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Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Cui C.

Prelude Op 64 No 9

User Poll: avg = 6.1; median = 6

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau Op 33 No 7 Moderato in G minor

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 C# minor S244

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

Suggested grade

5

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in C# minor No 2 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

6

Brahms J.

Waltz No 2 in E major Op 39

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Fantasie in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

Fantasie in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

Grandes Etudes de Paganini S141 No 6

Suggested grade

10

Nazareth E.

Remando

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in C# minor No 2 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

Suggested grade

6

Grieg E.

Album Leaf Op 12 No 7 in E minor

Suggested grade

6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

Agreed - details amended and PS rating increased from 1 to 2.

2

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

Suggested grade

4

Albeniz I.

Tango in D major mvt 2 from Espana Op 165

Suggested grade

8

Zuckermann A.

A Slumber Song Op 63 No 6

RCM grade 2

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Suggested grade

5

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

This is a) by Petzold, not Bach. And b) definitely not a grade 1. It's challenging to learn, at least a 2.

3

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

10

Rebikov V.

Ballade No 3

User Poll: avg = 3.6; median = 4

4

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 1 in G major - mvt 1 Allegro

Thanks - ABRSM entry added

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

Suggested grade

7

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 1 in G major - mvt 1

Was abrsm 2 in 21/22 Syllabus

2

Gillock W.

Valse Triste

Suggested grade

4

Schubert F.

Impromptu in C minor Op 90 D899 No 1

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

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

Suggested grade

10

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in C major K 159 L 104

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Grieg E.

Springdans - Norwegian Dance - op 47 no 6 G major

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Grieg E.

Springdans - Norwegian Dance - op 47 no 6 G major

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Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in Gb major Op 10 No 5

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D major BWV 925

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Consolation in Db major No 3 from Consolations S 172/LW A111a

Suggested grade

8

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 935

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

Suggested grade

10

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

Suggested grade

3

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

4

Grieg E.

Watchman's Song No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 12

Suggested grade

6

Grieg E.

Watchman's Song No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 12

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Eb major D 899/0p. 90 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 3 in Ab major Op 47

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 3 in Ab major Op 47

Suggested grade

10

Einaudi L.

Almost June

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

7

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Gjeilo O.

City Lights

Suggested grade

6

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Partita No 4 in D major BWV 828 - mvt 4 Aria

Suggested grade

2

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

Suggested grade

8

Glass P.

Metamorphosis One

Suggested grade

9

Glass P.

Metamorphosis One

Suggested grade

10

Goedicke A.

Moderato No 2 from 20 Little Pieces for Beginners Op 6

Suggested grade

1

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Partita in C minor BWV 826 - Sinfonia mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Partita in C minor BWV 826 - Sinfonia mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Partita in C minor BWV 826 - Sinfonia mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

Suggested grade

8

Schumann R.

Mondnacht Op 39 No 5 arr Schumann

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

10

Wedgwood P.

Spider in the Bath

Suggested grade

2

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

6

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

4

Chaminade C.

Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

The piece is listed as grade 4 on the RCM 2022 syllabus.

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

8

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

Suggested grade

5

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

Suggested grade

8