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Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Reger M.

Humoreske No 2 from 12 Klavierstucke

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Kreisler F.

Liebesfreud arr. Rachmaninoff

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

"Departure" by Hisaishi also appears on RCM's popular selection syllabus of 2022 at level 3. Appears worth adding. Thanks

Chopin F.

Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Toccata in D major BWV 912

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

Suggested grade

10

Chaminade C.

Etude (Automne) in Db major No 2 from 6 etudes de concert Op 35

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor (Moonlight) Op 27 No 2 - mvt 3

Suggested grade

10

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

4

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

9

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

Suggested grade

6

Schumann R.

Traumerei - op 15 no 7 F major from Kinderszenen Op 15

Suggested grade

6

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 5 in Bbmajor 'Feux Follets'

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

Suggested grade

8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

Link fixed - thanks

Tchaikovsky P.

October - Autumn Song - op 37 no 10 D minor

Suggested grade

9

Tchaikovsky P.

October - Autumn Song - op 37 no 10 D minor

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1

this is the second movement, not the first one.

3

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

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

Suggested grade

2

Chaminade C.

Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

Thanks - RCM entry added

Czerny C.

Studies Op 718 No 20 in D major

Suggested grade

5

Gurlitt C.

Sonatina in C major Op 188 No 1 - Vivace

Suggested grade

5

Chaminade C.

Barcarolle Op 123 No 8

Chaminade's Barcarolle (op. 123 no. 8) is on the RCM syllabus 2022 for level 4. Appears worth adding. Thanks (please disregard my earlier comment on this piece)

4

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

User Poll: avg = 7.7; median = 8

8

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

4

Rachmaninoff S.

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

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

MAKE THIS 10 THIS MAKES NO SENSE

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Jobim A.

Desafinado arr. Faber

Suggested grade

5

Rameau J.-P.

Menuet en rondeau (Minuet in Rondo Form) in E minor

Suggested grade

3

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Sostenuto in E- KK IVb No. 10

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

PS rating cut from 5 to 4 (Mar '24)

4

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

Suggested grade

3

Petzold C.

Minuet in G minor BWV Anh 115 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)

Suggested grade

1

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre in G major L73

Suggested grade

6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

Suggested grade

1

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 8 in C minor 'Wild Hunt'

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

4

Fragoso A.

Aria in G minor

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 5

5

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

PS rating raised from 3 to 4 (Mar '24)

4

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

Thanks - RCM listing added.

Schubert F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Brahms J.

4 Klavierstucke Op 119 [complete work]

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

6

Hummel J.

Rondo in Eb major Op 11

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.C.F.

Solfeggio in D major from Musikalische Nebenstunden

This is also in RCM Etudes Level 6

6

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

3

Ellmenreich A.

Spinnliedchen (Spinning Song) Op 14 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Piazzolla A.

Oblivion arr Cosentino

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Sonata in Eb major Hob XVI:49

Suggested grade

7

Niekludow T.

Happy Hare

Suggested grade

2

Niekludow T.

Happy Hare

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Etude in F minor No 2 from Etudes Op 25/CT 27

Suggested grade

10

Gershwin G.

Prelude No 1

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

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

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 1

Suggested grade

6

Couperin F.

Les lis naissans (Ordre 13eme)

Suggested grade

10

Grieg E.

Morning Mood Op 46 No 1 - mvt 1 in E major

Suggested grade

6

Prokofiev S.

Tarantella in D minor Op 65 No 4

Suggested grade

6

Mozart W.

Fantasy in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1 'Military'

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabile

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

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

Suggested grade

4

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2

Suggested grade

10

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 11 B major

Suggested grade

10

Handel G.

Impertinence HWV 494

Suggested grade

2

Handel G.

Impertinence HWV 494

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Largo in Eb major Op post. B109

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Largo in Eb major Op post. B109

Suggested grade

9

Grieg E.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

Suggested grade

9

Grieg E.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

5

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

10