One of music's all time greats, Frederic Chopin has written some the most beautiful piano compositions of the Romantic Era. Beloved by his contemporaries such as Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann, the brilliant yet fragile Chopin created an astonishing enduring body of work in his short lifetime. This comprehensive collection of Chopin's technically demanding work includes 26 preludes, 21 nocturnes, and 19 waltezes. Among the favorites are such classics as: Prelude in A-flat Major (1834) Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Nocturne in C minor (1837) Waltzes in A-flat major (1830), E-flat Major (1840), and A minor (1843)