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Tchaikovsky P.

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

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9

Albeniz I.

Asturias (Leyenda) No 5 from Suite espagnola Op 47

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10

Gershwin G.

Three-quarter blues

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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5

Liszt F.

Grand Bravura Fantasy on Paganini's

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8

Liszt F.

Vision No 6 from Etudes dexecution transcendante S 139/L AI72

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10

Liszt F.

Vision No 6 from Etudes dexecution transcendante S 139/L AI72

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6

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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5

Flaherty S.

Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) arr. Gavin

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6

Saint-Saens C.

Acquarium from Carnival of the Animals arr. Blackwell

Link added - thanks

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

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10

Schumann R.

Mondnacht Op 39 No 5 arr Schumann

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4

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio in C minor W 117/2 H 220

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5

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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8

Saint-Saens C.

Acquarium from Carnival of the Animals arr. Blackwell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-iQqYlLMo

4

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

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4

Aiello V.

Van Gogh

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau in A minor No 6 from Etudes-tableaux Op 39

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

9

Albeniz I.

Cataluna (Corranda) No 2 from Suite espanola Op 47

User Poll: avg = 7.1; median = 7

7

Traditional Chinese

Full moon blooming flowers (Hua hao yue yuan) arr. Bullard

Entry fixed - thanks

Debussy C.

La cathedrale engloutie No 10 from Preludes 1 L117

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7

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in B minor No 10 from 13 preludes Op 32

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10

Traditional C.

Full moon blooming flowers (Hua has due yuan)

Could you please change the words in brackets to (Hua hao yue yuan) - the spell checker interfered; thanks

3

Burgmuller J.F.

The Storm Op 109 No 13

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Pieczonka A.

Tarantella

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7

Schubert F.

Waltz in B minor Op 18 No 6 D 145

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5

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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4

Liszt F.

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

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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8

Milne E.

The little vortex

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1

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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7

Liszt F.

Sonata in B minor S 178

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10

Ravel M.

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

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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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5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 330 - mvt 2

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4

Tingley G.

Reverie

User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 5

5

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words op. 19b no. 6

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5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Tanaka K.

Lavender Field

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5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Diabelli A.

Sonatina in G major Op 151 No 1 - mvt 3 Rondo Allegretto

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4

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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10

Ravel M.

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

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10

Beethoven L.

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

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6

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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3

Debussy C.

Reflets dans l'eau No 1 from Images 1 L110 Db major

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10

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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8

Rachmaninoff S.

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

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10

Bach J.S.

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Haydn J.

Sonata in F major Hob. XVI/23

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9

Chopin F.

Etude in E minor Op 25 No 5

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in Gb major Op 70 No 1

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8

Burgmuller J.F.

La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant) in C major Op 100 No 25

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4

Mozart W.

Sonata in C minor K 457 1st mvt

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6

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 2 in C major - mvt 1 Allegro

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2

Lyadov A.

Little Waltz in G major Op 26

User Poll: avg = 5; median = 5

5

Scarlatti D.

Fugue in G minor (The Cat's Fugue) K.30

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8

Respighi O.

Notturno No 1

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9

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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5

Chopin F.

Polonaise - op 71 no 1 in D minor

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10

Prokofiev S.

Toccata in D minor Op 11

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10

Beethoven L.

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

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Prokofiev S.

Ridicolosamente No 10 from Visions fugitives Op 22

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2

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3

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau Op 33 No 7 Moderato in G minor

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10

Poulenc F.

Novelette No 3 in E minor sur un theme de Manuel de Falla

Entries merged - thanks

8

Bach C.P.E.

Sonata in E major Wq59/1 H281 - mvt 2 Solfeggietto

Link added - thanks

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 19 No 2

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8

Bach C.P.E.

Sonata in E major Wq59/1 H281 - mvt 2 Solfeggietto

Maybe this one ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6xlytK8FWg

Liszt F.

Six Paganini Studies No 3

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10

Tiersen Y.

La Valse d'Amelie (Amelie's Waltz)

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3

Einaudi L.

Una Mattina

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2

Keller O.

Sonatina in A minor

User Poll: avg = 6.3; median = 6

6

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina No 18 from 30 Children's Pieces Op 27

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2

Beethoven L.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor Op 27 No 1

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9

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio in C minor W 117/2 H 220

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4

Bonsor B.

Willie Wagglesticks Walkabout

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10

Poulenc F.

Novelette No 3 in E minor

Should be united with Novelette in E minor sur un theme de Manuel de Falla

8

Schubert F.

Impromptu No 2 in Eb major D899/Op90

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7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

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8

Haydn J.

Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI:49

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

At a reasonable speed it’s easily grade 10 level - in fact it’s often used as an encore to wow audiences, Argerich included and even she made a few errors.

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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10

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

Suggested grade

9

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

To play at correct speed and with expressive articulation I’d go as far as grade 9 or 10. Yuja Wang recently performed it as an encore and demonstrates that.

8

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

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10