Over the years 1825-1849, Frédéric Chopin wrote at least 69 mazurkas, based on the traditional Polish dance (see mazurka):58 have been published, 45 during Chopin’s lifetime, of which 41 have opus numbers, 13 posthumously, of which 8 have posthumous opus numbers, 11 further mazurkas are known whose MSS are either in private hands (2) or untraced (at least 9).
Performed by Arthur Rubinstein.




