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Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

4

Norton C.

Top of the Class

Not the same piece as Top of the Class from Connections for Piano 8

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Tchaikovsky P.

March - Song of the Lark - Op 37 No 3 G minor

Is the Trinity listing at grade 5 due to confusion with the song of the lark from his Album for the young op 37?

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 330 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

8

Prokofiev S.

Toccata in D minor Op 11

Suggested grade

10

Prokofiev S.

Toccata in D minor Op 11

Suggested grade

10

Prokofiev S.

Toccata in D minor Op 11

Suggested grade

9

Prokofiev S.

Toccata in D minor Op 11

Suggested grade

10

Haslinger T.

Sonatina in C major - mvt 1 Allegro non tanto

Suggested grade

1

Bartok B.

Dance No 8 from For Children 2 BB 53 Sz 42

Suggested grade

1

Glass P.

Metamorphosis Two

Suggested grade

6

Glass P.

Metamorphosis Two

Suggested grade

6

Bach C.P.E.

March in D major BWV Anh 122

Suggested grade

2

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 55 No3 - mvt 1 Allegro con spirito

Suggested grade

5

Kabalevsky D.

Novelette No 25 from 30 pieces for children Op 27

Suggested grade

2

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

Suggested grade

9

Arens B.

Nocturne II - Rendezvous

Entries merged - thanks

Milne E.

Scoot

AMEB entry added - thanks

Burgmuller J.F.

L'orage (The Storm) Op109 No 13

RCM entry added - thanks

Le Beau L.

Prelude in D Major Op 12 No 3

YT link added - thanks

Loschhorn A.

Op 65 No 47

YT link added - thanks

Loschhorn A.

Op 65 No 47

Use this link: https://youtu.be/gbWhOfSiFq8?si=XnjBAh19cFOavLaL ?

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Le Beau L.

Prelude in D Major Op 12 No 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_4Cf15kRpc

Burgmuller J.F.

L'orage (The Storm) Op109 No 13

Add that this is a grade 8 piece on the RCM 2022 syllabus?

8

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

Suggested grade

5

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

Suggested grade

3

Shostakovich D.

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

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Telemann G.

Vite

Suggested grade

1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 27 in E minor Op 90

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz (Sostenuto) in Eb major B133 KK IVb No 10

Suggested grade

3

Gurlitt C.

The Hunt in C major No 15 from The First Lessons Op 117

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

5

Kabalevsky D.

Dance Op 39 No 9

Suggested grade

1

Hisaishi J.

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

Suggested grade

5

Milne E.

Scoot

Currently on AMEB Grade 3

3

Mozart W.

Allegretto (from The London Sketchbook K 15hh)

Suggested grade

1

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob XVI:35

Suggested grade

9

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 55 No3 - mvt 1 Allegro con spirito

Suggested grade

4

Tanner M.

The Owl and the Pussycat

Suggested grade

1

Peeters F.

Chagrin d'enfant No 4 from Sketches from childhood Op 27

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 17 in Ab major BWV 862

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Romance in E minor S 169

Suggested grade

6

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

Suggested grade

6

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in D major No 4 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

9

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G major No 5 from 13 preludes Op 32

Suggested grade

9

Schumann R.

Album for the Young Op 68 No 16 - Erster Verlust (First Loss)

To pour one's whole emotions in this piece is the only real challenge. Nevertheless, a fun and heartfelt entry in any person's repertoire

Arens B.

Rendezvous

same as https://pianosyllabus.com/x-detail.php?ref=353602041

Arens B.

Rendezvous

https://youtu.be/Yja-TzSAk8E?si=M2Fmpk1d4Jk4Wbgv

Chopin F.

Waltz in Ab major Op 69 No 1 (L'Adieu)

Chopin Nokturne C#minor

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in D minor L 423 K 32

Suggested grade

1

Agay D.

At the Circus

Suggested grade

1

Alkan C.

Concerto 3rd part - op 39 no 10 in F# minor

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 1 A major S514

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 1 A major S514

Suggested grade

10

Krieger J.

Menuet in A minor

Suggested grade

1

Krieger J.

Menuet in A minor

Suggested grade

1

Haydn J.

Sonata in D major Hob XVI:4 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

10

Cramer J.B.

Sonata in C major Op 22 No 2 – mvt 1 Largo assai–Allegro agitato

Suggested grade

8

Mier M.

Tuxedo Jazz

Suggested grade

5

Brahms J.

Rhapsody in G minor No 2 from Two rhapsodies Op 79

Suggested grade

5

Schubert F.

Sonata in A major Op 120 D664 - mvt 3 Allegro

Suggested grade

9

Bizet G.

Chants du Rhin No 3 Les Rêves

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 6

6

Bertini H.

Study in C minor No 7 from Etudes for the Piano Op 29

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Mazurka in C# minor Op 41 No 1

Suggested grade

3

Debussy C.

Voiles from Preludes Book No 1 L117 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

Suggested grade

5

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumble Bee in A minor arr. Rachmaninoff

Suggested grade

10

Czerny C.

Study in A minor Op 740 No 41

Suggested grade

5

Mendelssohn F.

Spring Song - op 62 no 6 A major

Suggested grade

7

Mendelssohn F.

Spring Song - op 62 no 6 A major

Suggested grade

5

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 55 No3 - mvt 1 Allegro con spirito

Suggested grade

8

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

8

Ireland J.

Equinox

Syllabus: FTCL

10

Ireland J.

Equinox

Suggested grade

10

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68

Suggested grade

6

Bach J.C.

Prelude in A minor arr. Faber

Suggested grade

1

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Impromptu - op 142 no 2 Ab major D935

The trio seems scary, but the real difficulty of this piece is singing the melody both in chord progressions, as well as the hidden melody in arpeggios.

6

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)

Suggested grade

6

Gershwin G.

The man I love

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)

In the second half the right hand gets much quicker. A lot of level 5 pianist won’t be able to keep up. And the changing waltz in the left hand can also be hard

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)

This piece requires quick hand movements in the right hand. Making it exceptionally more difficult then just a 5

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

Suggested grade

10

Gurlitt C.

Little Waltz Op 205 No 10

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Hisaishi J.

The Wind Forest

User Poll: avg = 6.8; median = 7

7

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

Suggested grade

3