise Chopin
• Ecossaise for piano in B♭ major, composed 1827. Mentioned in the list of Louise Chopin.
• Waltz for piano in D minor, composed 1828. Given in Louise's list, with the date, and entitled (? by Louise) 'La partenza' ('The departure')
• Waltz for piano (supposedly) in A♭ major, composed 1830/12 (?). Known from a letter Chopin wrote on 21 December 1830 from Vienna to his family.
• Military March for orchestra, composed in 1817. Known from letters between Fontana and Sterlings.

Notes

1. The Valse Mélancolique 31 December 2012 by Mark Ainley
2. Hernández, Javier C. (2024-10-27). "Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years". The New York Times. in print on Oct. 29, 2024, Section C, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Could It Really Be Chopin? A Discovery Has the Hallmarks. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
3. 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.
4. "Fryderyk Chopin - Information Centre - Variations in E major on theme "Non piu mesta" from Rossini's "Cinderella" - Compositions". Frederyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
5. https://www.ourchopin.com/list/listidx.html

See also

• List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number
• Chopin National Edition

References

• Poliquin, Robert (2007-03-23). "Catalogue des oeuvres" [Catalogue of Works]. Music and Musicians (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
• Poliquin, Robert. "Works catalogues". Music and Musicians (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
• Mueller, Roman (1997-11-18). "Frédéric François Chopin: Works List". Classical Net. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
• Newman, Danny. "Works by Frédéric François Chopin as compiled by Krystyna Kobylanska". Classical Archives. Archived from the original (TXT) on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-04-08.

External links

• Piano Library: Frédéric Chopin Complete list of Chopin piano works with musical extracts, difficulty ratings and recommended editions.
• The Chopin Project has more information, links, resources, and audio on demand of Chopin's solo keyboard works.
• PDF Sheet Music from the Mutopia Project

• Compositions by Frédéric Chopin
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