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Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G major

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Six Paganini Studies No 3

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Italian Polka arr. Gryaznov

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Bach J.S.

Invention No 6 in E major BWV 777

Suggested grade

6

Dandrieu J.

The fifers

PS rating revised from 1 to 2 (Oct '24)

2

Tchaikovsky P.

Octobre: Chant d'automne No 10 from Les saisons Op37b

Suggested grade

6

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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2

Chua S.

Theme and twelve deviations

Suggested grade

9

Pieczonka A.

Tarantella

Suggested grade

8

Scriabin A.

Etude - op 8 no 10 Db major

Suggested grade

10

Gershwin G.

Sweet and Low Down

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

(as 15yo ARSM student) honestly not as difficult as expected, more difficult musically than technically

7

Peeters F.

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

Suggested grade

2

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in G major Anh 5/1

There are 2 more entries for each movement seperate, and both movements are rated a grade 2.

2

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

Suggested grade

2

Dussek J.

Canzonetta

Suggested grade

7

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Chaminade C.

Piece Romantique Op 9 No 1

User Poll: avg = 6.1; median = 6

6

Maykapar S.

The turbulent waters Op 33 No 18

Suggested grade

5

Maykapar S.

The turbulent waters Op 33 No 18

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

3

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

4

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

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8

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in G major L 486 K 13

Suggested grade

4

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in C major K 159 L 104

Suggested grade

7

Bonsor B.

Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout

The piece is at a grade 7 level

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Gurlitt C.

Sonatina Op 54 No 2 - mvt 2

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3

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabile

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Debussy C.

La fille aux cheveux de lin No 8 from Preludes Book 1 L 117 in Gb major

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

Suggested grade

9

Burgmuller J.F.

Confidence Op 109 No 1

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Dussek J.

Sonatina in Eb major Op 19 / Op 20 No 6 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor (Moonlight) Op 27 No 2 - mvt 3

Suggested grade

10

Copland A.

The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)

Suggested grade

10

Scriabin A.

Impromptu in Bb minor Op12 No2

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10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Waltz in B minor Op 18 No 6 in B minor D 145

Suggested grade

2

Sartorio A.G.

Ten Melodious Compositions for the Left Hand Alone Op 20 No 1

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Elegie in Eb minor No 1 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

Haydn J.

Sonata in F major Hob XVI:23 - mvt 2 Adagio

Suggested grade

6

Beethoven L.

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

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7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Mazurka in D major Op 33 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

Suggested grade

10

Gillock W.

Dragon Fly from Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style

Suggested grade

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude No 2 from Morceaux de fantasie Op 3

Suggested grade

10

Maykapar S.

Grande Sonatine Op 22 - Arietta in A minor

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5

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 S. 244/6

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10

Kohler L.

Chromatic Polka

Suggested grade

4

Kohler L.

Etude in A minor Op 190 No 31

Suggested grade

2

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

Grado sugerido

10

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

8

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

Separate entry for Op 8 No 12 Alternative Version added

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

Grado sugerido

10

Liszt F.

Un sospiro No 3 from Trois (grandes) etudes de concert S 144/L A118

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Adagio arr. Bach BWV 974 (after Marcello)

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

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

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4

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

Music for his Alt version?

Ravel M.

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

Suggested grade

10

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words op. 19b no. 6

Suggested grade

3

Monti V.

Czardas arr. Machella

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Schubert: Ave Maria Bb major S558/12

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

I am a 14-year-old pianist and must say that the coda takes a while to master but other than that it is not a very challenging piece.

6

Ravel M.

Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn in G major

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Maykapar S.

Grande Sonatine Op 22 - Arietta in A minor

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 5

5

Schumann R.

The Wild Horseman No 8 from Album fur die Jugend Op 68

Suggested grade

3

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Six Paganini Studies No 3

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Minuet in F major K 2

Playing triplets Grade

3

Petzold C.

Minuet in G minor BWV Anh 115 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

Suggested grade

3

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

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2

Sibelius J.

Impromptu Op 5 No 5

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

7

Handel G.

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

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7

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment musical in B minor No 3 from Six Moments musicaux Op 16

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Standchen (Serenade) from Schwangengesang D 957 arr. Liszt

The technicality isn't too high, but its trickiness and expression place it in a similar spot to Ravel's Pavane. Albeit easier, still a low grade 9.

9

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 309

Suggested grade

9