::''This is a list of compositions by

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

opus number In musicology, the opus number is the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition, or to a set of compositions, to indicate the chronological order of the composer's production. Opus numbers are used to distinguish among compositi ...

. There is a separate list by genre.'' Chopin, by Wodzinska

Most of Chopin's compositions were for solo

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

, although he did compose two

piano concerto A piano concerto is a type of concerto, a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for a piano player, which is typically accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuoso showpie ...

s (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 scherzi, the four

ballade Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music. Ballad or Ballade may also refer to: Music Genres and forms * Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad ...

s, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, and the Barcarole in F major, Op. 60 have cemented a solid place within the repertoire, as well as shorter works like his

polonaise The polonaise (, ; pl, polonez ) is a dance of Polish origin, one of the five Polish national dances in time. Its name is French for "Polish" adjective feminine/"Polish woman"/"girl". The original Polish name of the dance is Chodzony, meani ...

mazurka The mazurka ( Polish: ''mazur'' Polish ball dance, one of the five Polish national dances and ''mazurek'' Polish folk dance') is a Polish musical form based on stylised folk dances in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, with character ...

waltz The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position. History There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...

es,

impromptu An impromptu (, , loosely meaning "offhand") 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. According to ''Allgeme ...

rondo The rondo is an instrumental musical form introduced in the Classical period. Etymology The English word ''rondo'' comes from the Italian form of the French ''rondeau'', which means "a little round". Despite the common etymological root, rondo ...

s, and nocturnes taking a substantial portion of recorded and performed music. Two important collections are the

Études Études is French for "studies". It is used as a name for several music or dance works, including: * ''Études'' (Chopin), three sets of studies for the piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed between 1829 and 1839 * ''Études'' (Debussy), a set of 1 ...

, 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 music theory, the circle of fifths is a way of organizing the 12 chromatic pitches as a sequence of perfect fifths. (This is strictly true in the standard 12-tone equal temperament system — using a different system requires one interval of ...

in clockwise steps). In addition, he wrote numerous song settings of Polish texts, and chamber pieces including a

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. The term can also refer to a group of m ...

and a

cello sonata A cello sonata is usually a sonata written for solo cello with piano accompaniment. The most famous Romantic-era cello sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were written in the 1 ...

. 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 (6 August 1925 in Brześć, Poland – 30 January 2009 in Milanówek, Poland) was a Polish musicologist, and former Curator of the Fryderyk Chopin Society Museum in Warsaw. In 1977 (revised and translated to German in 1979), ...

(KK), Józef Michał Chomiński (A, C, D, E, P, S), and the

Chopin National Edition ), commonly referred to as the Chopin National Edition or the Polish National Edition, is an urtext edition of the complete works by Frédéric Chopin, aiming to present his output in its authentic form. Started by Jan Ekier in 1959, the entirety ...

(WN). The last opus number Chopin used was 65, that allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a death-bed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. This included the early Piano Sonata No. 1; Chopin had assigned the Opus number 4 to it in 1828, and had even dedicated it to his teacher Elsner, but chose not to publish it. In 1851, Tobias Haslinger published it as Op. 4. Then, at the request of the composer's mother and sisters, Julian Fontana selected 23 other unpublished piano pieces and grouped them into eight opus numbers (Op. 66–73). These works were published in 1855. In 1857, the known 17 Polish songs that had been written at various stages throughout Chopin's life were collected and published as Op. 74, the order of the songs within that opus having little regard for their actual order of composition. Other songs have since come to light, but they are not part of Op. 74. Works that were published or have come to light since 1857 were not given opus numbers, and alternate catalogue designations are used for them.

Works with opus numbers

Published during Chopin's lifetime

*Op. 1, Rondo in C minor (1825) *Op. 2, Variations on "La ci darem la mano" from

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

's opera ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; Köchel catalogue, K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The rake (stock character), Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Pon ...

'', in B major, for piano and orchestra (1827) *Op. 3, ''Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major'' for cello and piano (1829) *Op. 5, '' Rondo à la mazur'' in F major (1826) *Op. 6, 4 Mazurkas (1830) # Mazurka in F minor # Mazurka in C minor # Mazurka in E major # Mazurka in E minor *Op. 7, 5 Mazurkas (1830–1831) # Mazurka in B major # Mazurka in A minor (1829, revised 1830) # Mazurka in F minor # Mazurka in A major (1824, revised 1830) # Mazurka in C major *Op. 8, Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor (1829) *Op. 9, 3 Nocturnes (1830–1831-1832) # Nocturne in B minor # Nocturne in E major # Nocturne in B major *Op. 10, 12 Études (1829–1832) # Étude in C major (1829-1830) # Étude in A minor (1830) # Étude in E major (1832) # Étude in C minor (1832) # Étude in G major (1830) # Étude in E minor (1830) # Étude in C major (1832) # Étude in F major (1829) # Étude in F minor (1829) # Étude in A major (1829) # Étude in E major (1829) # Étude in C minor (1831) *Op. 11, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor (1830) *Op. 12, ''Variations brillantes'' on "Je vends des Scapulaires" from Hérold's ''

Ludovic Ludovic is a given name and has also been a surname. People with the given name A * Ludovic Albós Cavaliere (born 1979), Andorran ski mountaineer * Ludovic Ambruș (born 1946), Romanian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics * Lud ...

'', in B major (1833) *Op. 13, ''Fantasy on Polish Airs'' in A major (1828-30) *Op. 14, ''Rondo à la Krakowiak'' in F major (1828) *Op. 15, 3 Nocturnes (1830–1833) # Nocturne in F major # Nocturne in F major # Nocturne in G minor *Op. 16, Rondo in E major (1832-33) *Op. 17, 4 Mazurkas (1832–1833) # Mazurka in B major # Mazurka in E minor # Mazurka in A major # Mazurka in A minor *Op. 18, ''Grande valse brillante'' in E major (1831-33) *Op. 19,

Boléro ''Boléro'' is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. At least one observer has called it Ravel's most famous composition. It was also one of his last completed works before illness forced him into retirement. Co ...

(1833) *Op. 20, Scherzo No. 1 in B minor (1831-33) *Op. 21, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830) *Op. 22, ''Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante'' in E major (the polonaise section orchestrated 1830-31; piano solo 1834) *Op. 23, Ballade No. 1 in G minor (1831–1835) *Op. 24, 4 Mazurkas (1834–1835) # Mazurka in G minor # Mazurka in C major # Mazurka in A major # Mazurka in B minor *Op. 25, 12 Études (1832–1836) # Étude in A major (1836) # Étude in F minor (1836) # Étude in F major (1836) # Étude in A minor (1832–1834) # Étude in E minor (1832–1834) # Étude in G minor (1832–1834) # Étude in C minor (1836) # Étude in D major (1832–1834) # Étude in G major (1832–1834) # Étude in B minor (1832–1834) # Étude in A minor (1834) # Étude in C minor (1836) *Op. 26, 2 Polonaises (1834–1836) # Polonaise in C minor # Polonaise in E minor *Op. 27, 2 Nocturnes (1835-1836) # Nocturne in C minor # Nocturne in D major *Op. 28, 24 Preludes (1836–1839) # Prelude in C major (composed 1839) # Prelude in A minor (1838) # Prelude in G major (1838–1839) # Prelude in E minor (1838) # Prelude in D major (1838–1839) # Prelude in B minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in A major (1836) # Prelude in F minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in E major (1838–1839) # Prelude in C minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in B major (1838–1839) # Prelude in G minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in F major (1838–1839) # Prelude in E minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in D major (1838–1839) # Prelude in B minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in A major (1836) # Prelude in F minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in E major (1838–1839) # Prelude in C minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in B major (1838–1839) # Prelude in G minor (1838–1839) # Prelude in F major (1838–1839) # Prelude in D minor (1838–1839) *Op. 29, Impromptu No. 1 in A major (1837) *Op. 30, 4 Mazurkas (1836–1837) # Mazurka in C minor # Mazurka in B minor # Mazurka in D major # Mazurka in C minor *Op. 31, Scherzo No. 2 in B minor (1837) *Op. 32, 2 Nocturnes (1836–1837) # Nocturne in B major # Nocturne in A major *Op. 33, 4 Mazurkas (1837–1838) # Mazurka in G minor # Mazurka in D major # Mazurka in C major # Mazurka in B minor *Op. 34, 3 Waltzes (1831–1838) # Waltz in A major (1835) # Waltz in A minor (1831) # Waltz in F major (1838) *Op. 35, Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor ("Funeral March") (1839) *Op. 36, Impromptu No. 2 in F major (1839) *Op. 37, 2 Nocturnes (1838–1839) # Nocturne in G minor # Nocturne in G major *Op. 38, Ballade No. 2 in F major (1836–1839) *Op. 39, Scherzo No. 3 in C minor (1839) *Op. 40, 2 Polonaises (1838–1839) # Polonaise in A major # Polonaise in C minor *Op. 41 4 Mazurkas (1838–1839) # Mazurka in C minor # Mazurka in E minor # Mazurka in B major # Mazurka in A major *Op. 42, Waltz in A major (1840) *Op. 43, Tarantelle in A major (1841) *Op. 44, Polonaise in F minor (1841) *Op. 45, Prelude in C minor (1841) *Op. 46, ''Allegro de concert'' in A major (1832–1841) *Op. 47, Ballade No. 3 in A major (1840–1841) *Op. 48, 2 Nocturnes (1841) # Nocturne in C minor # Nocturne in F minor *Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor (1841) *Op. 50, 3 Mazurkas (1841–1842) # Mazurka in G major # Mazurka in A major # Mazurka in C minor *Op. 51, Impromptu No. 3 in G major (1842) *Op. 52, Ballade No. 4 in F minor (1842) *Op. 53, Polonaise in A major (1842) *Op. 54, Scherzo No. 4 in E major (1842) *Op. 55, 2 Nocturnes (1843) # Nocturne in F minor # Nocturne in E major *Op. 56, 3 Mazurkas (1843) # Mazurka in B major # Mazurka in C major # Mazurka in C minor *Op. 57, Berceuse in D major (1843) *Op. 58, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor (1844) *Op. 59, 3 Mazurkas (1845) # Mazurka in A minor # Mazurka in A major # Mazurka in F minor *Op. 60, Barcarolle in F major (1845–1846) *Op. 61, Polonaise-Fantaisie in A major (1845–1846) *Op. 62, 2 Nocturnes (1846) # Nocturne in B major # Nocturne in E major *Op. 63, 3 Mazurkas (1846) # Mazurka in B major # Mazurka in F minor # Mazurka in C minor *Op. 64, 3 Waltzes (1846–1847) # Waltz in D major (1847) # Waltz in C minor (1847) # Waltz in A major (1840, some sources say 1847) *Op. 65, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor (1845–1846)

Published posthumously

*Op. posth. 4, Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor (1828) *Op. posth. 66,

Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's ''Fantaisie-Impromptu'' ( pl, Fantazja-Impromptu) in C minor, Op. posth. 66, WN 46 is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 despite Chopin's instruction that none ...

in C minor (1835) *Op. posth. 67, 4 Mazurkas (1835–1849) # Mazurka in G major, WN 26 (1833 830? 1835? # Mazurka in G minor (1849) # Mazurka in C major (1835) # Mazurka in A minor (1846) *Op. posth. 68, 4 Mazurkas (1827–1849) # Mazurka in C major (1829) # Mazurka in A minor (1827) # Mazurka in F major (1829) # Mazurka in F minor (1849; Last composition) *Op. posth. 69, 2 Waltzes (1829–1835) # Waltz in A major (1835) # Waltz in B minor (1829) *Op. posth. 70, 3 Waltzes (1829–1841) # Waltz in G major (1832) # Waltz in F minor (1841) # Waltz in D major (1829) *Op. posth. 71, 3 Polonaises (1825–1828) # Polonaise in D minor (1825) # Polonaise in B major (1828) # Polonaise in F minor (1828) *Op. posth. 72, (1826–1827) # Nocturne in E minor (1827) # ''Marche funèbre'' in C minor (1827; B.20) # Three Écossaises (1826; B.12) ## Écossaise in D major ## Écossaise in G major ## Écossaise in D major *Op. posth. 73, Rondo in C major (versions for solo piano, WN deest., and two pianos, WN 15) (1828) *Op. posth. 74, 17 Polish Songs (1829–1847) # "The Wish" ("Życzenie"), WN 21 (1829) # "Spring" ("Wiosna"), WN 52 (1838) # "The Sad River" ("Smutna Rzeka"), WN 39 (1831) # "Merrymaking" ("Hulanka"), WN 32 (1830) # "What She Likes" ("Gdzie lubi"), WN 22 (1829) # "Out of My Sight" ("Precz z moich oczu") (1830) # "The Messenger" ("Poseł") (1830) # "Handsome Lad" ("Śliczny chłopiec") (1841) # "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses elody ("Z gór, gdzie dźwigali strasznych krzyżów brzemię elodia) (1847) # "The Warrior" ("Wojak") (1830) # "The Double-End" ("Dwojaki koniec") (1845) # "My Darling" ("Moja pieszczotka") (1837) # "I Want What I Have Not" ("Nie ma czego trzeba") (1845) # "The Ring" ("Pierścień") (1836) # "The Bridegroom" ("Narzeczony") (1831) # "Lithuanian Song" ("Piosnka litewska"), WN 58 (1831) # "Leaves are Falling, Hymn from the Tomb" ("Śpiew z mogiłki") (1836)

Works without opus numbers

Note: Because different catalogue numbering systems have applied to the following works, they are ordered by year of publication.

Published during Chopin's lifetime

* 1817: Polonaise in G minor, B. 1, KK IIa/1, S 1/1, WN 2 (written 1817) * 1826: 2 Mazurkas (G major, B major), B. 16, KK IIa/2-3, S 1/2 (1826) * 1833: ''Grand Duo concertant'' for Cello and Piano in E (written jointly with

Auguste Franchomme Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (10 April 180821 January 1884) was a French cellist and composer. For his contributions to music, he was decorated with the Légion d'honneur in 1884. Life and career Born in Lille, Franchomme studied at the local conse ...

, B. 70, KK IIb/2, S 2/1 (1832) * 1839: Variation No. 6 in E from '' Hexameron'', B. 113, S 2/2 (1837) * 1840: ''

Trois nouvelles études Frédéric Chopin wrote his ''Trois nouvelles études'' ("three new studies") 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 erron ...

'' (F minor, A major, D major), B. 130, KK IIb/3, S 2/3 (1839) * 1841: Mazurka in A minor, ''Émile Gaillard'', B. 140, KK IIb/5, S 2/5 (1840) * 1841: Mazurka in A minor, ''Notre Temps'', B. 134, KK IIb/4, S 2/4(1841)

Published posthumously/ doubtful/ spurious

* 1851: Variations in E major on the air "Der Schweizerbub", a.k.a. ''Introduction et Variations sur un lied allemand en mi majeur'', B. 14, KK IVa/4, P 1/4 (1826) * 1856: Song ''Jakież kwiaty, jakie wianki'', in C major, B. 39, KK IVa/9, P 1/9 (1829) * 1864: Polonaise in G minor, B. 6, KK IVa/3, P 1/3, WN 4 (1822/4) * 1868: Waltz in E minor, B. 56, KK IVa/15, P 1/15 (1830) * 1870: Polonaise in G major, B. 36, KK IVa/8, P 1/8 (1829) * 1870: Mazurka in C, B. 82, KK IVb/3, P 2/3 (1833) * 1871: Waltz in E major, B. 44, KK IVa/12, P 1/12 (1829) * 1875: 2 Mazurkas (G major, B major), B. 16, KK. IIa/2-3, S 1/2 (1826; these are the original versions of these works; their revised versions were originally published in the year of their composition, 1826, without opus numbers) * 1875: Mazurka in D, B. 31, KK IVa/7, P 1/7 (1829) * 1875: Nocturne in C minor, ''Lento con gran espressione'', B. 49, KK IVa/16, P 1/16 (1830) * 1879: Polonaise in B minor. ''Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg'', B. 13, KK IVa/5, P 1/5 (1826) * 1881: Variations in A: « Souvenir de Paganini », B. 37, KK IVa/10, P 1/10 (1829) * 1898: Fugue in A minor, B. 144, KK IVc/2, P 3/2 (1841–1842) * 1902: Polonaise in A major, B. 5, KK IVa/2, P 1/2 (1821) * 1902: Waltz in A major, B. 21, KK IVa/13, P 1/13 (1827) * 1902: Waltz in E major, B. 46, KK IVa/14, P 1/14 (1827) * 1909: Mazurka in B major, B. 73, KK IVb/1, P 2/1 (1832) * 1910: Mazurka in D major (''Mazurek''), B. 4, KK Anh. Ia/1, A 1/1 (1820) * 1910: Song "Rêverie" (''Dumka'', ''Mist Before My Eyes''), A minor, B. 132, KK IVb/9, P 2/9 (1840) * 1910: Moderato in E major « Feuille d'album » (''Album Leaf''), B. 151, KK IVb/12, P 2/12 (1843) * 1918: Prelude in A major (ded. Pierre Wolff), B. 86, KK. IVb/7, P 2/7 (1834) * 1930: Mazurka in A major, B. 85, KK. IVb/4, P 2/4 (1834) * 1930: Prelude and Andantino animato, in F major, KK Anh Ia/2-3, A 1/2-3 (doubtful) * 1931: Cantabile in B major, B. 84, KK IVb/6, P 2/6 * 1932: Waltz in F minor, ''Valse mélancolique'', KK Ib/7, A 1/7 (Spurious attribution: the work is in fact by Charles Mayer, written about 1861 and originally titled "Le Regret, Op. 332"). * 1938: Largo in E major, B. 109, KK. IVb/5 * 1938: Nocturne in C minor, B. 108, KK IVb/8, P 2/8 (1837) * 1943: Contredanse in G major, B. 17. KK Anh Ia/4, A 1/4 (1826; doubtful) * 1947: Polonaise in B major, B. 3, KK IVa/1, P 1/1 (1817) * 1948: Canon in F minor, B. 129b, KK IVc/1 * 1954: Song "Czary" (''Enchantement''), in D minor, B. 51, KK IVa/11, P 1/11 (1830; a facsimile version had been published in 1910) * 1955: Variations in E major for flute and piano on the air "Non più mesta" from

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...

's ''

La Cenerentola ' ('' Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera ''Cendrillon'' ...

'', B. 9, KK Anh. Ia/5, A 1/5 (1824, spurious) * 1955: "Sostenuto" (a.k.a. Klavierstück; Waltz) in E major, B. 133, KK IVb/10, P 2/10 (1840) * 1955: Waltz in A minor, B. 150, KK IVb/11, P 2/11 (1843) * 1965: Introduction, Thème et Variations sur un air vénitien, in D major, for piano 4-hands, B.12a, KK IVa/6 (1826) * 1968: Bourrée No. 1 in G major, B. 160b/1, KK VIIb/1, D 2/1 (1848) * 1968: Bourrée No. 2 in A major, B. 160b/2, KK VIIb/2, D 2/2 (1846) * ?: Galop in A (''Galop Marquis''), KK IVc/13, P 2/13 (1846) * ?: Nocturne in C minor (''Nocturne oublié''), KK Anh Ia/6, A1/6 (spurious) * ?: ''Introduction, Thème et Variations sur un thème de Thomas Moore en ré majeur'' in D, P 1/6 (1826) * ?: Mazurka in D, P 2/2 (1832) * ?: Klavierstück in E major, P 2/5 (1837) * ?: Klavierstück in B major, P 2/6 (1834) * ?: Allegretto in F major (1829?) * 2001: Prelude in E minor, ''Devil's Trill''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chopin, Frederic, List of compositions by Lists of compositions by composer Piano compositions by Polish composers Lists of piano compositions by composer Piano compositions in the Romantic era

Works with opus numbers

Published during Chopin's lifetime

Published posthumously

Works without opus numbers

Published during Chopin's lifetime

Published posthumously/ doubtful/ spurious

See also

References