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Beethoven L.Rondo a Cappriccio Op 129 Rage over a Lost PennySuggested grade9
Chopin F.Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4Suggested grade5
Schumann R.Album for the Young Op 68 No 40 in A major - Small FugueSuggested grade6
Chopin F.Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)Suggested grade9
Liszt F.Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541Nowhere near as difficult as many of Liszt's other works (e.g. S. 253, S. 420, S. 700ii, S. 464, S. 137, S. 140, etc.) that deserve 10s. Does not deserve a 10.7
Khachaturian A.Sonatina in C major - mvt 1 Allegro giocosoSuggested grade9
Chopin F.Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32Suggested grade9
Steibelt D.Adagio in A minorSuggested grade3
Schumann C.Romance Op 11 No 1User Poll: avg = 7.3; median = 77
Balakirev M.Islamey Op 18Suggested grade10
Liszt F.Schubert: Erlkonig G minor S558/4Suggested grade10
Liszt F.Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541Suggested grade10
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 AllegroSuggested grade6
Mozart W.Sonata in D major K 311Suggested grade10
Mier M.Pine Cone RagSuggested grade5
Rachmaninoff S.Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5Suggested grade10
Kuhlau F.Sonatine in A minor Op 88 No 3 - mvt 3 Allegro BurlescoSuggested grade7
Liszt F.Consolation No 3: Lento placido from Six Consolations S172Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Playing the rest of the piece with emotion is harder than playing the coda accurately. The coda isn't that hard, takes about a month to learn.10
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Waltz in E minor Op posth. B 56Suggested grade9
Reinecke C.Elegy - mvt 2 from Clavier-Serenade Op 183 No 2Suggested grade2
Bach J.S.Invention No 6 in E major BWV 777Suggested grade8
Brahms J.Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118How is this a 11? I've played this recently, and the interpretation isn't the only source of difficulty, and the piece is very easy physically.8
Brahms J.Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118Suggested grade8
Grieg E.Wedding Day at Troldhaugen No 6 from Lyric Pieces Op 65 in D majorSuggested grade7
Tcherepnin A.Bagatelle No 9 from Batagelles Op 5Suggested grade7
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade8
Diabelli A.Canzonetta G minorSuggested grade3
Burgmuller J.F.La Candeur in C major Op 100 No 1Suggested grade1
Albeniz I.Sevilla sevillanas No 3 from Suite espanola Op 47Suggested grade8
Aiello V.Van GoghUser Poll: avg = 3.3; median = 33
Chopin F.Etude in F minor Op 10 No 9Suggested grade9
Chopin F.Etude in F minor Op 10 No 9Suggested grade9
Rimsky-Korsakov N.Flight of the Bumblebee arr. BradleySuggested grade5
Handel G.GavotteSuggested grade1
Glinka M.Zhavoronok [The lark] arr. BalakirevSuggested grade10
Glinka M.Zhavoronok [The lark] arr. BalakirevSuggested grade8
Chopin F.Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4Suggested grade10
Satie E.Gymnopedie No 1Suggested grade6
Bach J.S.French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 mvt 7 GigueSuggested grade10
Chopin F.Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2Suggested grade5
Bach J.S.Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 CapriccioSuggested grade10
Schumann R.Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15Suggested grade9
Schumann R.Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15Suggested grade7
Schumann R.Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15Suggested grade7
Beethoven L.Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)Suggested grade10
Reinecke C.Elegy - mvt 2 from Clavier-Serenade Op 183 No 2Suggested grade1
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade5
Beethoven L.Sonata No 21 in C major Op 53 WaldsteinSuggested grade10
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade10
Beethoven L.Sonata No 29 in Bb major Op 106 (Hammerklavier)Suggested grade9
Kuhlau F.Sonatina in G major Op 20 No 2 1st mvtSuggested grade8
Kuhlau F.Sonatina in G major Op 20 No 2 1st mvtSuggested grade10
Brahms J.Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118Suggested grade8
Satie E.Peccadilles importunes No 3 Profiter de ce qu'il a des cors aux pieds pour lui prendre son cerceauUser Poll: avg = 2.8; median = 33
Bach J.C.F.Allegretto in F major from Musikalische NebenstundenSuggested grade2
Beethoven L.Sonata No 14 in C# minor (Moonlight) Op 27 No 2 - mvt 3Suggested grade10
Haydn J.Sonata in F major Hob XVI:9Suggested grade5
Liszt F.Six Paganini Studies No 3Suggested grade10
Kullak T.Witches' Dance Op 4 No 2Suggested grade3
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade7
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Very easy once you get the polyrythym9
Chopin F.Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3Suggested grade10
Wedgwood P.Minnie Mouse Hits TownSuggested grade2
Haydn J.Vivace assai No 11 from 12 petites piecesSuggested grade3
Ravel M.Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G majorSuggested grade6
Ravel M.Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G majorSuggested grade6
Schubert F.German Dance and Trio in C# major D 139Suggested grade6
Gershwin G.Rhapsody in BlueSuggested grade10
Chopin F.Ballade No 2 in F major Op 38Suggested grade10
Schumann R.Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Etude in Db major Op 25 No 8Suggested grade10
Granados E.Lento con tenerezza Op 1 No 6PS grade revised from 3 to 4 (Nov. '24)4
Mozart W.Sonata in G major K 283 - mvt 1 AllegroSuggested grade7
Hensel F.SchlussUser Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 55
Chopin F.Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26Suggested grade7
Wrangell A.Rush ESuggested grade6
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade7
Chopin F.Etude in G# minor Op 25 No 6Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Once you get the 3 against 2 down its a lot easier than it looks6
Chopin F.Ballade in F major Op 38A lot easier than it looks and gets very consistent. Still very hard to get up to speed9
Chopin F.Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Gets very consistent with practice8
Rachmaninoff S.Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Op 43 variation 18 arr. LongSuggested grade10
Kabalevsky D.Four Rondos Op 60 Rondo-Toccata No 4Suggested grade1
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2Suggested grade9
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade10
YirumaRiver Flows in YouSuggested grade8
Rachmaninoff S.Prelude No 2 from Morceaux de fantasie Op 3Suggested grade7
Beethoven L.Sonata No 5 in C minor Op 10 No 1Suggested grade10
Joplin S.Pineapple ragSuggested grade7
Satie E.Gnossiennes No 1Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Ballade No 3 in Ab major Op 47Suggested grade10
Busoni F.Prelude Op 37 No 8User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 55
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