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.

Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano. He also composed 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.

This listing uses the traditional opus numbers where they apply; other works are listed by number 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 

 Op. 23: Ballade No. 1 in G minor (composed 1835-36)
 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, Waterfall (composed 1830)
 No. 2: Étude in A minor, Chromatic (1830)
 No. 3: Étude in E major, Tristesse, or L'adieu (1832)
 No. 4: Étude in C-sharp minor, Torrent (1832)
 No. 5: Étude in G-flat major, Black Keys (1830)
 No. 6: Étude in E-flat minor (1830)
 No. 7: Étude in C major, Toccata (1832)
 No. 8: Étude in F major, Sunshine (1829)
 No. 9: Étude in F minor (1829)
 No. 10: Étude in A-flat major (1829)
 No. 11: Étude in E-flat major, Arpeggio (1829)
 No. 12: Étude in C minor, Revolutionary (1831)
 Op. 25, 12 Études:
 No. 1: Étude in A-flat major, Aeolian Harp, or Shepherd Boy (composed 1836)
 No. 2: Étude in F minor, The Bees (1836)
 No. 3: Étude in F major, The Horseman (1836)
 No. 4: Étude in A minor (1832–1834)
 No. 5: Étude in E minor, Wrong Note (1832–1834)
 No. 6: Étude in G-sharp minor, Double Third (1832–1834)
 No. 7: Étude in C-sharp minor, Cello (1836)
 No. 8: Étude in D-flat major, Sixths (1832–1834)
 No. 9: Étude in G-flat major, Butterfly (1832–1834)
 No. 10: Étude in B minor, Octave (1832–1834)
 No. 11: Étude in A minor, Winter Wind (1834)
 No. 12: Étude in C minor, Ocean (1836)
 Trois nouvelles études (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 (1837)
 Op. 36: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major (1839)
 Op. 51: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major (1843)

 Posthumously published 
 Op. posth. 66: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor (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 (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 (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 (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

 Posthumously published 
 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 D 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

 Posthumously published 
 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 (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:
 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

 Posthumously published 
 With opus numbers 
 Op. posth. 71, Three Polonaises:
 No. 1: Polonaise in D minor (1825)
 No. 2: Polonaise in B-flat major (1828)
 No. 3: Polonaise in F minor (1828)

 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 in F major (1826)
 Op. 14: Rondo à la Krakowiak in F major (1828)
 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 (1831)
 Op. 31: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor (1837)
 Op. 39: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor (1839)
 Op. 54: Scherzo No. 4 in E major (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 (1833)
 B. 113: Variation in E for Hexameron (1837; pub. 1839)

 Posthumously published 
 B.9: Variations in E for flute and piano on "Non più mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, 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 (1840)
 Op. 64, Three Waltzes:
 No. 1: Waltz in D-flat major, Minute Waltz (1846)
 No. 2: Waltz in C-sharp minor (1846)
 No. 3: Waltz in A-flat major

 Posthumously published 
 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, 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, 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
 Op. 43: Tarantelle in A-flat major
 Op. 46: Allegro de concert in A major
 Op. 49: Fantaisie in F minor
 Op. 57: Berceuse in D-flat major
 Op. 60: Barcarole in F-sharp major

 Posthumously published 
 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'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

 Piano and orchestra 

 Concertos 
 Op. 11: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (composed 1830)
 Op. 21: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor (1829–1830)

 Miscellaneous 
 Op. 2: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni, 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)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.

 Cello and piano 
 B. 70: Grand Duo concertant in E major (1832; written jointly with Auguste Franchomme)
 Op. 3: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major (1829–1830)
 Op. 65: Cello Sonata in G minor (1845–46)

 Violin, cello and piano 
 Op. 8: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor

 Voice and piano 

 Posthumously published 
 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)

 Without opus numbers 
 Enchantment (Czary) (1830)
 Reverie (Dumka) (1840)

 Notes 

 References 


 Other websites 
 Klasikal.com  - Website dedicated to classical music. Includes video performances and sheet music of many compositions of Frederic Chopin.
 Complete list of Chopin's works  with background information, study guides, sheet music and recordings.
 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