Mazurkas, Op. 68 (Chopin) Explained

The Mazurkas, Op. 68, by Frédéric Chopin are a set of four mazurkas composed between 1827 and 1849 and posthumously published in 1855. A typical performance of all four mazurkas lasts around nine minutes.

• Mazurka in C major, Op. 68, No. 1 (1830)^[1]
• Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68, No. 2 (1827)
• Mazurka in F major, Op. 68, No. 3 (1830)
• Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68, No. 4 (1849, often regarded as Chopin's last composition, along with the Mazurka in G minor, Op. 67, No. 2)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Years according to the 1915 Schirmer edition by Rafael Joseffy
2. Web site: Mazurka in G minor. The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. chopin.nifc.pl. 13 April 2021.