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Tchaikovsky P.

June (Barcarolle) No 6 from The Seasons Op 37b

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 55 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in A-Flat Minor La campanella

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Etude S 140 No 3 in A-Flat Minor La campanella

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 55 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 4

PS grade revised from 9 to 10 (Nov '22)

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 55 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 4

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 4

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 55 No 2

too east for a 10

9

Chopin F.

Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 4

agreed should be 10

10

Chopin F.

Sonata No 1 in C minor Op 4

It's CHOPIN SONATA should be a 10 automatically. A 9 makes it the same rating as the funeral march. The first movement and 4th movement alone are a 10.

10

Chopin F.

Mazurka in Bb major Op 17 No 1

Suggested grade

8

Granados E.

La mendiga Op 1 No 2

User Poll: avg = 4.8; median = 5

5

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Suggested grade

5

Chopin F.

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Suggested grade

8

Vine C.

Spartacus from Red Blues

Suggested grade

5

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 6 in E major BWV 817 - mvt 4 Gavotte

PS grade revised from 5 to 4 (Nov '22)

4

Grieg E.

Lyric Pieces Op 12 No 3

Suggested grade

4

Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

should be 9

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in E minor Op posth. B 56

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 51

Suggested grade

10

Brahms J.

Hungarian Dance (solo piano version) no 5 in F# minor WoO 1

PS grade revised from 9 to 10 (Nov '22)

10

Brahms J.

Hungarian Dance (solo piano version) no 5 in F# minor WoO 1

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Brahms J.

Hungarian Dance (solo piano version) no 5 in F# minor WoO 1

Definitely a 10 for sure

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Chamberlain L.

Watermark

Suggested grade

1

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 1 Bb minor

Agreed, should be a 10

10

Brahms J.

Hungarian Dance (solo piano version) no 5 in F# minor WoO 1

How is this even an 9/10. Its HENLE rating is an 8/9 which is equivalent to chopin op 10 no 4, and more than chopin op 48 no 1, both of which are 10/10.

10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 3 S216

PS grade revised from 9 to 10 (Nov '22)

10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 3 S216

Agreed should be grade 10

10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 3 S216

Its a Mephisto Waltz should automatically be a 10

10

Beethoven L.

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

Why grade 9? Henle has this sonata as a 8/9 and this is the toughest mvm

10

Chopin F.

Scherzo in Bb minor Op 31

It already is a grade 10

10

Chopin F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 51

Absolutely grade 10, I don't even understand how this was a grade 9

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Notturno in Ab major No 3 from Liebestrume S 541

Suggested grade

10

Adele

I'll Be Waiting

Suggested grade

4

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

10

Schumann R.

Harvest Song - op 68 no 24 A major

Thanks - entry updated

5

Schumann R.

Harvest Song - op 68 no 24 A major

This is on 2022 RCM, Level 5

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 C# minor S244

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4

Suggested grade

6

Yiruma

Reminiscent

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 6 in D minor from WTC Book 2 BWV 875

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Rowley A.

Miniature prelude and Miniature fugue

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 51

Agreed should be gr 10

10

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 C# minor S244

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 51

FAR too difficult for a 9 rating, definitely should be a 10.

10

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

6

Handel G.

Suite in G minor HWV 432 - mvt 6 Passacaille (Passacaglia)

Suggested grade

5

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in B minor No 1 from Clavierstucke Op 119

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

9

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

8

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in G op 55 no 2 - mvt 3 Allegro

Suggested grade

8

Haydn J.

Sonata in F major Hob XVI:23

Suggested grade

9

Tchaikovsky P.

June - Barcarolle - op 37 no 6 G minor

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 - mvt 3

Suggested grade

8

Sibelius J.

Impromptu Op 5 No 4

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 6

6

Beethoven L.

Rondo in C major Op 51 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor KK IVb/11 B150

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor KK IVb/11 B150

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor KK IVb/11 B150

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor KK IVb/11 B150

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

9

Kabalevsky D.

Cavalry Gallop Op 27 No 29

Suggested grade

5

Ravel M.

La Valse in D major

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Yiruma

River Flows in You

Suggested grade

5

Bonsor B.

Willie Wagglestick's Walkabout

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Song Without Words

Suggested grade

6

Farrenc L.

Etude Op 50 No 1

User Poll: avg = 4.1; median = 4

4

Ravel M.

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

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Allegro Scherzando in F major Hob III:75/4

Suggested grade

1

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 10 in G major Op 14 No 2 - mvt 2 and mvt 3

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

9

Cimarosa D.

Sonata No 17 in D minor

RCM 2008 syllabus had this at gr 5. The 2022 syllabus has it at gr 4. Both are now recorded.

4

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Joplin S.

Fig Leaf Rag

Suggested grade

7

Cimarosa D.

Sonata No 17 in D minor

This is RCM 4, not 5, FYI.

4

Bonis M.

Meditation Op 33 No 1

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

6

Mussorgsky M.

First Punishment in A minor

Suggested grade

9

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

9

Zimmer H.

Pirates of the Caribbean an Original Medley arr. Radnich

Suggested grade

8

Bach J.S.

Concerto 3 - BWV 974 in D minor (after Marcello)

Suggested grade

7