Chopin Starter Pack

Frédéric Chopin

(March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849)

this dude got so little puss that he died of virginity because his only friend was a transvestite named george who was made of sand.
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Note: I try to get as much of the performer Charles-Richard Hamelin in this list, because he is, in my opinion, one of the best Chopin interpreters currently active, and thoroughly underappreciated. Anyways, I've *'d his performances.

I'm bitter about Seong-Jin Cho winning the competition over him.

shoutout to my homeboys: Georgijs Osokins, Aimi Kobayashi, Daniil Trifonov, Sergio Tiempo. they the realest.
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The Good Shit, stuff everyone already knows if they know anything about Chopin.
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Polonaise Op. 53 "Héroïque" in A Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zQdXreyLsE

Fantasie-Impromptu Op. 66 Posth. in C sharp minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4v4Ipl_UJI

Nocturne, Op 9 No. 2 in E Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVBzE0mUlSs

Preulde, Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop" in D Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXjrkdQatw

Prelude Op 28 No. 4 in E Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUOIzCeSIY

Ballade, Op 23 in G Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8p0VcTbuA

Ballade, Op 52 in F Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe-GrRQz8pk

Waltz, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz" in D Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2JCxapd5hU

Grand Valse Brillante, Op. 18 in E flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkjJAPcUd2U

*Barcarolle, Op. 60 in F Sharp Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DUhCx1Rwo

Etude, Op. 10 No. 1 "Waterfall" in C Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmdmiPOR3k

Etude, Op 10 No. 4 "Torrent" in C Sharp Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZud7trKbL0

*Etude, Op. 10 No. 12 "Revolutionary" in C Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6RIwVi1Mjs

*Etude, Op. 25 No. 5 "Wrong Notes" in E Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irC7b-SwA8g

*Sonata Op. 58 No. 3 in B Minor (Long, but worth the listen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNy_MZ0prZ4
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The Great Obscure Shit, stuff very few people know.
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Bolero, Op. 19 in A Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBzc7ETV_4

Tarantella, Op. 43 in A Flat Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNlEEXp_fO0

*Rondo, Op. 16 in E Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSEdBKcQYE

*Polonaise-Fantasy, Op 61 in A Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_BAivqGCac

*Polonaise Op. 44 in F Sharp Minor (I cannot recommend this piece more. Simply fantastic) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ElSHRfOYU

Waltz Op. 34 No 3 in F Major- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcJv7a0g2U

*Ballade Op. 47 in A Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9f9LXxs3uI

*Nocturne Op. 62 No. 1 in B Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdiMZksuxm0

*Valse Op. 64 No. 3 in A Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RavV2AAwI7c

Scherzo, Op. 20 in B Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjdaNEqWWHo

Waltz, Op. 42 in A Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBiJOU9O9Ls

Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 3 in C Sharp Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT_jlj6alwE

Variations in A major, Op. posth "Souvenir de Paganini" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmdq-c9YCAk

Berecruse Op. 57 in D Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCvucXrBQ-w

Prelude Op 28 No. 16 in B flat major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbU_N102vIY

Etude Op. 25 No. 9 "Butterfly" in G Flat Major - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKeley78hM4

Etude Op. 25 No. 3 "Cartwheel" in F major - https://youtu.be/9xZk7rUj1Xo?t=20s
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Emergency Survival Kit (Not necessarily the best interpretations, but the complete sets. It's recommended you seek out pieces you like individually to find the interpretations that most capture you)
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The 24 Etudes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0hoN6_HDVU

The 24 Preludes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISQdvh1BMuI

All Waltzes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs9lRO9WT8g

All Mazurkas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMU6EEITLXQ

All Polonaises (Two vids needed, Comments have the times): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s3JEYpG3qY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMOGvfyyFXQ

The 4 Scherzi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8j6ZiMMVQQ

The 4 Ballads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6tAki0N0g

The 4 Impromptus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Tm8-HzuxM

The 4 Rondos (Playlist, Sorry.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSeviT0uwLE&list=PLsHE2riDc8BLX8qIWHkWMgoWmXhVzqlkJ

All Nocturnes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTSRH4fix4

Who's Next?

I can do this shit all day. Tell me in the comments.