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Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

Suggested grade

6

Hisaishi J.

Merry-Go-Round Of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)

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8

Hisaishi J.

Merry-Go-Round Of Life (from Howl's Moving Castle)

Suggested grade

8

Price F.

In Summer Fields No 1 - Beside a Quiet Lake

User Poll: avg = 4.6; median = 5

5

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

6

Gurlitt C.

Arabesque Op 82 No 52

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1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

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6

Kabalevsky D.

Variations in D major Op 40 No 1

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6

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb major Op 7 No 1

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7

Debussy C.

Valse romantique L 71

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor Op posth. KK IVa 16 B49

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5

Beethoven L.

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

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5

Mozart W.

Arietta in F major

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2

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Ab major Op 142 No 2 D 935

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5

Glass P.

Opening

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7

Mozart W.

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

Suggested grade

5

Martinu B.

Columbine H 92 No 3

User Poll: avg = 6; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

Suggested grade

10

Attwood T.

Sonatina No 3 in F major - mvt 2 Andante

Suggested grade

1

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina in C major Op 13 No 1 mvt 3 Presto

Suggested grade

6

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

10

10

Glinka M.

Zhavoronok (The lark) arr. Balakirev

10

10

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb minor Op 24 No 4

Suggested grade

4

Liszt F.

Schubert: Ave Maria Bb major S558/12

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Rondo a Cappriccio Op 129 Rage over a Lost Penny

Suggested grade

9

Capers V.

Sweet Mister Jelly Roll

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6

Mozart W.

Variations Ah vous dirais-je maman K265

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 25 No 12

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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8

Debussy C.

Le Petit Negre (Cakewalk) L114

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8

Schubert F.

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

Suggested grade

8

Carmichael J.

A courtly dance No 4 from Postcards

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9

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Polka Italienne (Italian Polka) arr. Gryaznov

Suggested grade

9

Schumann R.

Carnaval Op 9 No 18 Aveu

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Hassler J.

Andantino in A major Op 38 No 31

Suggested grade

2

Mozart W.

Lacrimosa K 626 arr. Thalberg

Suggested grade

7

Ravel M.

Piano Concerto in G major - mvt 2 (opening)

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5

Ravel M.

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 1 Ondine in C# minor

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10

Rebikov V.

Valse melancolique Op 2 No 3

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Busoni F.

Bach: Chaconne for Violin (BWV 1004) in D minor

This is at the same difficulty levelig AS Beethoven sonate 17.

10

Busoni F.

Bach: Chaconne for Violin (BWV 1004) in D minor

Suggested grade

10

Bailey K.

Reflection

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Invention No. 8 in F Major BWV 779

Suggested grade

8

Kabalevsky D.

Sonata No 3 in F major Op 46

Suggested grade

10

Pejacevic D.

Blumenleben Op 19 No 2 Veilchen

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

6

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

10

Kitajima T.

Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul arr. Animenz

Suggested grade

8

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 5

Suggested grade

7

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Ab major Op 142 No 2 D 935

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Rondo in D major K 485

In order to not feel repetitive personal style is vital

7

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 2 Andante

Expression is vital but to keep it faithful in a classical style is challenging

5

Debussy C.

Passepied mvt 4 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Challenging in control especially in left hand, but mostly repetitive

9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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10

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

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8

Bach J.S.

Invention No. 8 in F Major BWV 779

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3

Bartok B.

Canon at the Octave Mikrokosmos Vol 1 No 28 BB105

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1

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

7

Traditional English

Scarborough fair arr. Faber

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1

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in F minor WoO 47 No 2 – mvt 1 Larghetto maestoso–Allegro assai

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7

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 2 Adagio cantabile

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7

Kapustin N.

Sonatina Op 100

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10

Bertini H.

Studies Op 29 No 6

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5

Chaminade C.

Eglogue Op126 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Ikeda N.

Wings of Snow

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 4

4

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in B minor K27

Suggested grade

3

Kitajima T.

Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul arr. Animenz

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8

Kitajima T.

Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul arr. Animenz

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10

Schumann R.

Sonata in G minor Op 22

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10

Aiello V.

Van Gogh

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6

Kitajima T.

Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul arr. Animenz

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9

Glass P.

Opening

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7

Chopin F.

Prelude in C minor Op 28 No 20

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5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 9 in E major Op 14 No 1 - mvt 2 Allegretto

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4

Poulenc F.

Thème varié FP 151 Variation 7 Elegiaque

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words Op 19b No 1

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10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in G minor Op posth. B1 CT 161

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6

Ravel M.

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 1 Ondine in C# minor

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10

Lyadov A.

Prelude in B minor Op 11 No 1

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8

Tiersen Y.

Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midi

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in Ab major Op 34 No 1

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5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 5 D major

Suggested grade

8

Einaudi L.

Rolling Like a Ball

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Zimmer H.

Interstellar - Main Theme arr. Pietschmann

Suggested grade

8

Wrangell A.

Rush E

Suggested grade

6

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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7

Schubert F.

Vier Impromptus fur Klavier Op 142 D 935 Impromptu in F minor No 4

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10

Kolling C.

Lose Blatter (Fluttering leaves) Op 147 No 2

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3

Mozart W.

Allegro in F major K 1c

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1

Sebba J.

Latin Laughter primo part

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1

Duvernoy J.

Elementary Studies Op 176 No 19

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2

Duvernoy J.

Elementary Studies Op 176 No 19

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5

Bonsor B.

Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout

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7

Vine C.

Spartacus from Red Blues

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7

Bach J.S.

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

Suggested grade

4

Rebikov V.

Lamentation Op 23 No 1

valse melancholique has the same techniques challenging voicing but listed a grade higher, endurance wise this is longer and lh tricker

6