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Ecossaises Op. 72: no 3 D major, no 4 G major, no 5 D flat major, 1826-30 [No. 1-3]
ETUDES
Etudes Op. 10, 1829-1833: [No. 1-12]
no 1 C major (Waterfall)
no 2 A minor (Chromatic)
no 3 E major (Tristesse)
no 4 C# minor (Torrent)
no 5 Gb major (Black keys)
no 6 Eb minor
no 7 C major (Toccata)
no 8 F major
no 9 F minor
no 10 Ab major
no 11 Eb major (Arpeggio)
no 12 C minor (Revolutionary)
Etudes Op. 25, 1835-1837: [No. 13-24]
no 1 Ab major (Aeolian harp)
no 2 F minor (Bee)
no 3 F major (Cartwheel)
no 4 A minor
no 5 E minor (Wrong notes)
no 6 G# minor (Thirds)
no 7 C# minor (Cello)
no 8 Db major (Sixths)
no 9 Gb major (Butterfly)
no 10 B minor (Octaves)
no 11 A minor (Winter wind)
no 12 C minor (Ocean)
Etudes de la Méthode des Méthodes, 1839-1840 (Trois nouvelles études): [No. 25-27]
no 1 F minor
no 2 A flat major
no 3 D flat major
Fantasy on Polish Airs, A major, Op. 13, piano and orchestra, 1828
Fantasy, F minor, Op. 49, 1841
Fugue, A minor, 1827 or 1841
Even though Chopin always gave the highest appreciation to Bach, he did not devote to this classical form without any modification. Chopin did not have a fugue part after each prelude in his series of preludes Op.28. This unique Fugue has two voices. Unlike Schumann or Mendelssohn who was obsessed with fugue usage in piano quintets and symphonies, Chopin attempted this only fugue to pay homage to Bach, not to promote or develop it into another stage. However, Chopin's fugue was less structured and more melodic like in Mendelssohn's and other post-classical's fugues.
Funeral March, C minor, Op. 72 no 2, 1826-29
Galop Marquis, A flat major, 1846
IMPROMPTUS
The genre "impromptu" first appeared in 1817. Many composers used the title "impromptu" in their work such as Czerny, Kalkbrenner, Moscheles, Vorisek, Schubert... but few had a clear construction of the form. According to DeLong, even Schubert did not name his first set of impromptus and he just happened to name the second set the title "impromptus", which in his mind meant "piano pieces" or "characteristic pieces" composed occasionally. Given the genre was developed individually and gradually, there however was association of Chopin's impromptu Op.66 with Schubert's impromptu Op.90 No.2 and Moscheles' impromptu Op.80.
Impromptu [No. 1], A flat major, Op. 29, 1837
Impromptu [No. 2], F sharp major, Op. 36, 1839
Impromptu [No. 3], G flat major, Op. 51, 1842
Impromptu [No. 4] (Fantaisie-Impromptu), C sharp minor, Op. 66, 1834
The Fantaisie Impromptu is numbered 4th but was actually the first to be composed.
Largo E flat major, 1847
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