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Satie E.Prelude - Fête donnée par des Chevaliers Normands en l'Honneur d'une jeune DemoiselleUser Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 55
Beethoven L.Sonata No 24 in F# major Op 78It’s a short sonata but second movement is arguably a level 10. One of the harder Amus sonatas.9
Sibelius J.Impromptu Op 5 No 6Suggested grade6
Rollin C.Lullaby and DreamlandSuggested grade7
Rachmaninoff S.Prelude in D major No 4 from 10 preludes Op 23Suggested grade9
Sebba J.Latin Laughter primo partSuggested grade1
Diabelli A.Sonatina in F major Op 151 No 3 mvt 1Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2Suggested grade7
Ravel M.Miroirs - mvt 2 Oiseaux tristes in Eb minorSuggested grade9
Chopin F.Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade10
Mendelssohn F.The Flight - op 53 no 6 A majorSuggested grade9
Norton C.Rhodes scholarSuggested grade4
Glinka M.Nocturne in F Minor (The Separation)Suggested grade7
Tchaikovsky P.October - Autumn Song - op 37 no 10 D minorSuggested grade7
Mozart W.Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 AllegroSuggested grade7
Beethoven L.Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabileSuggested grade10
Wedgwood P.Pink LadySuggested grade4
Grechaninov A.Mazurka Op 98 No 13Suggested grade3
Beethoven L.Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 2 No 1 - mvt 1 and mvt 2Suggested grade9
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade8
Schumann R.Kinder-Sonate in G major Op 118 No 1Suggested grade8
Welburn J.The Heroic Mouse!User Poll: avg = 4; median = 44
Schubert F.Waltz in B minor Op 18 No 5 D145it's e minor/G major, not b minor4
Liszt F.Six Paganini Studies No 6Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20 B49Easier if you have big hands; manageable (ok-ish) even by early intermediates. Very hard expression. DEFINITELY hard coda, pay attention to rhythm!8
Albeniz I.Tango in D major mvt 2 from Espana Op 165Suggested grade6
Czerny C.Study - op 849 no 18 Eb majorSuggested grade4
Czerny C.Study - op 849 no 18 Eb majorSuggested grade5
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade8
Grieg E.Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6It’s pretty repetitive, so not hard to learn. The only challenges are endurance, great musicality in the slow section, good voicing throughout the piece.8
Grieg E.Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade9
Scarlatti D.Sonata in F minor K 19Suggested grade7
Copland A.The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique)Suggested grade9
Scarlatti D.Sonata in F minor K 19Suggested grade7
Schubert F.Standchen (Serenade) from Schwangengesang D 957 arr. LisztSuggested grade7
Tchaikovsky P.November - In the Troika - op 37 no 11 E majorSuggested grade7
Debussy C.Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75Suggested grade9
Debussy C.Nocturne in Db major L 82Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Scherzo No 3 in C# minor Op 39Suggested grade8
Bach J.S.Minuet in G major BWV Anh 116Suggested grade5
Sibelius J.Valsette Op 40 No 1Suggested grade5
Alkan C.Le temps qui n'est plus Op 31 No 12User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 55
Grieg E.Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6Suggested grade10
Chopin F.Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66Suggested grade10
Czerny C.Study in A minor Op 740 No 41Suggested grade7
Chopin F.Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26Suggested grade8
Clementi M.Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2Suggested grade2
Chopin F.Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26Suggested grade8
Bach J.S.Prelude and Fugue No 2 in C minor WTC Book 1 BWV 847Suggested grade5
Chopin F.Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'Suggested grade7
Clementi M.Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 - mvt 1 SpiritosoSuggested grade5
Rebikov V.Christmas Tree Waltz Op 21User Poll: avg = 6.8; median = 77
Chopin F.Waltz in Ab major Op 34 No 1Suggested grade10
Mendelssohn F.Lied ohne Worte in E minor Op 102 No 1 'Homeless'Suggested grade5
Mendelssohn F.Elegie Op 85 No 4 in D majorVery tricky to bring out the melody. As an intermediate, this was very difficult, but definitely rewarding experience, beautiful piece to play7
Mendelssohn F.Song Without Words op 30 no 6 Venetian Gondola SongNot too difficult. Maintaining a "cantabile" style may be difficult though. A good challenge for early intermediates players5
Lyadov A.Prelude in B minor Op 11 No 1Nothing 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. FaberSuggested grade2
Handel G.Hallelujah Chorus arr. FaberSuggested grade2
Reinecke C.Sonatina in A minor Op136 No4: 4th movt VivaceSuggested grade3
Ffrench A.Last Song (from The Secret Piano)Suggested grade6
Liszt F.Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141Suggested grade10
Kolling C.Rhapsodie Mignonne (Hungary) Op 410Suggested grade9
Bach J.S.English Suite No 3 in G minor BWV 808 - Gavotte I mvt 5Suggested grade3
Mozart W.Sonata in F KV280 - mvt 3 PrestoSuggested grade7
Heller S.Fluttering Leaves No 11 from 30 Etudes progressives Op 46Suggested grade6
Schumann C.Scherzo Op 14 No 2Suggested grade10
Mendelssohn F.Lied ohne Worte Op 19 No 4Suggested grade5
Chaminade C.Patrouille Op 126 No 9User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 55
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 83Suggested grade3
Smetana B.Andante in E flat major JB1:62 Suggested grade7
Peterson O.Jazz Exercise No 3Suggested grade8
Chopin F.Polonaise in G minor Op posth. B1 CT 161Suggested grade7
Schumann R.Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26 No 4 Intermezzo in Eb minorSuggested grade9
Lichner H.A Short StorySuggested grade3
Liszt F.Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541Suggested grade8
Grieg E.Sonata in E minor Op 7Suggested grade8
Kabalevsky D.Folk Dance Op 39 No 17PS grade revised from 3 to 2 (Dec. '25)2
Rimsky-Korsakov N.Flight of the Bumblebee arr. BradleySuggested grade6
Chopin F.Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2Suggested grade4
Liszt F.Transcendental Etudes S139 No 9 in Ab Major RicordanzaSuggested grade10
Pachelbel J.Canon in D major arr. LiapunovSuggested grade4
Bach J.S.Sinfonia No 3 in D major BWV 789Suggested grade9
Bach J.S.Prelude & Fugue No 5 in D major from WTC Book 2 BWV 874Suggested grade10
Mozart W.Rondo in A Minor K 511Suggested grade10
Mozart W.Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turcaSuggested grade6
Chopin F.Nocturne in Ab major Op 32 No 2Suggested grade10
Bach J.S.Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797Suggested grade7
Bach J.S.Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797Suggested grade5
Prokofiev S.Diabolical Suggestion No 4 from Four Pieces Op 4Suggested grade10
Tiersen Y.Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midiSuggested grade6
Rachmaninoff S.Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30Suggested grade10
Mendelssohn F.Sonata - op 6 E majorSuggested grade10
Chopin F.Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')Suggested grade8
Chaminade C.Tarentelle Op 123 No 10Suggested grade6
Schubert F.Impromptu in C minor Op 90 D899 No 1 Technically grade 8, musically grade 10. Arguably the toughest of the Op 90 impromptus9
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