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Mozart W.Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turcaSuggested grade7
Mozart W.Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turcaSuggested grade10
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2User Poll: average = 7.5; median = 88
Grieg E.Dance of the Elves No 4 from Lyric Pieces Op 12 in E minorSuggested grade5
Bach J.S.Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846Suggested grade5
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade9
MacDowell E.Zwolf virtuosen-etuden Op 46 No 11Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Nocturne in F minor Op 55 No 1Suggested grade8
Chapple B.Lazy DaysPS rating revised from 2 to 3 (Nov '21)3
Chopin F.Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20Suggested grade7
Prokofiev S.Winter Fairy Op 97 No 4User Poll: avg = 8.2; median = 99
Chopin F.Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4Suggested grade5
Czerny C.Allegro in G major Op139 No24Suggested grade1
Czerny C.Allegro in G major Op139 No24Suggested grade1
Chopin F.Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)Suggested grade7
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Suggested grade9
Copland A.The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)Suggested grade9
Copland A.The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)Suggested grade9
YirumaRiver Flows in YouSuggested grade3
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade8
Arens B.Fuzzy Wuzzy Suggested grade2
Beethoven L.Peasant Dance in F majorThis is an arrangement from WoO 42, originally for violin and piano.1
Szymanowska M.MazurkaPS rating revised from 1 to 2 (Oct '21)2
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 AllegroSuggested grade6
Rebikov V.Morceau Lyrique Op 13 No 9User Poll: avg = 3.7; median = 44
Grechaninov A.Cradle Song (Lullaby) No 9 from Childrens Album Op 98PS rating revised from 3 to 2 (Oct '21)2
Grechaninov A.Cradle Song (Lullaby) No 9 from Childrens Album Op 98Suggested grade2
Mier M.Wild honeysuckle ragSuggested grade4
Bartok B.Jeering Song (No 30) from For Children 1 BB 53 Sz 42Suggested grade7
Severac D. deInvocation a SchumannSuggested grade3
Schumann R.Knight Rupert in A minor No 12 from Album fur die Jugend Op 68Suggested grade6
YirumaRiver Flows in YouSuggested grade6
Chopin F.Waltz in Db major Op 64 No 1 (Minute Waltz)Suggested grade8
Bach J.S.French suite No 1 in D minor BWV 812 - mvt 2 CourantePS rating revised from 6 to 7 (Oct '21)7
Bach J.S.French suite No 1 in D minor BWV 812 - mvt 2 CouranteSuggested grade7
Liszt F.Czardas Macabre S224Suggested grade10
Liszt F.Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541Suggested grade10
Liszt F.Czardas Macabre S224Suggested grade10
Villa-Lobos H.O Polichinello No 7 from Prole do bebe Volume 1Suggested grade9
Beethoven L.Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 - mvt 3User Poll: avg = 8.5; median = 99
Chopin F.Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)already 55
Beethoven L.Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)Maybe not a 3 but definitely not 54
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Agreed 77
Chopin F.Waltz in A minor B 150 KK IVb/11 (posth)Suggested grade5
Beethoven L.Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)Suggested grade3
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade7
Rachmaninoff S.Moment Musical - op 16 no 1 Bb minorIt feels too difficult for a 910
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2It is already a grade 8
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66in my opinion, having played this song myself, the speed at which this song is played is not that fast but the delicate touch is very hard to do. Definitely 9.9
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23It is already a grade 10.
Ravel M.Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G majorDefinitely not a 5 as the dynamics is far to much for a 5 rating. It doesn't seem like a 9 though.8
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 AllegroDefinitely not 6. While it may seem fast, it just playing the c major scale up and down.5
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegroit is already a 6.
Gillock W.Forest murmursSuggested grade5
Petzold C.Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)Admin - always good to see comments confirming existing grades, as well as those proposing a different grade.2
Petzold C.Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)it is already a grade 2
Petzold C.Minuet in G major BWV Anh 114 (Notenbuch der Anna Magdalena Bach)Suggested grade2
Brahms J.Waltz No 1 in B major Op 39Thanks - link fixed.
Rachmaninoff S.Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23Not quite 10. The pianist in the video plays it abnormally fast. Definitely 9 even at the speed played.9
Ravel M.Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G majorSuggested grade5
Brahms J.Waltz No 1 in B major Op 39Video link not working
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 AllegroSuggested grade6
Glinka M.PolkaSuggested grade3
Rachmaninoff S.Moment Musical - op 16 no 2 Eb minorAgreed, but still too hard for grade 9 imho.10
Chopin F.Grand Valse Brilliante in Eb major Op 18Suggested grade9
Chopin F.Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23Suggested grade10
Benjamin A.Silent and Soft and Slow Descends the Snow from Fantasies 2Suggested grade7
Rachmaninoff S.Moment Musical - op 16 no 2 Eb minorVery close to 10 but just doesn't come close to the sheer speed, dynamics, and stretching of the 4th musical moment. It doesn't grind your hands as much.9
Rachmaninoff S.Prelude in G major No 5 from 13 preludes Op 32Having played this myself, its hard sure, but I don't think it quite reaches the mark of 10.9
Reinecke C.Elegy - mvt 2 from Clavier-Serenade Op 183 No 2Suggested grade2
Rachmaninoff S.Polichinelle in F# minor No 4 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3PS rating revised from 9 to 10 (Oct '21)10
Rachmaninoff S.Polichinelle in F# minor No 4 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3Suggested grade10
Scarlatti D.Sonata in C major K 159 L 104Suggested grade8
YirumaRiver Flows in YouSuggested grade5
Rachmaninoff S.Polichinelle in F# minor No 4 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3This is a very difficult piece. I have played it myself, it is the hardest of Rachmaninoff's fantasie pieces. Not at all an easy piece. Should be a 10.10
Chopin F.Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise brillante in G major Op 22Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade7
Joplin S.SolaceSuggested grade7
Bach J.S.French Suite No 4 in Eb major BWV 815 - AllemandeSuggested grade7
Bach J.S.Partita No 1 in Bb major BWV 825 - Praeludium mvt 1Suggested grade7
Rameau J.-P.The Discourse of the Muses no 20 D minor Rameau: L'entretien des Muses Vikingur Olafsson https://youtu.be/lOPV8KDNTPs
Burgmuller J.F.Studies Op 105 No 6Suggested grade8
YirumaRiver Flows in YouUser Poll: avg = 5.3; median = 55
Britten B.Waltz in E minor Op 3 No 5PS rating revised from 4 to 5 (Oct '21)5
Britten B.Waltz in E minor Op 3 No 5Suggested grade5
Rebikov V.Silhouettes No 1 from Silhouettes Op 31Suggested grade4
YirumaMay BeUser Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 55
Strategier H.Six Preludes No 2User Poll: avg = 5.6; median = 66
Senneville P. deMariage d'AmourUser Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 55
Schubert F.Minuet D600User Poll: avg = 5.3; median = 55
Scarlatti D.Sonata in F major K 106User Poll: avg = 5.6; median = 66
Satie E.Valse-Ballet Op 62User Poll: avg = 6.7; median = 66
Satie E.Ogive No 1User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 55
Royer P.L'AimableUser Poll: avg = 6.7; median = 77
Respighi O.Notturno No 1User Poll: avg = 8.6; median = 99
Rebikov V.Silhouettes No 1 from Silhouettes Op 31PS rating cut from 5 to 4 (Oct '21)4
Rebikov V.Silhouettes No 1 from Silhouettes Op 31User Poll: avg = 4.0; median = 44
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