Chopin, Frédéric Romantic

1810–1849
Etudes 3
Etude No. 3 “triste” E major · Op. 10:3
Muzyka 7
Etude No. 5 “black key” G ♭ major · Op. 10:5
??? 7 Ca 1998
Etude No. 12 “revolution” C minor · Op. 10:12
??? 8
Impromptus 1
Fantasie-Impromptu No. 4 C ♯ minor · Opus posth 66
PWM (Paderewski) 7 Ca 2005
Large character pieces 7
Ballade No. 1 G minor · Op. 23
Peters (Scholtz & v. Pozniak) Peters (Scholtz) 8 1999 ★★☆☆☆
Ballade No. 2 F major · Op. 38
Schirmer (Joseffy) 8 2023-12 ★☆☆☆☆
Ballade No. 3 A ♭ major · Op. 47
Augener (Pachmann) 8 2023-03 ★★★☆☆
Ballade No. 4 F minor · Op. 52
Schirmer (Joseffy) 9 2024-11 ★★☆☆☆
Fantasie F minor · Op. 49
Schirmer (Mikuli) 8 Ca 2015 ★☆☆☆☆
Scherzo No. 1 B minor · Op. 20
Schirmer (Joseffy) 8 2024-09 ☆☆☆☆☆
Scherzo No. 2 B ♭ minor · Op. 31
Peters (Scholtz & v. Pozniak?) Peters (Scholtz) 7 2020-06 ★★★★☆
Mazurkas 13
Mazurka No. 1 F ♯ minor · Op. 6:1
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 5 B ♭ major · Op. 7:1
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 6 A minor · Op. 7:2
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 14 G minor · Op. 24:1
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 16 A ♭ major · Op. 24:3
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 22 G ♯ minor · Op. 33:1
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Mazurka No. 25 B minor · Op. 33:4
PWM (Paderewski) 6 Ca 1995 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 38 F ♯ minor · Op. 59:3
PWM (Paderewski) 7 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Mazurka No. 41 C ♯ minor · Op. 63:3
PWM (Paderewski) 6 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Mazurka No. 45 G minor · Opus posth 67:2
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Mazurka No. 46 C major · Opus posth 67:3
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Mazurka No. 47 A minor · Opus posth 67:4
PWM (Paderewski) 5 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Mazurka No. 50 F major · Opus posth 68:3
PWM (Paderewski) 4 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Nocturnes 20
Nocturne No. 1 B ♭ minor · Op. 9:1
Peters (Scholtz) Henle 6 Ca 2005 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 2 E ♭ major · Op. 9:2
Henle Peters (Scholtz) 6 Ca 1996 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 3 B major · Op. 9:3
Henle 7 2021-04 ★☆☆☆☆
Nocturne No. 4 F major · Op. 15:1
Henle 6 2024-09 ★★☆☆☆
Nocturne No. 5 F ♯ major · Op. 15:2
Richard Johnson (Hammett) 6 2025-07 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 6 G minor · Op. 15:3
??? 5 Ca 1994 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 7 C ♯ minor · Op. 27:1
Henle 6 Ca 2010 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 8 D ♭ major · Op. 27:2
Henle Richard Johnson (Hammett) 6 2021-05 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 9 B major · Op. 32:1
Henle Richard Johnson (Hammett) 5 2022-11 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 10 A ♭ major · Op. 32:2
PWM (Paderewski) 6 Ca 1998 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 11 G minor · Op. 37:1
Henle 5 Ca 2010 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 12 G major · Op. 37:2
Henle 6 2021-07
Nocturne No. 13 C minor · Op. 48:1
Henle 7 2021-07
Nocturne No. 14 F ♯ minor · Op. 48:2
Henle 6 2022-11 ★★★☆☆
Nocturne No. 15 F minor · Op. 55:1
Henle 6 Ca 2010 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 16 E ♭ major · Op. 55:2
6
Nocturne No. 17 B major · Op. 62:1
6
Nocturne No. 18 E major · Op. 62:2
6
Nocturne No. 19 E minor · Opus posth 72:1
Henle 5 Ca 2010 ★★★★☆
Nocturne No. 20a C ♯ minor · Opus posth B.49
Henle 5 2021-05 ★★★★☆
Polonaises 2
Polonaise No. 3 “military” A major · Op. 40:1
PWM 5 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Polonaise No. 5 “tragic” F ♯ minor · Op. 44
PWM 7 Ca 2000 ★☆☆☆☆
Preludes 10
Prelude No. 1 C major · Op. 28:1
Wilhelm Hansen 6
Prelude No. 4 E minor · Op. 28:4
Hinrichsen 4 Ca 1993
Prelude No. 6 B minor · Op. 28:6
Breitkopf & Härtel 4 Ca 1993
Prelude No. 7 A major · Op. 28:7
Hinrichsen 4
Prelude No. 12 G ♯ minor · Op. 28:12
PWM (Paderewski) 8
Prelude No. 15 “raindrop” C minor · Op. 28:15
Hinrichsen 5 Ca 1993
Prelude No. 18 F minor · Op. 28:18
PWM (Paderewski) 7
Prelude No. 20 D ♭ major · Op. 28:20
Hinrichsen 4 Ca 1993
Prelude No. 24 D minor · Op. 28:24
PWM (Paderewski) 9
Prelude No. 25 C ♯ minor · Op. 45
Wilhelm Hansen 6 1997
Waltzes 20
Waltz No. 1 “brillante” E ♭ major · Op. 18
Peters 6 Ca 2000 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 2 A ♭ major · Op. 34:1
Peters 6 Ca 2005 ★★☆☆☆
Waltz No. 3 “brillante” A minor · Op. 34:2
Hinrichsen 5 Ca 1993 ★★★★☆
Waltz No. 4 F major · Op. 34:3
Peters 6 2023-08? ★★☆☆☆
Waltz No. 5 A ♭ major · Op. 42
7
Waltz No. 6 “minute” D ♭ major · Op. 64:1
6
Waltz No. 7 C ♯ minor · Op. 64:2
6
Waltz No. 8 A ♭ major · Op. 64:3
6
Waltz No. 9 A ♭ major · Opus posth 69:1
Peters 5 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 10 B minor · Opus posth 69:2
Peters 4 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 11 G ♭ major · Opus posth 70:1
Peters 5 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 12 F minor · Opus posth 70:2
Peters 5 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 13 D ♭ major · Opus posth 70:3
Peters 5 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 14 E minor · Opus posth B.56
Peters 6 Ca 2005 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. 15 E major · Opus posth B.44
PWM (Paderewski) 5
Waltz No. 16 A ♭ major · Opus posth B.21
PWM (Paderewski) 5
Waltz No. 17 E ♭ major · Opus posth B.46
PWM (Paderewski) 5
Waltz No. 18 E ♭ major · Opus posth B.133
Henle 4
Waltz No. 19 A minor · Opus posth B.150
Henle 3 ★★★☆☆
Waltz No. NEW A minor
★☆☆☆☆
Other 1
Marche Funebre B ♭ minor · Op. 35:3
??? 4 Ca 1999
Notes
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☆☆☆☆☆ Read-through Have played through a few times.
★☆☆☆☆ In progress Have practiced some, but not yet reliable.
★★☆☆☆ Partially secure Fairly good, but some difficult passages are not mastered.
★★★☆☆ Good Generally reliable and musical.
★★★★☆ Very good Strong control and consistency.
★★★★★ Performance-ready Excellent and confidently playable.