Mazurkas, Op. 68 (Chopin)

The Mazurkas, Op. 68, by Frédéric Chopin are a set of four mazurkas composed between 1827 and 1849 and posthumously published in 1855. A typical performance of all four mazurkas lasts around nine minutes.[1]

  • Mazurka in C major, Op. 68, No. 1 (1830)[2]
  • Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68, No. 2 (1827)
  • Mazurka in F major, Op. 68, No. 3 (1830)
  • Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68, No. 4 (1849, often regarded as Chopin's last composition, along with the Mazurka in G minor, Op. 67, No. 2)[3]

References
  1. Grimshaw, Kristen. Mazurkas (4) for piano, Op. 68, CT. 96–99 at AllMusic
  2. Years according to the 1915 Schirmer edition by Rafael Joseffy
  3. "Mazurka in G minor". chopin.nifc.pl. The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 13 April 2021.


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