List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre

This is a list of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre. There is a separate list by opus number.
Chopin at 25, by Maria Wodzińska, 1835

Most of Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, although he did compose two piano concertos (his concertos No. 1 and No. 2 are two of the romantic piano concerto repertoire's most often-performed pieces) as well as some other music for ensembles.

His larger scale works such as sonatas, the four scherzos, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus and nocturnes taking a substantial portion of recorded and performed music.

Two important collections are the Études, Opp. 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). In addition, he 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), and Józef Michał Chomiński (A, C, D, E, P, S).

Piano solo

Ballades

Main article: Ballades (Chopin)

Études

Main article: Études (Chopin)

Fanciful nicknames have been given to most of Chopin's Études from time to time, although Chopin himself never used nicknames for these pieces, and none are authentic. Only a few nicknames of the Etudes are widely used, such as Op.10 No.12, which is nicknamed "Revolutionary."

Impromptus

Posthumously published

Mazurkas

Main article: Mazurkas (Chopin)

Published in Poland during early years

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
Without opus numbers

Nocturnes

Main article: Nocturnes (Chopin)

Posthumously published

With opus number
Without opus numbers

Polonaises

Main article: Polonaises (Chopin)

Published in Poland during early years

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
Without opus numbers

Preludes

Main article: Preludes (Chopin)

Posthumously published

Rondos

Posthumously published

Scherzos

Sonatas

Posthumously published

Variations

Posthumously published

Lost

Waltzes

Main article: Waltzes (Chopin)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
Without opus numbers

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
Without opus numbers

Piano and orchestra

Concertos

Miscellaneous

Cello and piano

Violin, cello and piano

Voice and piano

Main article: Polish songs (Chopin)

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

Without opus numbers

Lost works

Notes

  1. "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.
  2. The Valse Mélancolique 31 December 2012 by Mark Ainley
  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.

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