Polonaises
Most of Frédéric Chopin's polonaises were written for solo piano. He wrote his first polonaise in 1817, when he was 7; his last was the Polonaise-Fantaisie of 1846, three years before his death. Among the best known polonaises are the "Military" Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, the "Tragic" Polonaise In F♯ minor, Op. 44, and the "Heroic" Polonaise in A♭ major, Op. 53.
There is also the Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E♭ major, Op. 22, for piano and orchestra (a solo piano version also exists), and the Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3, for cello and piano.
Movements
- op. 26: Polonaise in C‐sharp minor, op. 26 no. 1
- op. 26: Polonaise in E‐flat minor, op. 26 no. 2
- op. 40: Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
- op. 40: Polonaise in C minor, op. 40 no. 2
- op. 71: Polonaise in D minor, op. 71 no. 1
- op. 71: Polonaise in B‐flat major, op. 71 no. 2
- op. 71: Polonaise in F minor, op. 71 no. 3