The last opus number that Chopin himself used was 65, allocated to the Cello Sonata in G minor. He expressed a deathbed wish that all his unpublished manuscripts be destroyed. At the request of the composer's mother and sisters, however, his musical executor Julian Fontana selected 23 unpublished piano pieces and grouped them into eight further opus numbers (Opp. 66–73), published in 1855. In 1857, 17 Polish songs that Chopin wrote at various stages of his life were collected and published as Op. 74, though their order within the opus did not reflect the order of composition. COUNT 7
QSN1 What was the last number Chopin gave to an opus? ANS1 65 QSN2 Who was Chopin's musical executor? ANS2 Julian Fontana QSN3 How many unfinished pieces did Julian Fontana make into eight more opus numbers? ANS3 23 QSN4 Op. 74 is made up of how many Polish songs? ANS4 17 QSN5 What is the last opus number that Chopin used? ANS5 65 QSN6 Who grouped 23 unpublished pieces and published them as Opp. 66-73 in 1855? ANS6 Julian Fontana QSN7 When was Op. 74 published? ANS7 1857