This is a list of compositions by Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....

 by musical form

Musical form

The term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections...

. There is a separate list by opus number.

Most of Chopin's compositions were for solo piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, although he did compose two piano concerto

Piano concerto

A piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra.See also harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano...

s (his concertos No. 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Chopin)

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, is a piano concerto written by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. It was first performed on 11 October of that year, in Warsaw, with the composer as soloist, during one of his "farewell" concerts before leaving Poland....

 and No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 (Chopin)

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, is a piano concerto composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. Chopin wrote the piece before he had finished his formal education, at around 20 years of age. It was first performed on 17 March 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist. It was...

 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

Piano sonata

A piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement , two movements , five or even more movements...

, the four scherzi

Scherzo

A scherzo is a piece of music, often a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata. The scherzo's precise definition has varied over the years, but it often refers to a movement which replaces the minuet as the third movement in a four-movement work, such as a symphony, sonata, or...

, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49

Fantaisie in F minor (Chopin)

Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, is a single-movement work for the piano, composed in 1841, when he was 31 years old.- Musical form :...

, and the Barcarole in F-sharp major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his polonaise

Polonaise

The polonaise is a slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. Its name is French for "Polish."The polonaise had a rhythm quite close to that of the Swedish semiquaver or sixteenth-note polska, and the two dances have a common origin....

s, mazurka

Mazurka

The mazurka is a Polish folk dance in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, and with accent on the third or second beat.-History:The folk origins of the mazurek are two other Polish musical forms—the slow machine...

s, waltz

Waltz (music)

A waltz, or valse from the French term, is a piece of music in triple meter, most often written in time signature but sometimes in 3/8 or 3/2...

es, impromptu

Impromptu

An impromptu is a free-form musical composition with the character of an ex tempore improvisation as if prompted by the spirit of the moment, usually for a solo instrument, such as piano...

s and nocturne

Nocturne

A nocturne is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night...

s taking a substantial portion of recorded and performed music.

Two important collections are the Études

Études (Chopin)

The Études by Frédéric Chopin are three sets of solo studies for the piano, There are twenty-seven overall, comprising two separate collections of twelve, numbered Opus 10 and 25, and a set of three without opus number.-Composition:...

, 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

Relative key

In music, relative keys are the major and minor scales that have the same key signatures. A major and minor scale sharing the same key signature are said to be in a relative relationship...

 pattern following the circle of fifths

Circle of fifths

In music theory, the circle of fifths shows the relationships among the 12 tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys...

 in clockwise steps). In addition, he wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts

Polish songs by Frédéric Chopin

Although Frédéric Chopin is best known for his works for piano solo, among his output are a number of songs for voice and piano, set to Polish texts.-Background:...

, and chamber pieces including a piano trio

Piano trio

A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music...

 and a cello sonata

Cello sonata

A cello sonata is usually a sonata written for cello and piano, though other instrumentations are used, such as solo cello. The most famous Romantic-era cellos sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven...

.

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

Krystyna Kobylańska

Krystyna Kobylańska is a Polish musicologist . In 1979 she authored Frédéric Chopin: Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis...

 (KK), and Josef Michał Chominski (A, C, D, E, P, S).

Ballades

• Op.
  Opus number
  An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
  
   23: Ballade No. 1 in G minor (composed 1835-36)[1]
• Op. 38: Ballade No. 2 in F major (1836–39)
• Op. 47: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major (1841)
• Op. 52: Ballade No. 4 in F minor (1842–43)

Études

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 about three such nicknames are widely used: Op. 10, No. 5 Black Keys; Op. 10, No. 12 Revolutionary; and Op. 25, No. 11 Winter Wind. A number of occasionally suggested nicknames are shown below.

• Op. 10, 12 Études:
  • No. 1: Étude in C major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 1 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No.1 in C major is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the first piece of his Études Op. 10. This study in reach and arpeggios focuses on stretching the fingers of the right hand...
    
    , Waterfall (composed 1830)
  • No. 2: Étude in A minor
    Étude Op. 10, No. 2 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 2, in A minor, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin for the piano. Composed in 1829 it was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England This étude is an exercise in developing the independence of the weaker fingers of the right hand by playing rapid...
    
    , Chromatic (1830)
  • No. 3: Étude in E major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10 No. 3, in E major, is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1832. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the third piece of his Études Op. 10. This is a slow cantabile study for polyphonic and legato playing. Chopin himself believed the...
    
    , Tristesse, or L'adieu (1832)
  • No. 4: Étude in C-sharp minor
    Étude Op. 10, No. 4 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 4, in C-sharp minor, is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the fourth piece of his Études Op. 10...
    
    , Torrent (1832)
  • No. 5: Étude in G-flat major, Black Keys (1830)
  • No. 6: Étude in E-flat minor
    Étude Op. 10, No. 6 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 6, in E-flat minor, is a study for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. It was first published in 1833 in France, Germany, and England as the sixth piece of his Études Op. 10. The tempo Andante in 6/8 and con molto espressione indicate a more moderate playing speed...
    
     (1830)
  • No. 7: Étude in C major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 7 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 7, in C major, is a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1833. The tempo Vivace indicates a lively playing speed.- Structure :...
    
    , Toccata (1832)
  • No. 8: Étude in F major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 8 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 8 in F major is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. It has been nicknamed the "Sunshine" etude. This work follows on from No.7 as being primarily another work concerned with counterpoint. In this case, however, the principal melody is in the left hand, the secondary...
    
     (1829)
  • No. 9: Étude in F minor
    Étude Op. 10, No. 9 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 9, in F minor, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. This étude is part of the twelve studies which belong to Op. 10. It is widely regarded as a good left hand étude because it promotes flexibility in the wrists and fingers. It is also considered the easiest...
    
     (1829)
  • No. 10: Étude in A-flat major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 10 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 10, in A-flat major, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. This étude places huge demands on the performer in varying a single pattern by changes of accent and touch...
    
     (1829)
  • No. 11: Étude in E-flat major
    Étude Op. 10, No. 11 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 10, No. 11, in E-flat major, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is sometimes given the tiles Arpeggio-Study, and Guitar-Study. The chief difficulty addressed in this piece is the performance of extended arpeggiated chords. Throughout, the hands are required to stretch...
    
    , Arpeggio (1829)
  • No. 12: Étude in C minor, Revolutionary (1831)
• Op. 25, 12 Études:
  • No. 1: Étude in A-flat major
    Étude Op. 25, No. 1 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. in A-flat major is a solo piano work composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836, and published in 1837. Its romanticized names are "Aeolian Harp," for Schumann's description of it, and "The Shepherd Boy," for Chopin's advice to a pupil to picture a shepherd boy refuging in a grotto to...
    
    , Aeolian Harp, or Shepherd Boy (composed 1836)
  • No. 2: Étude in F minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 2 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 2, in F minor, is an étude composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is based on a polyrhythm, with pairs of eighth-note triplets in the right hand against quarter-note triplets in the left. The étude is sometimes known as "The Bees".- External links :* at...
    
     (1836)
  • No. 3: Étude in F major
    Étude Op. 25, No. 3 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 3, in F major, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. The romanticized nickname of this piece is "The Horseman" or "The Knight", probably because of its "galloping" style. It is mostly a study in rhythm. The study has four different voices that must be brought...
    
     (1836)
  • No. 4: Étude in A minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 4 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 4 in A minor is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin. It is marked Agitato at the head. The technique explored in this piece is the performance of off-beat staccato chords set against a regular on-beat bass. This is an example of syncopation...
    
     (1832–1834)
  • No. 5: Étude in E minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 5 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 5, in E minor, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1837. Marking a serious departure in the expected technique developed previously, Chopin wrote this étude with a series of quick minor seconds that produce slightly dissonant sounds...
    
    , Wrong Note (1832–1834)
  • No. 6: Étude in G-sharp minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 6 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 6, in G-sharp minor, is a technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin focusing on thirds, trilling them at a high speed. At one point, both hands play a chromatic-third scale. One of the most difficult études by Chopin, it is also one of the more lyrical of Op.25.- External links...
    
    , Double Third (1832–1834)
  • No. 7: Étude in C-sharp minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 7 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 7 in C-sharp minor is a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1834. Markedly different from Chopin's overall scheme of technical virtuosity, this étude focuses instead on perfect sound and phrasing, particularly for the left hand.- Structure :Étude Op. 25, No...
    
    , Cello (1836)
  • No. 8: Étude in D-flat major
    Étude Op. 25, No. 8 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 8, in D-flat major, is a technical piano study composed by Frédéric Chopin.- External links :* at...
    
    , Sixths (1832–1834)
  • No. 9: Étude in G-flat major
    Étude Op. 25, No. 9 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 9, in G-flat major, "Butterfly" is an étude by Frédéric Chopin. -Analysis:Étude Op. 25, No. 9 is a study of staccato - marcato alternations, marked throughout the piece. It is the shortest of the twenty-four, and lasts under a minute played at the indicated tempo. The melody is...
    
    , Butterfly (1832–1834)
  • No. 10: Étude in B minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 10 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 10 in B minor is a solo piano study in B minor, composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1835.- Structure :Étude Op. 25, No. 10 features many unique aspects not present in most Chopin's études, including a significant and distinctive ternary form. The first theme is presented as a series of...
    
    , Octave (1832–1834)
  • No. 11: Étude in A minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 11 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 11, in A minor, is a solo piano technical study composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1836. It was first published together with all études of Opus 25 in 1837, in France, Germany, and England. The first French edition indicates a common time time signature, but the manuscript and the...
    
    , Winter Wind (1834)
  • No. 12: Étude in C minor
    Étude Op. 25, No. 12 (Chopin)
    Étude Op. 25, No. 12 in C minor is the last of Frédéric Chopin's formal studies for the Piano, opus 25, dedicated À Madame la Comtesse d'Agoult. It was first published in 1837 in French, German, and English. In the first French edition, the time signature is 4/4, but most modern editions follow the...
    
    , Ocean (1836)
• Trois nouvelles études
  Trois Nouvelles Études
  Frédéric Chopin wrote his Trois nouvelles études for piano in 1839, as a contribution to "Méthode des méthodes de piano", a piano instruction book by Ignaz Moscheles and François-Joseph Fétis. They are often erroneously described as posthumous. In general, these études display little of the...
  
   (1839):
  • No. 1: Étude in F minor
  • No. 2: Étude in A-flat major
  • No. 3: Étude in D-flat major

Impromptus

• Op. 29: Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major
  Impromptu No. 1 (Chopin)
  -Music:The Impromptu is in three parts, the middle being in the key of F minor. A perpetuum mobile in triplets accompanies the piece.-In popular culture:...
  
   (1837)
• Op. 36: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major
  Impromptu No. 2 (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 was composed in 1839 and published in the following year. The dolcissimo melody occurs throughout the piece and there is an indefinite tonality.- Music :...
  
   (1839)
• Op. 51: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major
  Impromptu No. 3 (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin's Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51, for piano, was published in February 1843. It was the last in order of composition of his four impromptus, but the third published.The piece is written in 12/8 time.- External links :...
  
   (1843)

Posthumously published

• Op. posth. 66: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor
  Fantaisie-Impromptu
  Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. 66, is a solo piano composition and one of his best-known pieces. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana, who published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so....
  
   (1834)

Mazurkas

• Two Mazurkas (unnumbered; 1826; pub. 1826, without Op. number; B. 16, KK IIa/2-3, S 1, No. 2):
  • a. Mazurka in G major
  • b. Mazurka in B flat major
• Op. 6, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 1-4):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in F-sharp minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in C-sharp minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in E major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in E-flat minor
• Op. 7, Five Mazurkas (Nos. 5-9):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in B-flat major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in A minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in F minor
  • No. 4: Mazurka in A-flat major
  • No. 5: Mazurka in C major
• Op. 17, Four Mazurkas
  Mazurkas, Op. 17 (Chopin)
  Mazurkas, Op. 17 is a set of four mazurkas for piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed and published between 1832 and 1833. A typical performance of the set lasts about fourteen minutes.-Composition:...
  
   (Nos. 10-13):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in B-flat major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in E minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in A-flat major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in A minor
• Op. 24, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 14-17):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in G minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in C major
  • No. 3: Mazurka in A-flat major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in B-flat minor
• Op. 30, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 18-21):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in C minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in B minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in D-flat major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in C-sharp minor
• Op. 33, Four Mazurkas
  Mazurkas, Op. 33 (Chopin)
  Mazurkas, Op. 33 are a set of four Mazurkas for piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed and published in 1838.-Mazurka in G-sharp minor, Op. 33, No. 1:...
  
   (Nos. 22-25):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in G-sharp minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in D major
  • No. 3: Mazurka in C major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in B minor
• Op. 41, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 26-29):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in C-sharp minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in E minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in B major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in A-flat 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)
• 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)
• Op. 50, Three Mazurkas (Nos. 30-32):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in G major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in A-flat major
  • No. 3: Mazurka in C-sharp minor
• Op. 56, Three Mazurkas (Nos. 33-35):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in B major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in C major
  • No. 3: Mazurka in C minor
• Op. 59, Three Mazurkas
  Mazurkas, Op. 59 (Chopin)
  Mazurkas, Op. 59 are a set of three Mazurkas for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. The set was composed and published in 1845.-Mazurka in A minor, Op. 59, No. 1:...
  
   (Nos. 36-38):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in A minor
  • No. 2: Mazurka in A-flat major
  • No. 3: Mazurka in F-sharp minor
• Op. 63, Three Mazurkas (Nos. 39-41):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in B major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in F minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in C-sharp minor

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 67, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 42-45; 1835–49; pub. 1855):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in G major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in G minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in C major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in A minor
• Op. posth. 68, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 46-49; 1827–49; pub. 1855):
  • No. 1: Mazurka in C major
  • No. 2: Mazurka in A minor
  • No. 3: Mazurka in F major
  • No. 4: Mazurka in F minor

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 flat major (1832; pub. 1909; B. 73; KK IVb/1; P 2/1)
• Mazurka in F major "Mazurek" (1820; pub. 1910; B. 4; KK Anh Ia/1; A 1/1)
• Mazurka in A flat major (1834; pub. 1930; B. 85; KK IVb/4; P 2/4)
• Mazurka in D major (1832; pub. ?; P 2/2)

Nocturnes

• Op. 9, Three Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in B-flat minor
  • No. 2: Nocturne in E-flat major
  • No. 3: Nocturne in B major
• Op. 15, Three Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in F major (1830–1831)
  • No. 2: Nocturne in F-sharp major (1830–1831)
  • No. 3: Nocturne in G minor (1833)
• Op. 27, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in C-sharp minor
  • No. 2: Nocturne in D-flat major
• Op. 32, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in B major (1836–1837)
  • No. 2: Nocturne in A-flat major (1836–1837)
• Op. 37, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in G minor
  • No. 2: Nocturne in G major
• Op. 48, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in C minor
  • No. 2: Nocturne in F-sharp minor
• Op. 55, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in F minor
  • No. 2: Nocturne in E-flat major
• Op. 62, Two Nocturnes:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in B major
  • No. 2: Nocturne in E major

With opus number

• Op. posth. 72:
  • No. 1: Nocturne in E minor

Without opus numbers

• P. 1/16: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Lento con gran espressione (1830)
• P. 2/8: Nocturne in C minor
  Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin)
  The Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. is a musical work for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin. It was published posthumously but was actually one of the first nocturnes Chopin wrote, along with the Nocturne in C-sharp minor....
  
   (1837)
• A. 1/6: Nocturne in C sharp minor (Nocturne oubliée) (spurious)

Polonaises

• Op. 26, Two Polonaises:
  • No. 1: Polonaise in C-sharp minor
  • No. 2: Polonaise in E-flat minor
• Op. 40, Two Polonaises
  Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin)
  The twin Op. 40 Polonaises of the Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, nicknamed the Military Polonaise, and the Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 were composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1838...
  
  :
  • No. 1: Polonaise in A major, Military
  • No. 2: Polonaise in C minor
• Op. 44: Polonaise in F-sharp minor
• Op. 53: Polonaise in A-flat major, Heroic or Drum
• Op. 61: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 71, Three Polonaises:
  • No. 1: Polonaise in D minor
  • No. 2: Polonaise in B-flat major
  • No. 3: Polonaise in F minor

Without opus numbers

• KK IIa No. 1: Polonaise in G minor (1817)
• KK IVa, Five Polonaises:
  • No. 1: Polonaise in B flat major (1817)
  • No. 2: Polonaise in A flat major (1821)
  • No. 3: Polonaise in G sharp minor (1822)
  • No. 5: Polonaise in B flat minor, Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg (1826)
  • No. 8: Polonaise in G flat major (1829).

Preludes

• Op. 28, 24 Preludes:
  • No. 1: Prelude in C major (composed 1839)
  • No. 2: Prelude in A minor (1838)
  • No. 3: Prelude in G major (1838–1839)
  • No. 4: Prelude in E minor (1838)
  • No. 5: Prelude in D major (1838–1839)
  • No. 6: Prelude in B minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 7: Prelude in A major (1836)
  • No. 8: Prelude in F-sharp minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 9: Prelude in E major (1838–1839)
  • No. 10: Prelude in C-sharp minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 11: Prelude in B major (1838–1839)
  • No. 12: Prelude in G-sharp minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 13: Prelude in F-sharp major (1838–1839)
  • No. 14: Prelude in E-flat minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 15: Prelude in D-flat major, Raindrop (1838–1839)
  • No. 16: Prelude in B-flat minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 17: Prelude in A-flat major (1836)
  • No. 18: Prelude in F minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 19: Prelude in E-flat major (1838–1839)
  • No. 20: Prelude in C minor, Chord or Funeral March (1838–1839)
  • No. 21: Prelude in B-flat major (1838–1839)
  • No. 22: Prelude in G minor (1838–1839)
  • No. 23: Prelude in F major (1838–1839)
  • No. 24: Prelude in D minor (1838–1839)
• Op. 45: Prelude in C-sharp minor (1841)

Posthumously published

• P. 2/7: Prelude in A-flat major (1834, published 1918; ded. Pierre Wolff)
• A. 1/2: Prelude in F major
• Prelude in E flat minor, Devil's Trill

Rondos

• Op. 1: Rondo in C minor (1825; arr. piano 4-hands 1834)
• Op. 5: Rondo à la mazur
  Rondo à la mazur
  The Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5, was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1826, when he was 16, and published in 1828. It was the second of his four rondos, and is dedicated to the Countess Alexandrine de Moriolles, the daughter of the Comte de Moriolles, who was the tutor to the adopted son of...
  
  in F major (1826)
• Op. 16: Rondo in E-flat major (1832)

Posthumously published

• Op. posth. 73: Rondo in C major, versions for solo piano and two pianos (1828)

Scherzos

• Op. 20: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor
  Scherzo No. 1 (Chopin)
  The Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 is a composition for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin in 1831-2 and dedicated to Thomas Albrecht. The tempo marking is marked with "Presto con fuoco". The piece is very dark, dramatic, and lively....
  
   (1831)
• Op. 31: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor
  Scherzo No. 2 (Chopin)
  The Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 is a scherzo by Frédéric Chopin. The work was composed and published in 1837, and was dedicated to Countess Adèle Fürstenstein...
  
   (1837)
• Op. 39: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor
  Scherzo No. 3 (Chopin)
  The Scherzo No. 3 by Frédéric Chopin begins in the key of C-sharp minor, then moves to D-flat major, and returns to C-sharp minor, concluding in C-sharp major. It was completed in 1839. The composition opens with an almost Lisztian introduction, leading to a subject in octaves of pent-up energy...
  
   (1839)
• Op. 54: Scherzo No. 4 in E major
  Scherzo No. 4 (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin composed his Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54, the fourth and the last of his scherzos, in 1842.The scherzo was published in 1843. Unlike the preceding three scherzi , the E-major is generally calmer in temperament...
  
   (1843)

Sonatas

• Op. 35: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Funeral March (1839)
• Op. 58: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor (1844)

Posthumously published

• Op. 4: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor (1828)

Variations

• Op. 12: Variations brillantes in B-flat major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic
  Ludovic (opera)
  Ludovic is a two act opéra comique to a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. The music, by Ferdinand Hérold, was left unfinished at his death, and the work was completed by Fromental Halévy....
  
  (1833)
• B. 113: Variation in E for Hexameron
  Hexameron (musical composition)
  Hexaméron, Morceau de concert, S.392, is a collaborative work for solo piano, consisting of six variations on a theme, along with an introduction, connecting interludes and a finale. The theme is the "March of the Puritans" from Vincenzo Bellini's opera I puritani...
  
  (1837; pub. 1839)

Posthumously published

• B.9: Variations in E for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola
  La Cenerentola
  La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella...
  
  , KK. Anh. Ia/5, (? 1824; pub. 1955) - doubtful
• KK. IVa/6: Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, piano 4-hands (1826; pub 1965)
• B. 12a: Variations in D major or B minor on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, P. 1/6 (1826)
• B. 14: Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub: Steh'auf, steh'auf o du Schweitzer Bub", aka Introduction et Variations sur un Lied allemand (1826; pub. 1851)
• B. 37: 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-flat major (1833)
• Op. 34, Trois grandes valses brillantes:
  • No. 1: Waltz in A-flat major (1835)
  • No. 2: Waltz in A minor (1831)
  • No. 3: Waltz in F major (1838)
• Op. 42: Waltz in A-flat major
  Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 (Chopin)
  Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42, is a lively waltz composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1840.-Background:Though none of Chopin's works were actually intended to be danced to, this waltz does appear to be appropriate for use in the ballroom...
  
   (1840)
• Op. 64, Three Waltzes:
  • No. 1: Waltz in D-flat major
    Minute Waltz
    The Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, popularly known as the Minute Waltz, and also Valse du petit chien, is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.-History:...
    
    , Minute Waltz (1846)
  • No. 2: Waltz in C-sharp minor (1846)
  • No. 3: Waltz in A-flat major

With opus numbers

• 1852: Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69:
  • No. 1: Waltz in A-flat major, L'Adieu (1835)
  • No. 2: Waltz in B minor
• 1855: Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70:
  • No. 1: Waltz in G-flat major
  • No. 2: Waltz in F minor
  • No. 3: Waltz in D-flat major

Without opus numbers

• 1868: Waltz in E minor
  Waltz in E minor (Chopin)
  The Waltz in E minor is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. It was composed circa 1830 and published in 1868.It was the first of Chopin's posthumously published waltzes not to be given a posthumous opus number. It appears in Brown's catalogue as B.56, in Kobylańska's catalogue as KK IVa/15,...
  
  , B. 56, KK IVa/15, P. 1/15
• 1871-72: Waltz in E major, B. 44, KK IVa/12, P. 1/12
• 1902: Waltz in A-flat major, B. 21, KK IVa/13, P. 1/13
• 1902: Waltz in E-flat major, B. 46, KK IVa/14, P. 1/14
• 1932: Waltz in F-sharp minor, Valse mélancolique, KK Ib/7, A. 1/7 (now considered spurious)
• 1955: Waltz in A minor
  Waltz in A minor (Chopin)
  Waltz in A minor, B. 150, KK IVb/11, P. 2/11, is a waltz for solo piano composed by Frédéric Chopin. The waltz was written sometime between 1843 and 1848, but was not published until 1955, over 100 years later.-Analysis:...
  
  , B. 150, KK IVb/11, P. 2/11
• 1955: Waltz in E-flat major (Sostenuto), B. 133, KK IVb/10 (not always classified as a waltz)

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano

• Op. 19: Bolero
  Bolero (Chopin)
  The Bolero, Op. 19, was written by Frédéric Chopin in 1833 and published the following year. It is one of his lesser-known piano pieces, although it has been recorded numerous times....
  
  
• Op. 43: Tarantelle in A-flat major
  Tarantelle (Chopin)
  The Tarantelle in A-flat major, Op. 43 is a short piano piece in tarantella form, written by Frédéric Chopin in June 1841 and published in October 1841. It takes about 3 minutes to play....
  
  
• Op. 46: Allegro de concert
  Allegro de Concert (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin’s Allegro de concert, Op. 46, is a piece for piano, published in November 1841. It is in one movement and takes between 13 and 15 minutes to play. The principal themes are bold and expressive...
  
  in A major
• Op. 49: Fantaisie in F minor
  Fantaisie in F minor (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin's Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, is a single-movement work for the piano, composed in 1841, when he was 31 years old.- Musical form :...
  
  
• Op. 57: Berceuse in D-flat major
  Berceuse (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin's Berceuse Op. 57 is a lullaby to be played on piano. It consists of variations in D-flat major. At first the composer titled the work Variations, but the title was altered for publication to the current Berceuse....
  
  
• Op. 60: Barcarole in F-sharp major

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 72:
  • No. 2: Marche funèbre in C minor (1829; B.20)
  • No. 3: Three Écossaises (1830)
    • No. 1 in D major
    • No. 2 in G major
    • No. 3 in D-flat major

Without opus numbers

• B. 151: Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major
• KK. Vb/1: Andante dolente in B-flat minor (lost)
• B. 117: Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna; 5 different MS exist)
• B. 160b: 2 Bourrées
• B. 129a: Canon in F minor
• B. 84: Cantabile in B-flat major
• B. 17: Contredanse in G-flat major (doubtful)
• KK. Ve/3: Écossaise (? date; lost)
• KK. Vb/9: Écossaise in B flat major (1827; lost)
• B. 144: Fugue in A minor
• KK. VIIa/2: 3 Fugues (A minor, F major, D minor; arr. from Cherubini
  Luigi Cherubini
  Luigi Cherubini was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest of his contemporaries....
  
  's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue)
• P. 2/13: Galopp in A flat (Galop Marquis)
• P. 2/6: Klavierstück in B flat (1834)
• P. 2/5: Klavierstück in E flat (1837)
• P. 2/10: Klavierstück in E flat "Sostenuto" (1840; sometimes classified as a waltz)
• B. 109a: Largo in E-flat major

Concertos

• Op. 11: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
  Piano Concerto No. 1 (Chopin)
  The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, is a piano concerto written by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. It was first performed on 11 October of that year, in Warsaw, with the composer as soloist, during one of his "farewell" concerts before leaving Poland....
  
   (composed 1830)
• Op. 21: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
  Piano Concerto No. 2 (Chopin)
  The Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, is a piano concerto composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830. Chopin wrote the piece before he had finished his formal education, at around 20 years of age. It was first performed on 17 March 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist. It was...
  
   (1829–1830)

Miscellaneous

• Op. 2: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano"
  Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin's Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" for piano and orchestra, Op. 2, was written in 1827, when he was aged only 17. It was one of the earliest manifestations of Chopin's incipient genius...
  
   from Mozart
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
  
  's Don Giovanni
  Don Giovanni
  Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
  
  , in B-flat major (1827)
• Op. 13: Fantaisie brillante 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 flat major (1830–1831)

Cello and piano

• B. 70: Grand Duo concertant in E major
  Grand Duo concertant (Chopin and Franchomme)
  The Grand Duo concertant in E major, B. 70 is a composition for piano and cello, written jointly by Frédéric Chopin and Auguste Franchomme. It was written in 1832 and published in 1833....
  
   (1832; written jointly with Auguste Franchomme
  Auguste Franchomme
  Auguste-Joseph Franchomme was a French cellist and composer.Born in Lille, Franchomme studied at the local conservatoire with M...
  
  )
• Op. 3: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major (1829–1830)
• Op. 65: Cello Sonata in G minor
  Cello Sonata (Chopin)
  Frédéric Chopin wrote his Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 in 1846. It is one of only nine works of Chopin published during his lifetime that were written for instruments other than piano . Chopin composed four sonatas, the others being all piano sonatas...
  
   (1845–46)

Violin, cello and piano

• Op. 8: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor
  Piano Trio (Chopin)
  The Piano Trio, Op. 8, is a piano trio in G minor composed by Frédéric Chopin. It has four movements:#Allegro con Fuoco#Scherzo#Adagio Sostenuto#Finale: Allegretto...
  
  

With opus numbers

• Op. posth. 74, 17 Songs (1829–1847; Polish)
  • No. 1 The Wish (Życzenie) (1829)
  • No. 2 Spring (Wiosna) (1838)
  • No. 3 The Sad River (Smutna Rzeka) (1831)
  • No. 4 Merrymaking (Hulanka) (1830)
  • No. 5 What She Likes (Gdzie lubi) (1829)
  • No. 6 Out of My Sight (Precz z moich oczu) (1830)
  • No. 7 The Messenger (Poseł) (1830)
  • No. 8 Handsome Lad (Śliczny chłopiec) (1841)
  • No. 9 From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses [Melody] (Z gór, gdzie dźwigali strasznych krzyżów brzemię [Melodia]) (1847)
  • No. 10 The Warrior (Wojak) (1830)
  • No. 11 The Double-End (Dwojaki koniec) (1845)
  • No. 12 My Darling (Moja pieszczotka) (1837)
  • No. 13 I Want What I Have Not (Nie ma czego trzeba) (1845)
  • No. 14 The Ring (Pierścień) (1836)
  • No. 15 The Bridegroom (Narzeczony) (1831)
  • No. 16 Lithuanian Song (Piosnka litewska) (1831)
  • No. 17 Leaves are Falling, Hymn from the Tomb (Śpiew z mogiłki) (1836)

See also

• List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number

External links

• Klasikal.com - Website dedicated to classical music. Includes video performances and sheet music of many compositions of Frederic Chopin.
• Chopin: the poet of the piano Complete list of Chopin music with illustration, years of composition and publication, dedications, analyses, and quotes
• 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