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Handel G.

Minuet in G minor from Suite No 9 HWV 439 arr. Kempff

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7

Joplin S.

Maple Leaf Rag

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8

Satie E.

Nocturne No 4 - Mystérieux et tendre

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 6

6

Tchaikovsky P.

The Sick Doll Op 39 No 7 in G minor

Agreed - PS rating cut from 3 to 2 (Feb '24)

2

Tchaikovsky P.

The Sick Doll Op 39 No 7 in G minor

I think it's grade 2: very slow, few notes, no rhythmic challenge, repetitive. Could be even grade 1 if it wasn't in g minor and the few accidentals in there.

2

Beethoven L.

Ecossaise fur Militarmusik in G major WoO23 arr. Czerny

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2

Gade N.

Boys' Merry Go Round Op 36 No 2

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4

Chopin F.

Sostenuto B.133

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3

Mier M.

Springtime in my Heart

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1

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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10

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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3

Einaudi L.

Nuvole Bianchi

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7

Telemann G.

Vite

Fantasia in D Major, TWV 33:16/3 - 2A

0

Gillock W.

Valse Etude

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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6

Alvarez A.

Suspiros de Espana

User Poll: avg = 7.6; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

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4

Benda J.

Sonatina in A minor

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6

Rollin C.

French Movie Waltz

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5

Albeniz I.

Sevilla No 3 from Suite espanola Op 47

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7

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Rocherolle E.

Midday on the Champs Elysee

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3

Mendelssohn F.

Venetian Boat Song - op 19 no 6 G minor

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6

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Schubert F.

Impromptu (No 2 from Four Impromptus Op 142 D 935)

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8

Pachelbel J.

Sarabande from Suite in F# minor

User Poll: avg = 3.6; median = 3

3

Speak J.

This old man he played jazz

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5

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

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3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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7

Handel G.

Sonatina in Bb major HWV 585

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1

Schumann C.

Geheimes Flustern hier und dort Op 23 No 3 arr. Liszt

User Poll: avg = 4.9; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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6

Mozart W.

Sonata K 331 in A major - mvt 3 Alla Turca

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7

Schmitz M.

Jazz-Invention

Thanks - YT link fixed.

Schmitz M.

Jazz-Invention

This is the incorrect video. The Jazz invention referred to in the AMEB syllabus is no 22. (Video is no.1)

Beethoven L.

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

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5

Berlin B.

March of the Goblins

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1

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Bach J.S.

48 Preludes and Fugues (Prelude only) Bk 1 No 15

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3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op post. B108

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7

Dussek J.

Sonatina in G major Op 20 No 1 - 1st movt: Allegro non tanto

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5

Gurlitt C.

The Chase/The Hunt (No 15 from First Lessons for the Piano Op 117)

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1

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Ikeda N.

Irises

User Poll: avg = 2.7; median = 3

3

Yiruma

River Flows in You

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5

Chopin F.

Mazurka in C major Op 67 No 3

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5

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 7

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6

Czerny C.

School of Velocity Op 299 No 6

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5

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

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1

Rachmaninoff S.

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

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6

Liszt F.

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

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7

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)

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5

Bach J.C.F.

Polonaise in F major

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4

Bach J.C.F.

Polonaise in F major

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4

Mendelssohn F.

Lost Illusions - op 67 no 2 in F# minor

User Poll: avg = 6.8; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Sostenuto B.133

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5

Tchaikovsky P.

Melodie antique francaise No 16 from Album pour enfants Op 39

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3

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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6

Chopin F.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1

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7

Hassler J.

Allegro in C major

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2

Bach J.S.

Polonaise in G major BWV Anh 130 Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach

Thanks - YT link fixed, and Johann Hasse attribution added

Bach J.S.

Polonaise in G major BWV Anh 130 Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach

Wrong video is linked correct one is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frmGCB67OVg

Wild P.

Into the Distance

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1

Seabrook T.

Waltz for Autumn

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5

Arens B.

Grumpy Gorilla

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1

Bernstein L.

Five Anniversaries No 5 For Susanna Kyle

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

A lot of websites and pianists names this piece as one of the hardest piano pieces. Don't get why this is only a 9.

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor KK IVb/11 B150

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3

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

Schumann C.

Prelude & Fugue - op 16 no 3 D minor

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5

Schumann C.

Prelude & Fugue - op 16 no 3 D minor

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4

Liszt F.

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

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10

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in D minor Kp 9/ L413

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5

Turk D.

Sad Feelings no 14 A minor (60 Pieces for Aspiring Pianists Bk 1)

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1

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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6

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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7

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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5

Rocherolle E.

Souvenirs de Paris

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 6

6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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3

Bertini H.

Studies Op 29 No 5

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5

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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7

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2

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3

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

It is not Mozart's easiest sonata.

7

Beethoven L.

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

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7

Grieg E.

Puck No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 71 in Eb minor

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7

Chopin F.

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

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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6

Diabelli A.

Allegretto in C major Op 125 No 3

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1

Mertens W.

Humility

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4

Mozart W.

12 Variations on

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6

Spindler F.

Flying Leaf Op 123 No 10

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3

Scarlatti D.

Sonata - K 434 D minor

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4