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Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

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

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

Suggested grade

6

Schumann R.

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

Suggested grade

3

Debussy C.

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

Suggested grade

7

Mozetich M.

Three Pieces for Piano Solo

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

Suggested grade

10

Clementi M.

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

Suggested grade

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)

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 926

Suggested grade

5

Albeniz I.

Asturias (Leyenda) No 5 from Suite espagnola Op 47

Suggested grade

10

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

Suggested grade

5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 20 in G major Op 49 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D minor BWV 851

Suggested grade

10

Senneville P. de

Ballade pour Adeline arr. Booth

Suggested grade

3

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

3

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K 466

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Kohler L.

Etude in A minor

Suggested grade

1

Kohler L.

Etude in A minor

Suggested grade

2

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Wrangell A.

Rush E

Suggested grade

10

Roosenschoon H.

Spinnekop / Spider

Suggested grade

6

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

Suggested grade

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)

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Suggested grade

10

Scarlatti D.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

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

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes No 12 Chasse-Neige in Bb minor S139

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Romance in E minor S 169

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

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

Suggested grade

6

Moszkowski M.

Piano Concerto No 2 in E major Op 59

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

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

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI:52

Suggested grade

10

Schumann R.

Traumerei - op 15 no 7 F major

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 14 in F# minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 883

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 14 in F# minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 883

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Anon.

Musette in D major from Clavierbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach BWV Anh 126

Suggested grade

3

Szalit P.

Reverie

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

9

Ravel M.

Sonatine - mvt 3 Anime in F# minor

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26

Suggested grade

6

Wrangell A.

Rush E

Suggested grade

10

Telemann G.

Vite

Suggested grade

2

Bortkiewicz S.

Prelude in F# major Op 33 No 7

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Etude in E major (version 2) no 4 E major S141

Suggested grade

10

Ravel M.

Sonatine - mvt 3 Anime in F# minor

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

6

Lohlein G.

Balletto in F major

PS grade revised from 3 to 2 (Jun. '25)

2

Bach J.S.

Air on the G String BWV 1068 mvt 2 arr. Siloti

User Poll: avg = 6; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 279 – mvt 1 – Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Gnomenreigen No 2 from Zwei Konzertetuden S 145/L A218

Suggested grade

10

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Definitely a level 10 piece.

10

Bach J.S.

Concerto 3 - BWV 974 in D minor (after Marcello)

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Czerny C.

Study - op 299 no 21 C minor

Suggested grade

10

Satie E.

Enfantillages pittoresques No 1 Petit prelude a la journee

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

Suggested grade

8

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

3

Bach J.S.

Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/35 - 3rd movt: Finale

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

Suggested grade

10

Donkin C.

The Penguin Parade

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Prokofiev S.

The young Juliet No 4 from Ten pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op 75

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

Suggested grade

6

Ikeda N.

Snowflakes in Spring

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4