Must Hear Chopin

[dough_mouse]

Hello,
I have never liked Chopin as much as Rachmaninoff or Liszt, and thus have never sought out any of his works other than the etudes. However, recently I have begun to like him tremendously and would like recommendations on any of his must-hear pieces and any of your favorite pieces by him.

thank you.

[jre58591]

all nocturnes, all etudes, all preludes, the heroic and militray polonaises, the 2nd concerto, and basically everything else. try to listen to everything at least once.

[lung7793]

I think you should get a little taste of everything.  He wrote more mazurkas than anything else, so definitely get a listen to some of them.  Once you delve more into him, you'll want to learn it all!

[desordre]

 Dear Mouse:
 Jre is right: listen to everything by Him, and also do play a comprehensive selection of his music, including at least one piece (or a pair) of any genre.
 By the way, had you listen to the Preludes? Chopin at his most, in my humble opinion.
 Best wishes!

[quasimodo]

As already mentionned, all his sets of pieces are worth hearing. However, my most favourites are Ballades N.2 and 4, Fantaisie in F, Barcarolle op.60.

[psaiko]

Hello,
I have never liked Chopin as much as Rachmaninoff or Liszt, and thus have never sought out any of his works other than the etudes. However, recently I have begun to like him tremendously and would like recommendations on any of his must-hear pieces and any of your favorite pieces by him.

thank you.

My favourite Chopin pieces are Ballades 1 and 4, scherzo 4 and grande polonaisse brilliante. But basically everything he wrote is brilliant.