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Arens B.

Prelude VII

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3

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 5

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7

Shostakovich D.

March No 1 from A Childs Exercise Book Op 69

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3

Johnson J.

Over the Bars

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8

Berkeley L.

Six Preludes for Piano Op 63 No 2 Andante

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 6

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

ermm 10 is a little bit low don't you think?

10

Beethoven L.

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

arpeggios in the beginning are easy some left hand and right hand melody switching is the hard part

10

Beethoven L.

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

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Stephens J. and Gad T.

All of Me arr. Harnett

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4

Beethoven L.

Ecossaise fur Militarmusik in G major WoO23 arr. Czerny

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2

Hisaishi J.

Confessions in the Moonlight

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3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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6

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)

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2

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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3

Grieg E.

Summer's Eve - op 71 no 2 Bb minor

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9

Piazzolla A.

Milonga del angel

PS grade revised from 8 to 7 (Jul. '25)

7

Alkan C.

Le Preux Op 17

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10

Grieg E.

Summer's Eve - op 71 no 2 Bb minor

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9

Glass P.

Metamorphosis One

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6

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina in C major Op 13 No 1 mvt 3 Presto

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7

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

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

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8

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

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10

Mozart W.

Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K 466

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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8

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in G major Op 55 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 4

4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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1

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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3

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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4

Haydn J.

Andante con variazioni in F minor Hob XVII/6

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9

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

id say 9

9

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

id say 9

9

Mendelssohn F.

Scherzo in E minor Op 16 No 2

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Scherzo in E minor Op 16 No 2

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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9

Haughton A.

Baroque and Roll

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4

Taneva B.

Slow Waltz

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6

Turk D.

Carefree Johnny no 4 G major (60 Pieces for Aspiring Pianists Bk 1)

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2

Liszt F.

Album Leaf S 163d2 - Leipzig

Link added - thanks

Liszt F.

Orage - Storm in C minor No 5 S160

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10

Alcocer G.

Idea 10

Technically relatively easy, but requires very good expression

6

Beethoven L.

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

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7

Liszt F.

Album Leaf S 163d2 - Leipzig

Suggest adding this link: https://youtu.be/gMQPLtkEcj0?si=ZAeYMh8A9C1IXEOZ

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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6

Schumann R.

Kinder Sonata in G major Op 118 No 1 - mvt 3

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3

Debussy C.

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

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7

Mozetich M.

Three Pieces for Piano Solo

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

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10

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

MacDowell E.

To a Water Lily from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 6

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

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

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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6

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

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7

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 926

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5

Albeniz I.

Asturias (Leyenda) No 5 from Suite espagnola Op 47

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10

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

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5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 20 in G major Op 49 No 2

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8

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

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D minor BWV 851

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10

Senneville P. de

Ballade pour Adeline arr. Booth

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3

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata

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7

Beethoven L.

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

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3

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

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10

Mozart W.

Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K 466

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10

Chopin F.

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

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5

Kohler L.

Etude in A minor

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1

Kohler L.

Etude in A minor

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2

Liszt F.

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

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10

Wrangell A.

Rush E

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10

Roosenschoon H.

Spinnekop / Spider

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6

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

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10

Welburn J.

Caravan Blues

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

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

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9

Chopin F.

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

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9

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

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10

Scarlatti D.

Sonatas in A major K208 and K 209 (L 238 428)

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5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Liszt F.

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

Not realistically much harder than the intermediate Chopin Etudes (like black keys), difficulty 100% carried by middle section

9

Liszt F.

Feux Follets no 5 Bb major S139

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10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes No 12 Chasse-Neige in Bb minor S139

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8

Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

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8

Liszt F.

Romance in E minor S 169

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8

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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7

Kapustin N.

8 Concert Etudes Op. 40

The 2011 FLCM syllabus listed the complete concert etudes. Note that the individual etudes are also separately listed in the Piano Syllabus database.

10

Kapustin N.

8 Concert Etudes Op. 40

Should this just be for the no.1?

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

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6

Moszkowski M.

Piano Concerto No 2 in E major Op 59

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8

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

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10

Haydn J.

Sonata in G minor Hob. XVI:44 – mvt 1 Moderato

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8