top ten chopin

[iceman]

list the top ten chopin pieces (excluding concertos) according to this criteria:

one ballade
one scherzo
one polanaise
one waltz
one nocturne
one sonata
one mazurka
one etude
two other pieces

For me:

1. ballade no 4
2. scherzo no 4
3. polonaise in A flat
4. grand valse brillante
5. nocturne in e minor (op?)
6. sonata no 3
7. don't really know the mazurkas
8. etude op 25 no 11
9. barcarolle
10. ballade no 1

[mlsmithz]

The top ten or our personal top ten?  I'm assuming the latter since the former is entirely subjective.  The structure seems a bit limiting given the small number of most of those genres written by the master Pole, but anyway:

1. Ballade #2, Op.38
2. Scherzo #4, Op.54
3. Polonaise #4 (C minor), Op.40 No.2
4. Either Grande Valse Brillante, Op.18 or Valse brillante #2 (A minor), Op.34 No.2
5. Nocturne #13 (C minor), Op.48 No.1
6. Sonata #3, Op.58
7. Mazurka #23 (D major), Op.33 No.2
8. Etude #15 (F major), Op.25 No.3
9. Barcarolle, Op.60
10. Impromptu #3, Op.51 (one of his most underrated pieces, I think)

Of those, my favourites are the scherzo, the sonata, the barcarolle, and the impromptu. (I don't necessarily think all of the above are the best of their genre, they're just my personal favourites.)

[nanabush]

Ballade in F minor
Scherzo in B flat minor
Heroic Polonaise
E minor Waltz op. posth.
Nocturne op 9 no.2
Sonata 3
A minor mazurka forget op. sry I think there's more than one in A minor..
Revolutionary Etude
Winterwind Etude
Prelude in C major

[Selim]

Ballade in F Maj
Scherzo C#min
Polonaise op44
Waltz op 42
Nocturne op48°1
Sonata N°3
Mazurka op68N°2 not a major Mazurka but a really lovely one
op10N°4

op25N°11, you forgot to talk about the impromptu so the one in F min N°1.

[Chrysalis]

ballade in G minor
Scherzo in B flat minor
Heroic Polonaise
Opus 64:2 Waltz
Nocturne opus 9.1
Sonata no 3
Mazurka Opus 68:3
Etude 10:3
- other pieces//fantasy impromptu/raindrop

[C-A]

Ballade in G minor
Scherzo in B-flat minor
"Heroic" Polonaise Op.53
Waltz in A-flat Major 34/1
Nocturne 9/1
Sonata in B minor Op.58
Mazurka in B minor 33/4
Etude 25/6 in G#minor
Barcarolle in F#Major Op.60
Prelude 28/24 in D minor

[Barbosa-piano]

 I like all of them, but my favorites are probably:

Ballade No 1 G Minor
Scherzo in B-flat minor
Grande Polonaise Brillante
Grande Valse Brillante No 1
Nocturne Op 48 No 1.
Sonata No 3 Op 58.
Mazurka Op 68 No 3.
Etude Op. 25 No. 11
Allegro de Concert
Fantasie Impromptu
 
 

[pmz310]

Ballade No. 4
Scherzo No. 4
Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
Waltz Op. 34 No. 1
Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
Sonata No. 3 Op. 58
Mazurka Op. 30 No. 2
Etude Op. 10 No. 4
Fantasie, Op. 49
Ballade No. 1

[sharon_f]

Ballade - No. 4 in F minor
Scherzo - No. 2 in B-flat
Polonaise - F sharp minor Op. 44
Waltz - A-flat Op. 34, No. 1
Nocturne - D-flat Op. 27, No. 2
Sonata - B minor
Mazurka - B-flat, Op. 7, No. 1
Etude - C minor, Op. 25, No. 12
Fantasie in F minor & Barcarolle

[mike_lang]

list the top ten chopin pieces (excluding concertos) according to this criteria:

one ballade
one scherzo
one polanaise
one waltz
one nocturne
one sonata
one mazurka
one etude
two other pieces

For me:

1. ballade no. 5 on a painting by my dog
2. scherzo no. 3 1/2 (3 1/2 bar hypermeter!  That's the scherzo!)
3. polonaise alla greca
4. nanowaltz, op. -64
5. nocturnal emission no. 3
6. sonata for tuba and piano in B# Major
7. Variations on a theme by Zoolander, en forme d'un mazurque
8. troisième nouvelle étude
9. fugue
10. barry manilow prelude in c minor, op. 28

[pk]

Prelude in C major  
You got to be kidding

[pk]

btw why not just have a weirdest chopintastethread

[alpacinator1]

one ballade: #1 in G Minor
one scherzo: B-flat Minor
one polanaise: Heroic Polonaise
one waltz: Minute Waltz
one nocturne: op. 9 1 or 2
one sonata: 3
one mazurka: op 6/1
one etude: Revolutionary Study in C Minor
two other pieces: Fantasie-Impromptu, Lots of preludes

[pita bread]

For me:

1. ballade no. 5 on a painting by my dog
2. scherzo no. 3 1/2 (3 1/2 bar hypermeter!  That's the scherzo!)
3. polonaise alla greca
4. nanowaltz, op. -64
5. nocturnal emission no. 3
6. sonata for tuba and piano in B# Major
7. Variations on a theme by Zoolander, en forme d'un mazurque
8. troisième nouvelle étude
9. fugue
10. barry manilow prelude in c minor, op. 28

Failed attempt at humor.

[mike_lang]

Failed attempt at humor.

Please...be more tolerant.  Not everyone has the same taste in Chopin.  Just because you may like some pieces doesn't mean that I have to, nor that you should show disrespect for my choice of music.  After all, we are in the 21st century, a progressive time.  Don't be so closed-minded. 

[pita bread]

Please...be more tolerant.  Not everyone has the same taste in Chopin.  Just because you may like some pieces doesn't mean that I have to, nor that you should show disrespect for my choice of music.  After all, we are in the 21st century, a progressive time.  Don't be so closed-minded.

Failed attempt at sounding intelligent.

[mike_lang]

Failed attempt at sounding intelligent.

Thank you sir, may I have another?

[elevateme_returns]

Thank you sir, may I have another?

another failed attempt at humour?

[chopinfan_22]

I FOR ONE thought it was hilarious. I love Chopin, but that made me laugh. Thank you, Michael Langlois..... nocturnal emission no. 3..... christ....

For me:

Ballade: Op. 23
Scherzo: Um... Op. 31
Polonaise: Heroic... Op. 53 I think
Valse: Op. 34 No. 1
Nocturne: This one is hard... I love so many of them... Let's for for simplicity. Op. Post. in C minor
Sonata: No one else likes this one as much, but my favorite is Op. 4.
Mazurka: Op. 7 No. 1
Etude: Op. 25 No. 2
Other pieces: Berceuse and Barcarolle

[rene_ceballos]

Failed attempt at humor.

Worked for me 

[frigo]

ballade no 1
scherzo no 3
polonaise no 6
waltz op 34/2
nocturne op 27/2
sonata no 3
mazurca op 68/2
etude op 25/5
barcarolle
prelude op 28/15