Most of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were for solo piano, though he did compose several works for piano and orchestra (including two piano concertos) as well as some chamber works that include other instruments.
His larger scale works such as the piano sonatas nos. 2 and 3, 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 songs in the setting of Polish texts, along with 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 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 major (1841) Op. 52: Ballade No. 4 in F minor (1842–43)
Études
Op. 10, 12 Études: Étude in C major (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. 25, 12 Études: Étude in A major (1836) Étude in F minor (1836) Étude in F major (1836) Étude in A minor (1832–34) Étude in E minor (1832–34) Étude in G minor (1832–34) Étude in C minor (1836) Étude in D major (1832–34) Étude in G major (1832–34) Étude in B minor (1832–34) Étude in A minor (1834) Étude in C minor (1836) Trois nouvelles études (1839; B. 130; KK IIb/3; Dbop. 36A, B, C): Étude in F minor Étude in A major Étude in D major
Impromptus Op. 29: Impromptu No. 1 in A major (1837) Op. 36: Impromptu No. 2 in F major (1839) Op. 51: Impromptu No. 3 in G major (1843)
Posthumously published Op. 66 (posth.); WN 46: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C minor (1834–35)
Mazurkas
Op. 6, Four Mazurkas (1830–32) Mazurka in F minor Mazurka in C minor Mazurka in E major Mazurka in E minor
Op. 7, Five Mazurkas (1830–32) 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. 17, Four Mazurkas (1833) Mazurka in B major Mazurka in E minor Mazurka in A major Mazurka in A minor (1824, revised 1833)
Op. 24, Four Mazurkas (1835) Mazurka in G minor Mazurka in C major Mazurka in A major Mazurka in B minor
Op. 30, Four Mazurkas (1837) Mazurka in C minor Mazurka in B minor Mazurka in D major Mazurka in C minor
Op. 33, Four Mazurkas (1838) Mazurka in G minor Mazurka in D major Mazurka in C major Mazurka in B minor
Op. 41, Four Mazurkas (1839–40) Mazurka in C minor Mazurka in E minor Mazurka in B major Mazurka in A 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; Dbop. 42B)
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. 42A)
Op. 50, Three Mazurkas (1842) Mazurka in G major Mazurka in A major Mazurka in C minor
Op. 56, Three Mazurkas (1844) Mazurka in B major Mazurka in C major Mazurka in C minor
Op. 59, Three Mazurkas (1845–46) Mazurka in A minor Mazurka in A major Mazurka in F minor
Op. 63, Three Mazurkas (1846-47) Mazurka in B major Mazurka in F minor Mazurka in C minor
Published in Poland during early years Two Mazurkas (unnumbered; 1826; pub. 1826, without an Op. number; B. 16, KK IIa/2-3, S. 1/2): a. Mazurka in G major (WN 8) b. Mazurka in B major (WN 7)
Posthumously published With opus numbers Op. posth. 67, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 42–45; pub. 1855): Mazurka in G major (1833; WN 26) Mazurka in G minor (1849; WN 64) Mazurka in C major (1835; WN 48) Mazurka in A minor (1846; WN 60) Op. posth. 68, Four Mazurkas (Nos. 46–49; pub. 1855): Mazurka in C major (1829; WN 24) Mazurka in A minor (1827; WN 14) Mazurka in F major (1829; WN 25) Mazurka in F minor (1849; WN 65; Last composition)
Without opus numbers 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. 1880; 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
Op. 9, Three Nocturnes (1830–32): Nocturne in B minor Nocturne in E major Nocturne in B major Op. 15, Three Nocturnes (1830–33): Nocturne in F major Nocturne in F major Nocturne in G minor Op. 27, Two Nocturnes (1835–36): Nocturne in C minor Nocturne in D major Op. 32, Two Nocturnes (1836–37): Nocturne in B major Nocturne in A major Op. 37, Two Nocturnes (1838–40): Nocturne in G minor Nocturne in G major Op. 48, Two Nocturnes (1840–41): Nocturne in C minor Nocturne in F minor Op. 55, Two Nocturnes (1843–44): Nocturne in F minor Nocturne in E major Op. 62, Two Nocturnes (1846): Nocturne in B major Nocturne in E major
Posthumously published With opus numbers Op. posth. 72 (No. 2 and No. 3 are works other than Nocturnes); WN 23: Nocturne in E minor (1827–29)
Without opus numbers B. 49 (revised version, MS now lost); KK IVa/16 (first version based on Chopin's MS); P. 1/16; WN 37: Nocturne in C minor, Lento con gran espressione (1830; pub. 1875) B. 108; KK IVb/8; P. 2/8; WN 62: Nocturne in C minor (1837; pub. 1938) KK Anh. Ia/6; A. 1/6: Nocturne in C minor (Nocturne oubliée) (spurious)
Polonaises
Op. 26, Two Polonaises (1833–36) Polonaise in C minor Polonaise in E minor Op. 40, Two Polonaises (1838–40) Polonaise in A major Polonaise in C minor Op. 44: Polonaise in F minor (1840–41) Op. 53: Polonaise in A major (1842–43) Op. 61: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A major (1846)
Published in Poland during early years B. 1; KK IIa/1; WN 2: Polonaise in G minor (1817; First composition)
Posthumously published With opus numbers Op. posth. 71, Three Polonaises: Polonaise in D minor (1825; WN 11) Polonaise in B major (1828; WN 17) Polonaise in F minor (1828; WN 12)
Without opus numbers KK IVa/1,2,3,5,8 Five Polonaises: Polonaise in B major (1817; WN 1) Polonaise in A major (1821; WN 3) Polonaise in G minor (1822; WN 4) Polonaise in B minor, Adieu à Guillaume Kolberg (1826; WN 10) Polonaise in G major (1829; WN 35)
Préludes
Op. 28, 24 Préludes: Prélude in C major (composed 1839) Prélude in A minor (1838) Prélude in G major (1838–39) Prélude in E minor (1838) Prélude in D major (1838–39) Prélude in B minor (1838–39) Prélude in A major (1836) Prélude in F minor (1838–39) Prélude in E major (1838–39) Prélude in C minor (1838–39) Prélude in B major (1838–39) Prélude in G minor (1838–39) Prélude in F major (1838–39) Prélude in E minor (1838–39) Prélude in D major, Raindrop Prelude (1838–39) Prélude in B minor (1838–39) Prélude in A major, Clock Prelude (1836) Prélude in F minor (1838–39) Prélude in E major (1838–39) Prélude in C minor (1838–39) Prélude in B major (1838–39) Prélude in G minor (1838–39) Prélude in F major (1838–39) Prélude in D minor (1838–39) Op. 45: Prélude in C minor (1841)
Posthumously published B. 86; KK IVb/7; P. 2/7; WN 44: Presto con leggierezza "Prélude in A major" (1834, pub. 1918; ded. Pierre Wolff) Prélude in E minor "The Devil's Trill" (1838–39, pub. 2001; sketch realized by Jeffrey Kallberg)
Rondos Op. 1: Rondo in C minor (1825; arr. piano 4-hands 1834) Op. 5: Rondo à la mazur in F major (1826) Op. 16: Rondo in E major (1833)
Posthumously published Op. posth. 73; WN 15: Rondo in C major for 2 pianos (1828; arr. piano solo 1840)
Scherzos
Op. 20: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor (1831–35) Op. 31: Scherzo No. 2 in B minor (1836–37) Op. 39: Scherzo No. 3 in C minor (1839–40) Op. 54: Scherzo No. 4 in E major (1842–43)
Sonatas
Op. 35: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Funeral March (1839–40, Funeral March composed 1837) Op. 58: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor (1844–45)
Posthumously published Op. posth. 4: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor (1828; pub. 1851)
Variations
(Other variations listed elsewhere include the Op. 2 Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" for piano and orchestra and the Berceuse in D major, Op. 57) Op. 12: Variations brillantes in B major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic (1833) B. 113; KK IIb/2; Dbop. 29A: Variation in E major for Hexameron (variation no. 6; 1837; pub. 1839)
Posthumously published B. 12a; KK IVa/6; P. 1/6; WN 5: Variations in D major on an Irish National Air (from Thomas Moore) 4-hands (or two pianos) (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; KK IVa/10; WN 16: Variations in A major, Souvenir de Paganini (1829; pub. 1881)
Waltzes
Op. 18: Grande valse brillante in E major (1833) Op. 34, Trois grandes valses brillantes: Waltz in A major (1835) Waltz in A minor (1831) Waltz in F major, Cat Waltz (1838) Op. 42: Waltz in A major (1840) Op. 64, Three Waltzes: Waltz in D major, Minute Waltz (1847) Waltz in C minor (1847) Waltz in A major (1840, some sources say 1847)
Posthumously published With opus numbers 1852: Two Waltzes, Op. posth. 69: Waltz in A major, L'Adieu (1835; WN 47) Waltz in B minor (1829; WN 19) 1855: Three Waltzes, Op. posth. 70: Waltz in G major (1832; WN 42) Waltz in F minor (1841; WN 55) Waltz in D major (1829; WN 20)
Without opus numbers 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 (1840), B. 133, KK IVb/10, P. 2/10, WN 53 (Sostenuto, not always classified as a waltz) 1955: Waltz in A minor (1843–48), 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. 332The Valse Mélancolique 31 December 2012 by Mark Ainley Posthumously rediscovered 1830: Waltz in A minor (rediscovered in 2024 and published by Henle in 2025).
Miscellaneous pieces for solo piano
Op. 19: Boléro in A minor (1833) Op. 22: Andante spianato in G major (1831–34; A solo piano introduction to the Grande polonaise brillante) Op. 43: Tarantelle in A major (1841) Op. 46: Allegro de Concert in A major (1832–41) Op. 49: Fantaisie in F minor (1841) Op. 57: Berceuse in D major (1844) Op. 60: Barcarolle in F major (1845–46)
Posthumously published With opus numbers Op. posth. 72: (Nocturne in E minor (1827; WN 23)) Marche funèbre in C minor (1827; B. 20; WN 9) Three Écossaises (1826; B. 12(b); WN 13) Écossaise in D major Écossaise in G major Écossaise in D major
Without opus numbers B. 17; KK Anh. Ia/4; WN 27: Contredanse in G major (doubtful) (1827)