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Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

Suggested grade

7

Tchaikovsky P.

April - Snowdrop - op 37 no 4 Bb major

Suggested grade

7

Bennett R.

Diversion No 2

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Diabelli A.

Bagatelle in C major

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Rameau J.-P.

Les Tendres Plaintes (The Gentle Complaints) no 13 D minor

PS grade revised from 4 to 5 (Jan. '25)

5

Rameau J.-P.

Les Tendres Plaintes (The Gentle Complaints) no 13 D minor

Link fixed - thanks

Rameau J.-P.

Les sauvages (the savages) no 14 G minor

Link fixed - thanks

Clapton E.

Tears in heaven arr. Coates

Link fixed - thanks

Clapton E.

Tears in heaven arr. Coates

Link fixed - thanks

Henley D. and Frey G.

Desperado arr. Coates

Link fixed - thanks

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in G major Anh 5/1 - mvt 1 Moderato

Suggested grade

1

Schubert F.

Impromptu No 2 in Eb major D899/Op90

Suggested grade

10

Chausson E.

Paysage Op 38

User Poll: avg = 6.8; median = 6

6

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 12 in F minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 881

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

Suggested grade

10

Henley D. and Frey G.

Desperado arr. Coates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFS6rYHeLkg

Clapton E.

Tears in heaven arr. Coates

music here : https://youtu.be/W7wYZ0ls9pA?si=C2nv9F7g48KQNtas

Ponce M.

Intermezzo No 1

Suggested grade

8

Rameau J.-P.

The Gentle Complaints no 13 D minor

Suggested grade

5

Rameau J.-P.

The happy lady

Suggested grade

5

Rameau J.-P.

The Savages no 14 G minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC9VcfYKZ4U

6

Rameau J.-P.

The happy lady

Rameau: La joyeuse (Víkingur Ólafsson) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqj7bwVlZ4

4

Rameau J.-P.

The Gentle Complaints no 13 D minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOaulq6N0KE

4

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

Suggested grade

10

Beach A.

A Hermit Thrush at Morn Op 92 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

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

Suggested grade

8

Mendelssohn F.

Prelude & Fugue - op 35 no 5 F minor

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Etude in 12 Exercises - op 1 no 11 Db major S136

Suggested grade

10

Mompou F.

Pajaro triste (Sad Bird) Impresiones intimas No 5

Suggested grade

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Song Without Words - Lento in D minor

Suggested grade

6

Tchaikovsky P.

March - Song of the Lark - op 37 no 3 G minor

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Czerny C.

Study - op 299 no 1 C major

Suggested grade

6

Czerny C.

Study - op 299 no 1 C major

Suggested grade

10

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 3 mvt 3

Suggested grade

5

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude No 2 from Morceaux de fantasie Op 3

Suggested grade

10

Offenbach J.

Barcarolle arr. Magnus

Suggested grade

6

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 21 in Bb major BWV 866

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Alcocer G.

Idea 10

User Poll: avg = 4.2; median = 5

5

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 12 in A major BWV 798

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 19 in G minor Op 49 No 1 - mvt 1 Andante

Suggested grade

7

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/50

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Prelude in B minor Op 28 No 6

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Wiosna [Spring] Op 74 No 2/CT 130

Suggested grade

4

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in F major Anh 5/2 - mvt 1 Allegro assai

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5

Suggested grade

10

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

chopin

7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68 in F major

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Etude in F minor No 2 from Etudes Op 25/CT 27

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

Sonatina in D major WoO 47 No 3

Suggested grade

9

Scriabin A.

Patetico No 12 from Douze etudes Op 8

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Mier M.

Festival Fanfare

Suggested grade

4

Handel G.

Suite No 5 in E major HWV 430 - mvt 4 Air and Variations

Suggested grade

9

Ravel M.

Pavane pour une infante defunte [Pavane for a dead princess] in G major

Suggested grade

8

Schubert F.

Landler D 378 No 4

User Poll: avg = 4.7; median = 5

5

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

8

Prokofiev S.

The Montagues and the Capulets No 6 from Ten pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op 75

Suggested grade

10

Hensel F.

Melodie Op 4 No 2

Entries for Mélodie op 4 no 2 fixed, thanks.

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 19 in G minor Op 49 No 1

Suggested grade

6

Handel A.

Blue Bay

Suggested grade

3

Bach J.S.

Partita No 4 in D major BWV 828

Suggested grade

10

Hensel F.

Mélodie op 4 no 2

Could you please add that this is also a grade 7 piece on the ABRSM syllabus 2023-4 and grade 8 on the RCM syllabus 2022? Thanks

Bach J.S.

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

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Satie E.

Ogive No 1

Suggested grade

5

Alcocer G.

Idea 10

Suggested grade

1

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in F major BWV 927

Suggested grade

5

Schumann R.

Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15

Suggested grade

5

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Rondo a Cappriccio Op 129 Rage over a Lost Penny

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

Suggested grade

5

Schumann R.

Album for the Young Op 68 No 40 in A major - Small Fugue

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Nowhere near as difficult as many of Liszt's other works (e.g. S. 253, S. 420, S. 700ii, S. 464, S. 137, S. 140, etc.) that deserve 10s. Does not deserve a 10.

7

Khachaturian A.

Sonatina in C major - mvt 1 Allegro giocoso

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 32

Suggested grade

9

Steibelt D.

Adagio in A minor

Suggested grade

3

Schumann C.

Romance Op 11 No 1

User Poll: avg = 7.3; median = 7

7

Balakirev M.

Islamey Op 18

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Schubert: Erlkonig G minor S558/4

Suggested grade

10