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Nakada Y.

Japanese Festival No 2 - Butterfly Fluttering

User Poll: avg = 2.8; median = 3

3

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

higher than ARCT 100%. This transcends grade 10

10

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Norton C.

Barbed Wire Blues

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words op. 19b no. 6

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2

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Tchaikovsky P.

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

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6

Ginastera A.

Criolla No 3 from Tres piezas Op 6

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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6

Chopin F.

Preludes Op 28 - complete

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10

Ginastera A.

Criolla No 3 from Tres piezas Op 6

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10

Chopin F.

Berceuse in Db major Op 57 CT 7

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9

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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9

Chopin F.

Prelude in Bb minor Op 28 No 16

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8

Chopin F.

Prelude in Bb minor Op 28 No 16

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6

Chopin F.

Polonaise in C# minor Op 26 No 1

It’s super challenging in terms of emotional intensity in this piece.

10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in C# minor Op 26 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob XVI:10

Suggested grade

8

Martinu B.

Pierrot's Serenade H 92 No 1

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Gillock W.

Valse Etude

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5

Beethoven L.

Village Dance

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1

Tchaikovsky P.

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

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8

Schumann R.

Papillons Op 2

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9

Bach J.S.

Invention No 7 in E minor BWV 778

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5

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Not as difficult as thought

5

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Definitely 9 or 10. That tune with fast speed? It cannot be 8

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Suggested grade

9

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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10

Bach J.S.

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

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10

Czerny C.

Study in A minor Op 740 No 41

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7

Shostakovich D.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Simpler than it looks, muscle memory carries. Difficulty greatly depends on variations of tempo.

9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

nothing short of a 10

10

Burgmuller J.F.

Twelve Studies Op 105 No 5

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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9

Liszt F.

Schubert: Erlkonig G minor S558/4

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

8

Pejacevic D.

Chansons sans paroles Op 10

User Poll: avg = 5.8; median = 6

6

Chaminade C.

Pierrette Op 41

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6

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

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8

MacDowell E.

To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 1

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6

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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6

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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3

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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4

Haydn J.

Theme and variations in C major Hob XVII:5

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5

Liszt F.

Schubert: Ave Maria Bb major S558/12

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10

Kullak T.

Witches' Dance Op 4 No 2

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4

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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6

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Lichner H.

Sonatina in F major Op 66 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

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2

Lichner H.

Sonatina in F major Op 66 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

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2

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in F major Anh 5/2 - mvt 1 Allegro assai

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4

Liszt F.

Romance in E minor S 169

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Andante and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14

Suggested grade

10

Granados E.

Goyescas Op 11 No 5 El amor y la muerte balada (Love and death ballad)

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Sonata in B minor S 178

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

ABRSM lists the four Chopin Ballades in their Licentiate (LRSM) syllabus which is treated here as grade 10.

MacDowell E.

A deserted farm from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 8

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Ballade 4 is widely considered one of the hardest pieces and Chopin’s greatest solo achievement. For ABRSM to grade it 9 once agains proves their incompetence.

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

1

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 4 in Eb major BWV 815 - Allemande mvt 1

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7

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')

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9

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in G major Anh 5/1 - mvt 1 Moderato

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4

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

Suggested grade

9

Rameau J.-P.

Prelude no 1 A minor

Link added - thanks

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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1

Rameau J.-P.

The Enharmonic Change no 15 G minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcK5Rnb4de0

Rameau J.-P.

Venitienne no 8 A major

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

Rameau J.-P.

Prelude no 1 A minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDNWqB3gzos

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

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4

Mier M.

Waterfront Jazz

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4

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 Gigue

Suggested grade

10

Handel G.

Suite No 8 in G major HWV 441 - mvt 4 Aria

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6

Gershwin G.

Rhapsody in Blue

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10

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 Gigue

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10

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807 - Gigue 6th mvt

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8

Daquin L.

Gavotte en Rondeau Les Plaisirs de la Chasse Suite de la Rejoussance

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2

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68 in F major

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9

Chopin F.

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

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3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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8

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

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10

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 116

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1

Tchaikovsky P.

Old French Song (No 16) from Album for the Young Op 39

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2

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Bach J.S.

Preludes and Fugues from Book 2 WTC No. 15 in G major

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 38 No 2

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3

Burgmuller J.F.

La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant) in C major Op 100 No 25

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 5

5

Mendelssohn F.

Consolation No 3 from Lieder ohne Worte Op 30

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')

Suggested grade

10