List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre

Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, though he did compose two piano concertos as well as some other music for ensembles.

This is a list of compositions by genre. For another list, see List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by opus number.
Chopin at 25, by Maria Wodzińska, 1835

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
Main article: Ballades (Chopin)

Études
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.

  • 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 (1831)
  • Op. 25, 12 Études:
  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
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
  • 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)
  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
  • 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)
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
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
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

Polonaises
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
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)

Preludes
Main article: Preludes (Chopin)
  • Op. 28, 24 Preludes:
  1. Prelude in C major (composed 1839)
  2. Prelude in A minor (1838)
  3. Prelude in G major (1838–1839)
  4. Prelude in E minor (1838)
  5. Prelude in D major (1838–1839)
  6. Prelude in B minor (1838–1839)
  7. Prelude in A major (1836)
  8. Prelude in F♯ minor (1838–1839)
  9. Prelude in E major (1838–1839)
  10. Prelude in C♯ minor (1838–1839)
  11. Prelude in B major (1838–1839)
  12. Prelude in G♯ minor (1838–1839)
  13. Prelude in F♯ major (1838–1839)
  14. Prelude in E♭ minor (1838–1839)
  15. Prelude in D♭ major (1838–1839)
  16. Prelude in B♭ minor (1838–1839)
  17. Prelude in A♭ major (1836)
  18. Prelude in F minor (1838–1839)
  19. Prelude in E♭ major (1838–1839)
  20. Prelude in C minor (1838–1839)
  21. Prelude in B♭ major (1838–1839)
  22. Prelude in G minor (1838–1839)
  23. Prelude in F major (1838–1839)
  24. Prelude in D minor (1838–1839)
  • Op. 45: Prelude in C♯ minor (1841)

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

Rondos

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

Scherzos
Main article: Scherzos (Chopin)

Sonatas
Main article: Piano sonatas (Chopin)

Variations
Main article: Miscellaneous compositions (Chopin)

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
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)
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)
  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[1]

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano
Main article: Miscellaneous compositions (Chopin)
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; sometimes 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
See also: Chopin's compositions for piano and orchestra

Concerto

Miscellaneous

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)[3]

Cello and piano

Violin, cello and piano

Voice and piano
Main article: Polish songs (Chopin)

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 [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
  • "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.

Notes
  1. 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. "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.

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References
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