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Alkan C.

Le temps qui n'est plus Op 31 No 12

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 5

5

Grieg E.

Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Czerny C.

Study in A minor Op 740 No 41

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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5

Chopin F.

Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26

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8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2

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2

Chopin F.

Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26

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8

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847

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5

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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7

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1 Spiritoso

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5

Rebikov V.

Christmas Tree Waltz Op 21

User Poll: avg = 6.8; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in Ab major Op 34 No 1

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10

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte in E minor Op 102 No 1 'Homeless'

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Elegie Op 85 No 4 in D major

Very tricky to bring out the melody. As an intermediate, this was very difficult, but definitely rewarding experience, beautiful piece to play

7

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words op 30 no 6 Venetian Gondola Song

Not too difficult. Maintaining a "cantabile" style may be difficult though. A good challenge for early intermediates players

5

Lyadov A.

Prelude in B minor Op 11 No 1

Nothing too bad if you know how to manage a polyrhythm, otherwise the left hand (which seems easy at first sight) will give you some serious headaches!

7

Handel G.

Hallelujah Chorus arr. Faber

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2

Handel G.

Hallelujah Chorus arr. Faber

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2

Reinecke C.

Sonatina in A minor Op136 No4: 4th movt Vivace

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3

Ffrench A.

Last Song (from The Secret Piano)

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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

Kolling C.

Rhapsodie Mignonne (Hungary) Op 410

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9

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 3 in G minor BWV 808 - Gavotte I mvt 5

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3

Mozart W.

Sonata in F KV280 - mvt 3 Presto

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7

Heller S.

Fluttering Leaves No 11 from 30 Etudes progressives Op 46

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6

Schumann C.

Scherzo Op 14 No 2

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10

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 19 No 4

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5

Chaminade C.

Patrouille Op 126 No 9

User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 5

5

Terzibaschitsch A.

Erinnerung (Memory)

Rather a grade 2. It's in Tastenträume 1, which covers approx. grades 0-2. No challenges except the leaps.

2

Beethoven L.

Six Ecossaises WoO 83

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3

Smetana B.

Andante in E flat major JB1:62

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7

Peterson O.

Jazz Exercise No 3

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8

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. B1 CT 161

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7

Schumann R.

Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26 No 4 Intermezzo in Eb minor

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9

Lichner H.

A Short Story

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3

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Grieg E.

Sonata in E minor Op 7

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8

Kabalevsky D.

Folk Dance Op 39 No 17

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

2

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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4

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 9 in Ab Major Ricordanza

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10

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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4

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 3 in D major BWV 789

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9

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 5 in D major from WTC Book 2 BWV 874

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10

Mozart W.

Rondo in A Minor K 511

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Ab major Op 32 No 2

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10

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797

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7

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797

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5

Prokofiev S.

Diabolical Suggestion No 4 from Four Pieces Op 4

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10

Tiersen Y.

Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midi

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

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10

Mendelssohn F.

Sonata - op 6 E major

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10

Chopin F.

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

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8

Chaminade C.

Tarentelle Op 123 No 10

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6

Schubert F.

Impromptu in C minor Op 90 D899 No 1

Technically grade 8, musically grade 10. Arguably the toughest of the Op 90 impromptus

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

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10

Kapustin N.

Toccatina Op 36

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9

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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2

Chopin F.

Etudes Op 10 (complete)

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10

Norton C.

Oriental Flower

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6

Chopin F.

Etudes Op 10 (complete)

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10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Schubert F.

Waltz Sentimental Op 50 No 13 D779 A major

Trinity link added - thanks

5

Tchaikovsky P.

June - Barcarolle - op 37 no 6 G minor

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9

Janacek L.

Nelze domluvit (Lost for Words) from On an Overgrown Path

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8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

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8

Grieg E.

Puck No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 71 in Eb minor

An 8 if you play it at a decent pace, i.e at 130 bpm and above.

8

Shostakovich D.

Lyrical Waltz No 1 from Dances of the Dolls Op 91b

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5

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

Suggest adding Trinity grade 5 to this listing (2021-2023 syllabus)

5

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

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5

Tiersen Y.

Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midi

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3

Faure G.

Romance sans paroles Op 17 No 3 in Ab major

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7

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (The Tempest) - mvt 1 Largo - Allegro

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10

Ravel M.

Miroirs - mvt 3 Une barque sur l'ocean in A major

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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10

Yuyama A.

Kaki-no-Tane

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7

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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9

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20 B49

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E major Op 62 No 2

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9

Granados E.

Cuento viejo Op 1 No 4

User Poll: avg = 4.1; median = 4

4

Bach J.S.

Goldberg Variations - Aria and variation 28

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8

Mozart W.

Rondo in A Minor K 511

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10

Bartok B.

Sonatina Sz 55 BB 69 - mvt 1 Bagpipers

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8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2

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1

Debussy C.

La plus que lente L121 in G major

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10

Schubert F.

Op 90 No 4 Ab Major D899

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7

Debussy C.

L'Isle joyeuse L 106 A major

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10

Respighi O.

Notturno No 1

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9

Respighi O.

Notturno No 1

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9

Schubert F.

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

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8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)

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10

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

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4

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

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7

Hisaishi J.

Confessions in the Moonlight

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5