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Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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6

Liszt F.

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

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10

Kabalevsky D.

A Little Joke No 6 from 24 Pieces for Children Op 39

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4

Bach J.S.

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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1

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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9

Chopin F.

Prelude in A major Op 28 No 7

Voicing and expression are challenging.

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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7

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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9

Chopin F.

Fantaisie in F minor Op 49

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10

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 34

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6

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

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7

Beethoven L.

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

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5

Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

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9

Mozart W.

Sonata in A minor K 310

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8

Gade N.

Capriccio in Eb major from Aquarellen Op 19 No 6

User Poll: avg = 7.1; median = 7

7

Hisaishi J.

Confessions in the Moonlight

Suggested grade

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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10

Liszt F.

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

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8

Tchaikovsky P.

March - Song of the Lark - op 37 no 3 G minor

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7

Tchaikovsky P.

March - Song of the Lark - op 37 no 3 G minor

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10

Moszkowski M.

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

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7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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7

Norton C.

Fifth Dimension

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5

Burgmuller J.F.

Tender Flower in D major Op 100 No 10

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3

Burgmuller J.F.

Tender Flower in D major Op 100 No 10

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3

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2

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9

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2

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9

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2

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10

Wand H.

Dallas Blues arr. Faber

Details fixed - thanks.

Faber N.

Dallas Blues

Apologies, it should read "Wand, Hart A." as composer and Faber as arranger. Could you please change it. Thanks.

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

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5

Chopin F.

Impromptu No 1 in Ab major Op 29

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10

Chopin F.

Impromptu No 1 in Ab major Op 29

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10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

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6

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

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6

Schumann R.

Nachtstucke / Night Pieces 4 Op 23 No 4 in F major

Thanks - YT link and grade fixed.

7

Schumann R.

Nachtstucke / Night Pieces 1 Op 23 No 1 in C major

Thanks - YT link and grade fixed.

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne op 9 no 1 ed Paderewski

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Schumann R.

Night-Vision 4 - op 23 no 4 F major

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7

Schumann R.

Night-Vision 4 - op 23 no 4 F major

The video used with this piece is Piano Sonata 2 and not the Op 23 No 4 F Major piece from Nachstucke. Video should be changed and grade updated.

7

Schumann R.

Night-Vision 1 - op 23 no 1 C major

This is the piano sonata from Op. 22. Not the actual Nachstucke of Op. 23. Video and grade needs to be redone

Scriabin A.

12 Etudes Op 8 No 12 in D# minor

Suggested grade

10

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

This piece is not technically difficult, but requires a sense of interpretation to play it well

8

Czerny C.

Studies Op 636 No 10

Suggested grade

5

Bernstein L.

Thirteen Anniversaries No 1 For Shirley Gabis Rhoads Perle

User Poll: avg = 4.6; median = 5

5

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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2

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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4

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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8

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau Op 33 No 8 Grave in C# minor

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10

Mozart W.

Fantasia in C minor K 475

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9

Mozart W.

Fantasia in C minor K 475

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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6

Debussy C.

General Lavine - eccentric No 6 from Preludes Book 2 L123

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor Op 27 No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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8

Liszt F.

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

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9

Debussy C.

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

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5

Haydn J.

Sonata in D major Hob XVI:14

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6

Schubert F.

Sonata in G major Op 78 D894 - mvt 3 Menuetto and Trio

Link fixed - thanks

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Organ Sonata No 4 in E Minor BWV 528 - mvt 2 arr. Stradal

User Poll: avg = 8.6; median = 9

9

Lyadov A.

Prelude in B minor Op 11 No 1

Left hand not easy at all

Purcell H.

Minuet in A minor Z649

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3

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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7

Burgmuller J.F.

Twelve Studies Op 105 No 5

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1

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Song Without Words

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6

Beethoven L.

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

Sugerencia de grado

4

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in G major Op 20 No 2 - mvt 2

Suggested grade

4

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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8

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 S. 244/6

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10

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

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5

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella

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5

Chopin F.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Schumann R.

The Little Morning Wanderer / Roaming in the Morning Op 68 No 17

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1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2

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10

Czerny C.

Study in C major - op 599 no 19 C major

PS rating changed from 1 to 2 (Aug '23)

2

Arens B.

Ruinae Gothicae

Title fixed - thanks.

Clementi M.

Waltz in G major

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

9

Paderewski I.

Sarabande from Six Humoresques Op 14 No 2

User Poll: avg = 5.2; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 4 in Bb major K 439b - mvt 1

The RCM Celebration grade 3 publication says "arranged from a 19th century transcription from Mozart's Five Divertimenti, K439b".

Biehl A.

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

It's actually a grade 3 piece in RCM's 2022 syllabus.

3

Shostakovich D.

Gavotte No 2 from Dances of the Dolls Op 91b

Sugerencia de grado

2

Arens B.

Ruinae Notice

Could you please change the title to Ruinae Gothicae?

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in G major Op 37 No 2

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10

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

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10

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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5

Bach J.S.

Concerto 1 - BWV 972 in D major (after Vivaldi)

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7

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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5