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List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre

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Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, though he did compose several pieces for piano and orchestra (including two piano concertos) as well as some chamber works that include other instruments.

Chopin at 25, by Maria Wodzińska, 1835

His larger scale works such as the three piano sonatas, the four scherzi, the four ballades, the Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49, the Barcarolle in F♯ major, Op. 60, and the Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭ major, Op. 61 have cemented a solid place within the piano repertoire, as have his shorter works: the polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus, rondos, 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). In addition, 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

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Ballades

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Études

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  • 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

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Posthumously published

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Mazurkas

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  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 C major
  3. Mazurka in D major
  4. Mazurka in B minor
  1. Mazurka in E minor
  2. Mazurka in B major
  3. Mazurka in A♭ major
  4. Mazurka in C♯ minor
  • 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

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  • 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)

Posthumously published

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  • 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)
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  • Mazurka in C major (1833; pub. 1870; B. 82; KK IVb/3; P. 2/3)
  • Mazurka in D major (first version) (1829; pub. 1875; B. 31; KK IVa/7; P. 1/7)
  • Mazurka in D major (second version) (1832; pub. ?; B. 71; KK IVb/2; P. 2/2)
  • 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)

Nocturnes

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  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

Posthumously published

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With opus numbers
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  • Op. posth. 72 (No. 2 and No. 3 are works other than Nocturnes); WN 23:
  1. Nocturne in E minor (1827–29)
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Polonaises

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  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

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Posthumously published

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With opus numbers
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  1. Polonaise in D minor (1825; WN 11)
  2. Polonaise in B♭ major (1828; WN 17)
  3. Polonaise in F minor (1828; WN 12)
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  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)

Préludes

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

Posthumously published

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Rondos

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Posthumously published

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Scherzos

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Sonatas

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Posthumously published

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Variations

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Posthumously published

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  • B. 12a; KK IVa/6; WN 5: Variations in D major or B minor on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) 4-hands (or two pianos), P. 1/6 (1826; pub 1965). Various editions/transcriptions exist, including reconstructions of lost parts, most notably by Jan Ekier.
  • B. 14; KK IVa/4; 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; IVa/10; WN 16: Variations in A, Souvenir de Paganini (1829; pub. 1881)

Waltzes

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  1. Waltz in A♭ major (1835)
  2. Waltz in A minor (1831)
  3. Waltz in F major, Cat Waltz (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)

Posthumously published

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With opus numbers
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  • 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)
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  • 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, [not in WN]
  • 1955: Waltz in E♭ major (Sostenuto), B. 133, KK IVb/10, WN 53 (not always classified as a waltz)
  • 1955: Waltz in A minor (1843–1848), B. 150, KK IVb/11, P. 2/11, WN 63
  • 1932: Waltz in F♯ minor, Valse mélancolique, KK Anh. Ib/7 (formally Anh. Ia/7), A. 1/7. Reattributed to Charles Mayer as Le Regret, Op. 332[1]

Posthumously rediscovered

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  • 1830: Waltz in A minor (rediscovered in 2024 and published by Henle in 2025). Mentioned to his family in his letter of 22 December 1830. "I wanted to send you a Waltz that I have composed but it is late now; you shall have it afterwards"

Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano

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Posthumously published

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  • 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
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  • B. 17; KK Anh. Ia/4; WN 27: Contredanse in G♭ major (doubtful) (1827)
  • B. 84; KK IVb/6; WN 43: Cantabile in B♭ major (Klavierstück in B♭ major) (1834)
  • B. 109; KK IVb/5: Largo in E♭ major (Klavierstück in E♭ major) (1837)
  • B. 116; KK Anh. II/1; WN 36: Allegretto in F sharp major (doubtful, prob. abridgment by Charles Mayer of his Op. 112)
  • B. 117; WN 52a: Andantino in G minor (arr. of the piano part of the song Wiosna; 5 different MS exist) (1837)
  • B. 129a; KK IVc/1: Canon in F minor (unfinished) (1839)
  • (B. 133; WN 53: Sostenuto in E♭ major (Klavierstück in E♭ major) (1840; usually classified as a waltz))
  • B. 144; KK IVc/2: Fugue in A minor (1841)
  • B. 151; KK IVb/12; WN 56: Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major (1843)
  • B. 160b; KK VIIb/1-2: 2 Bourrées (1846)
  • P. 2/13; KK IVb/13; WN 59: Galopp in A♭ (Galop Marquis) (1846)
  • A 1/2-3; KK Anh. Ia/2-3: Prelude and Andantino animato in F major and D minor (doubtful, fragments)
  • KK VIIa/2: 3 Fugues (A minor, F major, D minor; arr. from Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint et de fugue)

Piano and orchestra

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Concerto

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Miscellaneous

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Chamber music

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Flute and piano

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Cello and piano

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Violin, cello and piano

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Voice and piano

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Posthumously published

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With opus numbers

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  • 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)

(Życzenie and Wojak were in fact published during Chopin's lifetime in Kyiv without opus number.)

Without opus numbers

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  • "Which flowers" ("Jakież kwiaty, jakie wianki", voice part only) (1829; WN 17a; B.39; KK IVa/9)[4]
  • "Enchantment" ("Czary") (1830; WN 31; B.51; KK IVa/11)[5]
  • "Reverie" ("Dumka") (1840; B.132; KK IVb/9)[6]

Known lost works

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  • Écossaise for piano in E♭ major KK Ve/3 (? date)[7]
  • Military March for orchestra, composed in 1817. Known from letters between Fontana and Sterlings.[8]
  • 2 Polonaises for piano, composed 1818. Presented by Chopin to the Empress Maria Feodorowna, mother of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, on the occasion of her visit to Warsaw on 26 September 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 piano KK Ve/9, composed January 1818. Mentioned in the "Pamiętnik Warszawski" of 1818
  • At least 2 pages from Variations on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) for 2 pianos, composed 1826. Stated to be "in D Major or B minor": The first page for secondary pianist and last page for principal pianist were lost.
  • KK VIIa/3: Variations on a Ukrainian Dumka for violin and piano, by Antoni Radziwill, completed by Chopin (by June 1830)

Piano works compiled by Ludwika Jędrzejewicz now lost, only first lines are extant:

  • Andante dolente for piano in B♭ minor KK Vb/1, composed 1827.
  • Variations for piano 4-hands or 2 pianos in F major KK Vb/2, composed 1826.
  • Waltz in C major KK Vb/3, composed 1826.
  • Waltz in A♭ major KK Vb/4, composed 1827.
  • Waltz in A♭ major KK Vb/5, composed 1829-30.
  • Waltz in D minor KK Vb/6, composed 1828, catalogued as 'La partenza' ('The departure')
  • Waltz in E♭ major KK Vb/7, composed 1829-30
  • Waltz in C major KK Vb/8, composed 1824 (1831?)
  • Écossaise in B♭ major KK Vb/9, composed 1827.

Notes

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  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.
  4. ↑ "Mazur, B.39 (Chopin, Frédéric)". IMSLP. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Czary, B.51 (Chopin, Frédéric)". IMSLP. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rêverie, B.132 (Chopin, Frédéric)". IMSLP. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Frédéric Chopin: Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis; Henle, 1979
  8. ↑ "Chopin : Work list - Illustrations, Quotes, Dedications".

See also

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References

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