# Frédéric Chopin's most famous works

The Chopin pieces everyone knows, even without knowing their titles: nocturnes, études, polonaises and waltzes.

- 20 votes · 16 items
- Oct 25, 2025 · piotr_popcorn
- https://even.best/en/l/3184/frederic-chopin-s-most-famous-works

## Top 16

1. **Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A melody that has become almost synonymous with classical music.
2. **"Revolutionary" Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Written after the fall of the November Uprising.
3. **Étude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Chopin thought its melody the most beautiful he ever wrote.
4. **"Raindrop" Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Written in Majorca.
5. **Ballade in G minor, Op. 23** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The first of four ballades, a genre Chopin created.
6. **Scherzo in B-flat minor, Op. 31** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The most popular of the four scherzos.
7. **Funeral March from Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Played at funerals all over the world.
8. **"Minute" Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Short and lively.
9. **Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Published after the composer's death.
10. **Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Played at his farewell concert in Warsaw in 1830.
11. **The Wish** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A song to words by Stefan Witwicki.
12. **Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The most famous polonaise.
13. **"Military" Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — March-like and full of pride.
14. **Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A late, complex masterpiece.
15. **Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Written before the "first" one.
16. **Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chopin's first published waltz.

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