Frédéric Chopin by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 48 Frédéric Chopin songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Frédéric Chopin by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 41/100
- Average dynamic range: 6.4/10
- Average tempo: 94 BPM across 48 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 64-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Frédéric Chopin songs
- Étude Op. 10, No. 3 — intensity 12/100, 60 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Andante spianato — intensity 12/100, 60 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: 2. Romance (Larghetto) — intensity 13/100, 66 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
The most intense
- Revolutionary Etude — intensity 76/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
- Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 — intensity 76/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
- Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic' — intensity 75/100, 108 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Revolutionary Etude — dynamic range 9/10
- Heroic Polonaise — dynamic range 9/10
- Etude Op. 10 No. 12 — dynamic range 9/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is Berceuse (48 BPM), fastest is Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' (180 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Frédéric Chopin artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 48 Frédéric Chopin songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.