Chopin Pieces

[jorley]

Below is a ranking of the Major Pieces and the Nocturnes of Chopin by difficulty - the first on the list is the least difficult, and last on the list is the most difficult. It was based on a combination of my experience playingChopin, and some opinions among the piano playing world.
Please let me know what you think of this ranking

Nocturnes:

1 Op 15 3
2 Op 37 1
3 Op Posth. C Minor
4 Op Post. C Sharp Minor
5 Op 9 2
6 Op 72(Posth.)
7 Op 55 1
8 Op 32 1
9 Op 9 1
10 Op 32 2
11 Op 48 2
12 Op 15 1
13 Op 15 2
14 Op 27 1
15 Op 62 2
16 Op 62 1
17 Op 55 2
18 Op 37 2
19 Op 9 3
20 Op 27 2
21 Op 48 1

Major Works:

1 Scherzo 2
2 Scherzo 3
3 Scherzo 1
4 Ballade 3
5 Fantasie Op 49
6 Polonaise Op 44
7 Polonaise Op 53
8 Ballade 1
9 Ballade 2
10 Polonaise Fantasie
11 Barcarolle
12 Scherzo 4
13 Ballade 4

[zezhyrule]

For the Nocturnes... Why is 9/2 so low and why is 27/2 so high o__o Also 37/2... I don't see how either of the last two I mentioned are more difficult than 27/1 but whatev'

That's the problems with lists like these I guess. It only applies to the person who made it so... who cares?  

[jorley]

How would you rate the Nocturnes then?

[zezhyrule]

I rate them all very highly myself. That Chopin guy was pretty great.

[49410enrique]

i think it needs picutures for the ranks.

[j_menz]

i think it needs picutures for the ranks.

I agree, but I don't see that it should be a US one. Chopin was a proud Pole, after all:

[49410enrique]

I agree, but I don't see that it should be a US one. Chopin was a proud Pole, after all:

i think we're going about this all wrong. maybe those should be for the polonaise ranks, or perhaps we should rank from the nobility perspective

[ajspiano]

The military polonaise may take offence to being ranked lower than the other civilian polonaises..

[j_menz]

The military polonaise may take offence to being ranked lower than the other civilian polonaises..

Whence the revolutionary etude.