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Lichner H.

A Short Story

Suggested grade

3

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

8

Grieg E.

Sonata in E minor Op 7

Suggested grade

8

Kabalevsky D.

Folk Dance Op 39 No 17

PS grade revised from 3 to 2 (Dec. '25)

2

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

Suggested grade

4

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 9 in Ab Major Ricordanza

Suggested grade

10

Pachelbel J.

Canon in D major arr. Liapunov

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4

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 3 in D major BWV 789

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 5 in D major from WTC Book 2 BWV 874

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10

Mozart W.

Rondo in A Minor K 511

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

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6

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Ab major Op 32 No 2

Suggested grade

10

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797

Suggested grade

7

Bach J.S.

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797

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5

Prokofiev S.

Diabolical Suggestion No 4 from Four Pieces Op 4

Suggested grade

10

Tiersen Y.

Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midi

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

Suggested grade

10

Mendelssohn F.

Sonata - op 6 E major

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in C minor Op 10 No 12 ('Revolutionary')

Suggested grade

8

Chaminade C.

Tarentelle Op 123 No 10

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Impromptu in C minor Op 90 D899 No 1

Technically grade 8, musically grade 10. Arguably the toughest of the Op 90 impromptus

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Concert Etude - Un Sospiro no 3 Db major S144

Suggested grade

10

Kapustin N.

Toccatina Op 36

Suggested grade

9

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Etudes Op 10 (complete)

Suggested grade

10

Norton C.

Oriental Flower

Suggested grade

6

Chopin F.

Etudes Op 10 (complete)

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Waltz Sentimental Op 50 No 13 D779 A major

Trinity link added - thanks

5

Tchaikovsky P.

June - Barcarolle - op 37 no 6 G minor

Suggested grade

9

Janacek L.

Nelze domluvit (Lost for Words) from On an Overgrown Path

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

8

Grieg E.

Puck No 3 from Lyric Pieces Op 71 in Eb minor

An 8 if you play it at a decent pace, i.e at 130 bpm and above.

8

Shostakovich D.

Lyrical Waltz No 1 from Dances of the Dolls Op 91b

Suggested grade

5

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

Suggest adding Trinity grade 5 to this listing (2021-2023 syllabus)

5

Schubert F.

Valse sentimentale No 13 from Valses sentimentales Op 50 D 797

Suggested grade

5

Tiersen Y.

Comptine d'un autre ete l'apres-midi

Suggested grade

3

Faure G.

Romance sans paroles Op 17 No 3 in Ab major

Suggested grade

7

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 17 in D minor Op 31 No 2 (The Tempest) - mvt 1 Largo - Allegro

Suggested grade

10

Ravel M.

Miroirs - mvt 3 Une barque sur l'ocean in A major

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

Suggested grade

10

Yuyama A.

Kaki-no-Tane

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Suggested grade

9

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

Suggested grade

3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C# minor - Lento con gran espressione Op post No 20 B49

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E major Op 62 No 2

Suggested grade

9

Granados E.

Cuento viejo Op 1 No 4

User Poll: avg = 4.1; median = 4

4

Bach J.S.

Goldberg Variations - Aria and variation 28

Suggested grade

8

Mozart W.

Rondo in A Minor K 511

Suggested grade

10

Bartok B.

Sonatina Sz 55 BB 69 - mvt 1 Bagpipers

Suggested grade

8

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 mvt 2

Suggested grade

1

Debussy C.

La plus que lente L121 in G major

Suggested grade

10

Schubert F.

Op 90 No 4 Ab Major D899

Suggested grade

7

Debussy C.

L'Isle joyeuse L 106 A major

Suggested grade

10

Respighi O.

Notturno No 1

Suggested grade

9

Respighi O.

Notturno No 1

Suggested grade

9

Schubert F.

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

Suggested grade

8

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

10

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

Suggested grade

4

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

Suggested grade

7

Hisaishi J.

Confessions in the Moonlight

Suggested grade

5

Khachaturian A.

Etude - Ivan Is Very Busy from Adventures of Ivan

Suggested grade

5

O'Halloran D.

Variazione di un tango

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 4

4

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Suggested grade

10

Handel G.

Suite No 9 in G major HWV 442 - mvt 1 Prelude

Suggested grade

4

Kabalevsky D.

Twenty Four Little Pieces Op 39 No 23 Waltz

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Ab major Op 32 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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8

Wrangell A.

Rush E

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6

Wrangell A.

Rush E

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10

Nazareth E.

Odeon

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7

Hisaishi J.

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

Suggested grade

5

Prokofiev S.

Promenade in C major Op 65 No 2

Suggested grade

2

Chopin F.

Barcarolle in F# major Op 60

Suggested grade

10

Haydn J.

Quadrille from Five Contradances and One Quadrille Hob. IX:29

Suggested grade

1

Telemann G.

Vite

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2

Chopin F.

Nocturne op 9 no 1 ed Paderewski

Suggested grade

10

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumblebee arr. Bradley

Suggested grade

4

Beach A.

Petite Valse

User Poll: avg = 4.1; median = 4

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in D major No 4 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in D major No 4 from 10 preludes Op 23

Suggested grade

8

Tchaikovsky P.

Album for the Young Op 39 No 13 Folk Song

Thanks - title and YT link fixed

4

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

Suggested grade

10

Mozart W.

Sonata in C major K 545 mvt 3 Rondo

Suggested grade

6

Tchaikovsky P.

Mama - op 39 no 3 G major

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

4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 5 - mvt 1 Presto

Suggested grade

4

Scriabin A.

Sonate-fantaisie in G# minor WoO 6

Suggested grade

9

Scriabin A.

Nocturne in Ab major WoO 3

Suggested grade

8

Tchaikovsky P.

Russian Song - op 39 no 12 F major

"Russian Song" is Op. 39 No. 11.

Tchaikovsky P.

The Peasant Plays an Introduction - op 39 no 13 Bb major

The correct title of this piece is "Folk Song" and the key is D Major. "The Peasant" in Bb Major is No. 12.

Gershwin G.

Rhapsody in Blue

Suggested grade

9

Chopin F.

Waltz in F minor Op 70 No 2 arr. Fontana

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Funerailles S 173 No 7

Suggested grade

10

Rachmaninoff S.

Etude-tableau Op 33 No 8 Grave in C# minor

Agreed - entry fixed, thanks.

10

Mozart W.

Variations Ah vous dirais-je maman K265

Suggested grade

7

Sibelius J.

Le Sapin (The Spruce) Op 75 No 5

Suggested grade

5