List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin by genre


Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, though he did compose several pieces for piano and orchestra as well as some chamber works that include other instruments.
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, and the 24 Preludes, Op. 28. 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, Krystyna Kobylańska, Józef Michał Chomiński, and Jan Ekier.

Piano solo

Ballades

Études

  • Op. 10, 12 Études:
  1. Étude in C major
  2. Étude in A minor
  3. Étude in E major
  4. Étude in C minor
  5. Étude in G major
  6. Étude in E minor
  7. Étude in C major
  8. Étude in F major
  9. Étude in F minor
  10. Étude in A major
  11. Étude in E major
  12. Étude in C minor
  • Op. 25, 12 Études:
  1. Étude in A major
  2. Étude in F minor
  3. Étude in F major
  4. Étude in A minor
  5. Étude in E minor
  6. Étude in G minor
  7. Étude in C minor
  8. Étude in D major
  9. Étude in G major
  10. Étude in B minor
  11. Étude in A minor
  12. Étude in C minor
  1. Étude in F minor
  2. Étude in A major
  3. Étude in D major

Impromptus

Posthumously published

Mazurkas

  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
  3. Mazurka in F minor
  4. Mazurka in A major
  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
  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 :
  • * a. Mazurka in G major
  • * b. Mazurka in B major

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  • Op. posth. 67, Four Mazurkas :
  1. Mazurka in G major
  2. Mazurka in G minor
  3. Mazurka in C major
  4. Mazurka in A minor
  • Op. posth. 68, Four Mazurkas :
  1. Mazurka in C major
  2. Mazurka in A minor
  3. Mazurka in F major
  4. Mazurka in F minor
    Without opus numbers
  • Mazurka in C major
  • Mazurka in D major
  • Mazurka in B major
  • Mazurka in D major "Mazurek"
  • Mazurka in A major
  • Mazurka in D major

Nocturnes

  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

With opus numbers
  • Op. posth. 72 ; WN 23:
  1. Nocturne in E minor
    Without opus numbers

Polonaises

  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

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  1. Polonaise in D minor
  2. Polonaise in B major
  3. Polonaise in F minor
    Without opus numbers
  1. Polonaise in B major
  2. Polonaise in A major
  3. Polonaise in G minor
  4. Polonaise in B minor, Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg
  5. Polonaise in G major

Préludes

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

Posthumously published

Rondos

Posthumously published

Scherzos

Sonatas

Posthumously published

Variations

Posthumously published

  • KK. IVa/6: Introduction, Theme and Variations in D on a Venetian air, piano 4-hands
  • B. 12a; WN 5: Variations in D major or B minor on an Irish National Air for 2 pianos, P. 1/6
  • 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
  • B. 37; WN 16: Variations in A, ''Souvenir de Paganini''

Lost

  • KK. Ve/9: Variations,
  • KK. Vb/2: Variations in F, piano 4-hands or 2 pianos
  • KK. VIIa/3: Variations on a Ukrainian Dumka for violin and piano, by Antoni Radziwill, completed by Chopin

Waltzes

  1. Waltz in A major
  2. Waltz in A minor
  3. Waltz in F major, Cat Waltz
  1. Waltz in D major, Minute Waltz
  2. Waltz in C minor
  3. Waltz in A major

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  • 1852: Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69:
  1. Waltz in A major, L'Adieu
  2. Waltz in B minor
  1. Waltz in G major
  2. Waltz in F minor
  3. Waltz in D major
    Without opus numbers
  • 1868: Waltz in E minor, B. 56, KK IVa/15, P. 1/15, WN 29
  • 1871–72: Waltz in E major, 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, B. 150, KK IVb/11, P. 2/11, WN 63
  • 1955: Waltz in E major, B. 133, KK IVb/10, WN 53
  • 1932: Waltz in F minor, Valse mélancolique, KK Ib/7, A. 1/7. Reattributed to Charles Mayer as Le Regret, Op. 332

Posthumously rediscovered

  • 1830: Waltz in A minor. 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

Posthumously published

With opus numbers
  • Op. posth. 72:
  1. Nocturne in E minor
  2. Marche funèbre in C minor
  3. Three Écossaises
  4. # Écossaise in D major
  5. # Écossaise in G major
  6. # Écossaise in D major
    Without opus numbers
  • B. 17; WN 27: Contredanse in G major
  • B. 84; WN 43: Cantabile in B major
  • B. 109: Largo in E major
  • B. 116: Allegretto in F sharp major
  • B. 117; WN 52a: Andantino in G minor
  • B. 129a: Canon in F minor
  • B. 133; WN 53: Klavierstück in E "Sostenuto"
  • B. 144: Fugue in A minor
  • B. 151; WN 56: Album Leaf in E major
  • B. 160b: 2 Bourrées
  • P. 2/13; WN 59: Galopp in A
  • KK. Vb/1: Andante dolente in B minor
  • KK. Ve/3: Écossaise
  • KK. Vb/9: Écossaise in B major
  • KK. VIIa/2: 3 Fugues

Piano and orchestra

Concerto

Miscellaneous

Chamber music

Flute and piano

Cello and piano

Violin, cello and piano

Voice and piano

Posthumously published

With opus numbers

  1. "The Wish"
  2. "Spring"
  3. "The Sad River"
  4. "Merrymaking"
  5. "What She Likes"
  6. "Out of My Sight!"
  7. "The Messenger"
  8. "Handsome Lad"
  9. "From the Mountains, Where They Carried Heavy Crosses "
  10. "The Warrior"
  11. "The Double-End"
  12. "My Darling"
  13. "I Want What I Have Not"
  14. "The Ring"
  15. "The Bridegroom"
  16. "Lithuanian Song"
  17. "Leaves are Falling, Hymn from the Tomb"

Without opus numbers

  • "Enchantment"
  • "Reverie"

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 "Pamiętnik Warszawski" 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 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.
  • Ecossaise for piano in B major, composed 1827. Mentioned in the list of Ludwika Jędrzejewicz.
  • Waltz for piano in D minor, composed 1828. Given in Louise's list, with the date, and entitled 'La partenza'
  • Waltz for piano in A major KK Vb/4. Composed 1827 and mentioned in the list of Ludwika Jędrzejewicz.
  • Waltz for piano in A major KK Vb/5. Composed 1829/30 and mentioned in the list of Ludwika Jędrzejewicz.
  • Military March for orchestra, composed in 1817. Known from letters between Fontana and Sterlings.