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Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead princess) in G major

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

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5

Hofmann H.

Am Abend Op 88 No 2

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3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

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3

Liszt F.

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D minor S558/8

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 21 in C major Op 53 Waldstein

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10

Field J.

Nocturne No 5 in Bb major H 37

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8

Kullak T.

Witches' Dance Op 4 No 2

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3

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

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10

Bonis M.

Eglogue Op 12

User Poll: avg = 6.3; median = 6

6

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in A major No 2 from Clavierstucke Op 118

im playing this rn and i don't find it very musically or technically very challenging, i dont see why it'd deserve a grade 11 ngl

8

Mendelssohn F.

Lullaby - op 67 no 6 E major

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6

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

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10

Kabalevsky D.

Clowns No 20 from 24 Easy Pieces Op 39

PS grade revised from 2 to 3 (Feb. '25)

3

Schumann R.

Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26 No 4 Intermezzo in Eb minor

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10

Tchaikovsky P.

In Church - op 39 no 24

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5

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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6

Heller S.

25 Studies Op 45 No 14 - Sailor's Song

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7

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

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9

Turk D.

Arioso in F major

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1

Schumann R.

Waltz in A minor No 4 from Albumblatter Op 124

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6

Chopin F.

Mazurka in A minor Op 68 No 2

PS grade revised from 6 to 7 (Feb. '25)

7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Gliere R.

Prelude in Db major No 1 from Eight Easy Piano Pieces Op 43

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8

Kreisler F.

Liebesfreud arr. Rachmaninoff

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10

Kreisler F.

Liebesfreud arr. Rachmaninoff

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10

Liszt F.

Schubert: Erlkonig G minor S558/4

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Chopin F.

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

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7

Gillock W.

Valse Etude

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3

Tanner M.

A Fish can Whistle

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1

Schumann R.

Carnaval Op 9 Nos 4 - 7

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10

Norton C.

Prelude II (Homecoming)

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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10

Godard B.

Petit Canon in G major Op 58 No 6

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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4

Brahms J.

Hungarian Dance (solo piano version) No 5 in F# minor WoO1

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9

Fibich Z.

Lento assai op 41 No 3

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude No 2 from Morceaux de fantasie Op 3

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7

Peeters F.

Chagrin d'enfant No 4 from Sketches from childhood Op 27

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5

Alexander D.

Cinnamon Popcorn

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1

Alexander D.

Cinnamon Popcorn

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1

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

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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