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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

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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5

Schubert F.

Minuet and Trio D 41 No 5

User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Moszkowski M.

Etude in A minor No 14 from 20 petites etudes Op 91 Book 2

This is C major

7

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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4

Chopin F.

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

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4

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words Op 19 No 6

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3

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

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5

Beethoven L.

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

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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5

Piazzolla A.

Milonga del angel

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7

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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6

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

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3

Davis M.

All Blues arr. Michael

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5

Foote A.

Toccatina Op 45 No 5

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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6

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 1

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5

Chopin F.

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

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3

Kabalevsky D.

Seven variations on a Ukrainian folk song Op 51 No 4

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7

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G major No 5 from 13 preludes Op 32

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6

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV 847

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5

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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8

Einaudi L.

Nuvole Bianchi

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

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7

Beethoven L.

Six Variations on a Swiss Song in F major WoO 64

Sugerencia de grado

7

Vanhal J.

Sonatina Op 41 No 1 in C major complete

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1

Cui C.

Prelude Op 64 No 9

User Poll: avg = 6.1; median = 6

6

Mozart W.

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

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5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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6

Brahms J.

Waltz No 2 in E major Op 39

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6

Mozart W.

Fantasie in D minor K 397

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7

Mozart W.

Fantasie in D minor K 397

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

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

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6

Grieg E.

Album Leaf Op 12 No 7 in E minor

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6

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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

2

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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4

Zuckermann A.

A Slumber Song Op 63 No 6

RCM grade 2

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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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

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6

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

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7

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 1 in G major - mvt 1

Was abrsm 2 in 21/22 Syllabus

2

Gillock W.

Valse Triste

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4

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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Liszt F.

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

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9

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D major BWV 925

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6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata

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10

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 935

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7

Liszt F.

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

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10

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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5

Satie E.

Gymnopedie No 1

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3

Chopin F.

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

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4

Grieg E.

Watchman's Song No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 12

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6

Grieg E.

Watchman's Song No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 12

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6

Schubert F.

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

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7

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. CT 161

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7

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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10

Einaudi L.

Almost June

User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 4

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

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7

Chopin F.

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

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7

Beethoven L.

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

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7

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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6

Gjeilo O.

City Lights

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6

Liszt F.

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

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10

Bach J.S.

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

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2

Goedicke A.

Moderato No 2 from 20 Little Pieces for Beginners Op 6

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1

Schumann R.

Mondnacht Op 39 No 5 arr Schumann

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Wedgwood P.

Spider in the Bath

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2

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Beethoven L.

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

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6