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Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Benedict R.

Shallows from Watercolours for Piano

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3

Benedict R.

Shallows from Watercolours for Piano

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4

Dring M.

Pink Minor (No 1 from Colour Suite)

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Six Variations in G major on a theme by Paisiello WoO 70

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Etude in Gb major No 9 from Etudes Op 25/CT 34

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

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

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3

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Czerny C.

Etude Op 740 No 18

Suggested grade

10

Debussy C.

Poissons d or No 3 from Images 2 L111

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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6

Haydn J.

Sonata in C major Hob XVI:48 -?? mvt 2 Rondo Presto

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Fantasie in D minor K 397

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Wiosna (Spring) Op 74 No 2

Suggested grade

4

Grainger P.

Country gardens

Suggested grade

9

Debussy C.

Passepied mvt 4 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.C.

Prelude arr. Faber

Suggested grade

0

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

Suggested grade

10

Weiner L.

Three Hungarian Rural Dances Fox Dance No 1

Suggested grade

8

Rachmaninoff S.

Elegie in Eb minor No 1 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

Suggested grade

9

Bennett R.

Four Calling Birds

Suggested grade

7

Gershwin G.

Summertime

This is the Wedgwood arrangement of Summertime. Other arrangements (eg Booth) are harder.

3

Gershwin G.

Summertime

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major Op 61

Suggested grade

8

Debussy C.

Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque

Suggested grade

8

Albeniz I.

Leyenda from Asturias

Suggested grade

7

Anon.

Burlesque in G major (Notebook for Wolfgang)

Suggested grade

1

Ravel M.

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

Suggested grade

7

Handel G.

Suite No 3 HWV 428 in D minor 1st & 2nd mvts Prelude & Allegro (Fugue)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

Suggested grade

8

Corea C.

Childrens Songs No 1

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

7

Bullard A.

Flying above the Clouds

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2

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Impromptu in C minor Op 90 D899 No 1

Suggested grade

9

Scriabin A.

Prelude No 14 from 24 Preludes Op 11 in Eb minor

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

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

5

5

Scriabin A.

Prelude No 14 from 24 Preludes Op 11 in Eb minor

Agreed - should be grade 10.

10

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 18 F minor

Suggested grade

9

Scriabin A.

Prelude No 14 from 24 Preludes Op 11 in Eb minor

If this is being played accurately and Presto as indicated.

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-Tableau: Moderato - op 33 no 4 D minor

Suggested grade

10

Ravel M.

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

I guess I cant disagree with a benchmark but this is probably ABRSM Grade 8 or low DipABRSM.

9

Tchaikovsky P.

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

Suggested grade

7

Seiber M.

Scherzando Capriccioso

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmk4edXxok

10

Seiber M.

Scherzando Capriccioso

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

Link fixed - thanks

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

Incorrect video link - linked to Partita No.1 in Bb BWV 825

9

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude Op 3 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude Op 3 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Eroica no 7 Eb major S139

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G major No 5 from 13 preludes Op 32

Suggested grade

9

Liszt F.

Eroica no 7 Eb major S139

Suggested grade

10

Busoni F.

Bach: Prelude & Fugue for Organ (BWV 532) in D major

FRSM grade 3?

9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

LRSM

9

Busoni F.

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

FRSM

10

Busoni F.

Bach: Prelude & Fugue for Organ (BWV 532) in D major

FRSM

3

Busoni F.

Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ (BWV 565) in D minor

LTCL

9

Gershwin G.

Prelude (Melody No 17)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in Ab major Op 69 No 1 (L Adieu)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Schumann R.

Traumerei (Dreaming) No 7 from Kinderscenen Op 15

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Waltz in Ab major Op 69 No 1 (L Adieu)

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Prokofiev S.

Tale - op 31 no 2 F# minor

Link fixed - thanks

6

Prokofiev S.

Tale - op 31 no 2 F# minor

link is missing

6

Bach J.S.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

Suggested grade

2

Horner J.

My heart will go on

Only uses basic knowledge

5

Kabalevsky D.

Clowning Op 27 No 10 in F major

Thanks - key fixed

4

Kabalevsky D.

Clowning Op 27 No 10 B minor

It isnt in B minor. It has one flat in the key signature not two sharps

4

Faure G.

Barcarolle 9 - op 101 A minor

Suggested grade

6

Liszt F.

Grand Bravura Fantasy on Paganinis La Campanella - op 2 A minor S420

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 29 in Bb major Op 106 (Hammerklavier)

This is considered hardest beethoven sonata

10

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in Ab major No 3 from Klavierstuck Op 76

Link fixed - thanks

6

Schubert F.

Sonata in G major Op 78 D894 - mvt 3 Menuetto and Trio

the link is broken

6

Brahms J.

Intermezzo in Ab major No 3 from Klavierstuck Op 76

The link is broken

6

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Vine C.

Semplice

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7

Einaudi L.

Nuvole bianche

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6

Vine C.

Semplice

Suggested grade

10

Vine C.

Semplice

Suggested grade

10

Grieg E.

Patriotic Song No 8 from Lyric Pieces Op 12

Suggested grade

4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

Good grading

9

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

Good grading

4

Gliere R.

Prelude in Db No 1 from Eight Easy Pieces Op 43

Suggested grade

6

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesque L66

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7

Schumann R.

Intermezzo in Eb minor No 4 from Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Suggested grade

9

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 330 - mvt 3

AGME (2014) listed K339 mvt 3 in its grade 6 syllabus while mvts 2 & 3 together were in its proficiecy (G8) level

7

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 330 - mvt 3

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

Ballade

10