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Kabalevsky D.

Playing ball Op 27 No 5 in E minor

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Kabalevsky D.

Playing ball Op 27 No 5 in E minor

Videolink is broken. Here is a working video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM_dQOa5ySE

Klose C.

Candlelight Prelude

User Poll: avg = 3.6; median = 4

4

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 330 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

Henselt A.

Si j'etais oiseau (Were I a Bird) Op 2 No 6

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

Suggested grade

8

Shostakovich D.

Piano Sonata No 2 Op 61

Reference fixed - thanks

Shostakovich D.

Piano Sonata No 2 Op 64

Shostakovich's Second Piano Sonata is Op. 61 not Op. 64.

10

Ravel M.

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 1 Ondine in C# minor

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Chopin F.

Three Postumous Etudes No 1 in F minor B130 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Three Postumous Etudes No 1 in F minor B130 No 1

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7

Shostakovich D.

Waltz No 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra arr. Noack

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6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight Sonata) mvt 1

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20 B49

Suggested grade

6

Arens B.

Golden Gate Waltz

User Poll: avg = 3.3; median = 4

4

Chopin F.

Mazurka in A minor Op 7 No 2

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6

Bach J.S.

Toccata in D minor BWV 565 arr. Busoni

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10

Bach J.S.

Toccata in D minor BWV 565 arr. Busoni

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7

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

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8

Rollin C.

Iberian Nocturne

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5

Lyadov A.

Prelude in Db major Op 10 No 1

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10

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 116

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3

Shostakovich D.

Waltz No 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra arr. Noack

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 5 in C minor Op 10 No 1

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10

Satie E.

Je Te Veux

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6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

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10

Shostakovich D.

Waltz No 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra arr. Noack

Suggested grade

8

Faure G.

Nocturne No 6 in Db major Op 63

Suggested grade

9

Rameau J.-P.

L'indifferente (The Indifferent One) no 9 G major

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Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Bell A.

Sand Dunes

User Poll: avg = 4.2; median = 4

4

Rameau J.-P.

The Indifferent One no 9 G major

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVIs5hzRCQk

Moszkowski M.

15 Virtuoso Etudes Op 72 No 1 in E major

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10

Moszkowski M.

15 Virtuoso Etudes Op 72 No 1 in E major

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5

Kitajima T.

Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul arr. Animenz

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9

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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4

Mozart W.

Sonata in Bb major K 333 - mvt 1 Allegro

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9

Liszt F.

Transcendental etude No 4 in D minor 'Mazeppa' S139

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8

Sinding C.

Rustle of Spring Op 32 No 3

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7

Grieg E.

Poetic Tone Pictures Op 3 No 6

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10

Agay D.

Canon

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2

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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9

Senneville P. de

Ballade pour Adeline arr. Booth

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6

Haydn J.

Sonata in A major Hob XVI/5 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Op 90 No 4 Ab Major D899

Suggested grade

10

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio (Solfeggietto) in C minor W 117/2 H 220

Even and articulate fingering can be difficult when performing this piece. Since it's mostly familiar arpeggios/scales rather quickly, I rate it a 5.

5

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

Suggested grade

10

Glass P.

Metamorphosis Four

User Poll: avg = 4.3; median = 5

5

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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7

Albeniz I.

Granada - Serenata No 1 from Suite espanola Op 47

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6

Liszt F.

Feux Follets no 5 Bb major S139

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10

Burgmuller J.F.

Arabesque in A minor Op 100 No 2

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3

Copland A.

The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)

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10

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in C major BWV 939

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3

Norton C.

Barbed Wire Blues

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6

Norton C.

Barbed Wire Blues

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8

Parker K.

Arc-en-ciel (Rainbow)

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9

Wrangell A.

Rush E

whoever graded it a three is insane bro what

9

Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead princess) in G major

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8

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1

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7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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6

Gillock W.

Fountain in the Rain

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5

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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8

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in Bb minor No 2 from Three intermezzos Op117

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9

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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1

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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6

Hisaishi J.

Merry-Go-Round Of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)

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8

Hisaishi J.

Merry-Go-Round Of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)

Suggested grade

8

Price F.

In Summer Fields No 1 - Beside a Quiet Lake

User Poll: avg = 4.6; median = 5

5

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

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6

Gurlitt C.

Arabesque Op 82 No 52

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1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

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6

Kabalevsky D.

Variations in D major Op 40 No 1

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6

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb major Op 7 No 1

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7

Debussy C.

Valse romantique L 71

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor Op posth. KK IVa 16 B49

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5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 20 in G major Op 49 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro ma non troppo

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Arietta in F major

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2

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Ab major Op 142 No 2 D 935

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5

Glass P.

Opening

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7

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

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5

Martinu B.

Columbine H 92 No 3

User Poll: avg = 6; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

Suggested grade

10

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 3 in F major - mvt 2 Andante

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1

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina in C major Op 13 No 1 mvt 3 Presto

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6

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

10

10

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

10

10

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb minor Op 24 No 4

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4

Liszt F.

Schubert: Ave Maria Bb major S558/12

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10

Beethoven L.

Rondo a Cappriccio Op 129 Rage over a Lost Penny

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9

Capers V.

Sweet Mister Jelly Roll

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6

Mozart W.

Variations Ah vous dirais-je maman K265

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

Suggested grade

10