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Mompou F.

Prelude No 5

User Poll: avg = 5.2; median = 5

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in Bb major K 570 mvt 1 Allegro

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8

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 116

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1

Brahms J.

Rhapsody in G minor No 2 from Two rhapsodies Op 79

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9

Sibelius J.

Le Sapin (The Spruce) Op 75 No 5

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in Gb major Op 70 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 12 in F minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 881

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8

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

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9

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Scarlatti D.

Sonatas in C major K 270 and K271 (L459 155)

Sugerencia de grado

10

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 5 in Bbmajor 'Feux Follets'

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9

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in C major Op 20 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

Chopin F.

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

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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7

Benda J.

Sonatina in A minor

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3

Beethoven L.

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

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5

Beethoven L.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

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10

Moszkowski M.

Etude in E major Op 72 No 1 from 15 etudes de virtuosite

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8

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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10

Clementi M.

Sonatina - op 36 no 3 in C major

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4

Norton C.

Prelude No 1 from Latin preludes

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5

Schubert F.

German Dance in Bb Major D 783 Op 33 No 7

User Poll: avg = 3.2; median = 3

3

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Bach J.S.

A Little Canonic Piece BWV Anh. 120

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

2

Schumann R.

Phantasietanz in E minor No 5 and Wiegenlied in G major No 6 from Albumblatter Op 124

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7

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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10

Chopin F.

Mazurka in G minor Op 24 No 1

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6

Beethoven L.

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

Just break the piece down with the arpeggios then slowly add more and more pace. This is probably the easiest way to learn it

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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10

Grieg E.

Prelude from Holberg Suite Op. 40

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6

Bach J.S.

Minuet in A minor BWV Anh 120

Agreed - title amended to BWV Anh 120

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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5

Biehl A.

Sonatina in A minor Op 94 No 4 - mvt 1 Allegro moderato

PS rating cut from 4 to 3 (Mar '24)

3

Chopin F.

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

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6

Moszkowski M.

Etude in E major Op 72 No 1 from 15 etudes de virtuosite

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7

Bach J.S.

Minuet in A minor BWV 120

Title wrong. BWV Anh 120 instead of BWV 120 seems to be correct

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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5

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Coates

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6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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9

Capers V.

Billie's Song No 7 from Portraits in Jazz

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4

Bach J.S.

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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5

Heller S.

Nuits blanches Op 82 No 13

User Poll: avg = 5.9; median = 6

6

Hisaishi J.

Departure (from Kiki's Delivery Service)

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4

Rachmaninoff S.

Romance Op 10 No 3

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9

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Bach J.S.

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

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7

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 6 in D minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 875

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8

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

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7

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

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10

Beethoven L.

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

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4

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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6

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 4 'Mazeppa'

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Sugerencia de grado

10

Field J.

Nocturne in Bb major No 5 H 37

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7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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8

Kabalevsky D.

Scherzo No 12 from 24 Pieces for Children Op 39

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1

Liszt F.

Consolation No 4 in Db major Quasi adagio from Six Consolations S172

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4

Heller S.

Etude in D major Op 46 No 8

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3

Bortkiewicz S.

Nocturne Op 24 No 1 (Diana)

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7

Chopin F.

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

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10

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Chopin F.

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

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8

Liszt F.

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

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10

Reger M.

Humoreske No 2 from 12 Klavierstucke

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Kreisler F.

Liebesfreud arr. Rachmaninoff

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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10

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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8

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

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9

"Departure" by Hisaishi also appears on RCM's popular selection syllabus of 2022 at level 3. Appears worth adding. (It wasn't possible to add this comment directly to the entry for the piece.) Thanks

Chopin F.

Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Bach J.S.

Toccata in D major BWV 912

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

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10

Chaminade C.

Etude (Automne) in Db major No 2 from 6 etudes de concert Op 35

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10

Beethoven L.

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

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10

Schubert F.

Impromptu (No 2 from Four Impromptus Op 142 D 935)

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1

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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4

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

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9

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

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3

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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6

Schumann R.

Traumerei - op 15 no 7 F major from Kinderszenen Op 15

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6

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 5 in Bbmajor 'Feux Follets'

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10

Chopin F.

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

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5

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

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8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

Link fixed - thanks

Tchaikovsky P.

October - Autumn Song - op 37 no 10 D minor

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9

Tchaikovsky P.

October - Autumn Song - op 37 no 10 D minor

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9

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

this is the second movement, not the first one.

3

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

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10