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Beethoven L.

Sonata No 4 in Eb major Op 7 - mvt 4 Rondo - Poco allegretto e grazioso

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10

Burgmuller J.F.

The Storm Op 109 No 13

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4

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle No 25 in A minor WoO 59 (Fur Elise)

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9

Czerny C.

First Instructor Op 599 No 85

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1

Liszt F.

Transcendental etude No 4 in D minor 'Mazeppa' S139

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7

Handel G.

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

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7

Joplin S.

Magnetic Rag

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7

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 (any one)

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10

Liszt F.

Hymn of the Child on Awakening no 6 Ab major S173

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8

Liszt F.

Thoughts of the Dead in G major No 4 S173

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10

Liszt F.

Pater Noster no 5 C major S173

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7

Bach C.P.E.

Andante

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2

Liszt F.

Transcendental etude No 4 in D minor 'Mazeppa' S139

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10

Liszt F.

Benediction of God in Solitude no 3 F# major S 173

stunned that this is the first comment - what a mesmerising piece.

10

Bach C.P.E.

Solfeggio (Solfeggietto) in C minor W 117/2 H 220

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6

Chopin F.

Mazurka in C# minor Op 63 No 3

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8

Martinu B.

The puppet dances No 5 from Loutky H 137

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8

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 1 A major S514

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10

Chopin F.

Prelude in G minor Op 28 No 22 (Impatience)

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9

Handel G.

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

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3

Bach J.S.

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

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7

Gershwin G.

Prelude No 1

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9

Novak V.

Píseň měsíčné noci / Song on a Moonlit Night

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 5

5

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

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10

Chopin F.

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

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10

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Hovering between a 9 and a 10.

10

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 3 in G minor BWV 808 - Gavotte I mvt 5

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7

Tchaikovsky P.

Susse Traumerei (Sweet Reverie) Op 39 No 21

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

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10

Sinding C.

Rustle of Spring Op 32 No 3

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6

Chopin F.

Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11

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6

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in B minor K27

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6

Handel G.

Sonatina in Bb major HWV 585

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2

Handel G.

Sonatina in Bb major (G 40) HWV 585

B

Nyman M.

The heart asks pleasure first

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5

Beethoven L.

Lustig und Traurig WoO 54

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4

Grovlez G.

Pepita No 6 from A Childs Garden

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6

Liszt F.

Grandes etudes de Paganini - La Campanella (the Bell) no 3 G# minor S141

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8

Martinu B.

It Isn't Bad Is It To Pick a Few Flowers H 125 No 4

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3

Debussy C.

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

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8

Handel G.

Impertinence in G minor HWV 494

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1

Farrenc L.

Etude in Db major Op 41 No 5

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7

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle in G major Op 119 No 6

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4

Schumann R.

Album for the Young Op 68 No 2 Soldier's March

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1

Schumann R.

Album for the Young Op 68 No 2 Soldier's March

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3

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 - Gavotte mvt 4

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7

Bach J.S.

French Suite No 5 in G major BWV 816 - Gavotte mvt 4

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7

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Quite challenging, especially in technique. However, reading and learning the piece is not as difficult.

10

Schubert F.

Op 90 No 4 Ab Major D899

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8

Chopin F.

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

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7

Tchaikovsky P.

March of the Tin Soldiers Op 39 No 5

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3

Chopin F.

Prelude in Eb minor Op 28 No 14 CT 178

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8

Prokofiev S.

The rain and the rainbow in C major No 8 from Music for children Op 65

PS grade revised from 6 to 5 (Aug. '25)

5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 4 in Eb major Op 7 - mvt 4 Rondo - Poco allegretto e grazioso

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10

Beethoven L.

Op 7 in Eb major – mvt 1

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10

Debussy C.

Minstrels No 12 from Preludes Book 1 L117

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8

Rachmaninoff S.

Moment Musical - op 16 no 4 E minor

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8

Mendelssohn F.

The Shepherd's Complaint - op 67 no 5 B minor

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6

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words Op 67 No 4

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9

Mendelssohn F.

Op 62 No 5 Song without words (Venetian Gondola)

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7

Mendelssohn F.

The Flight - op 53 no 6 A major

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9

Mendelssohn F.

Sadness of Soul - op 53 no 4 F major

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6

Mendelssohn F.

Agitation - op 53 no 3 G minor

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 53 No 2

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7

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words Op 38 No 6

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 38 No 2

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7

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words op 30 no 6 Venetian Gondola Song

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6

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words Op 30 No 3

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Unrest - op 30 no 2 Bb minor

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8

Mendelssohn F.

Lied ohne Worte Op 30 No1

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7

Mendelssohn F.

Song without Words Op 19 No 6

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6

Mendelssohn F.

Restlessness - op 19 no 5 F# minor

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9

Mussorgsky M.

Pictures of an Exhibition - Il vecchio castello

Thanks - entries merged at gr 7

7

Mussorgsky M.

Pictures of an Exhibition - Il vecchio castello

should be grade 7 as per AMEB PFL - this is actually a duplicate on PS

7

Grieg E.

From Early Years - op 65 no 1 D minor

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8

Liszt F.

Consolation No 3 Lento placido from Six Consolations S172

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8

Takemitsu T.

Rain Tree Sketch II - in memoriam Olivier Messiaen

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8

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 22 G minor

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6

Scriabin A.

Prelude - op 11 no 10 C# minor

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8

Rameau J.-P.

Les cyclopes

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6

Lecuona E.

Malaguena

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9

Wright N.

The Butterfly

User Poll: avg = 5.7; median = 6

6

Schubert F.

Impromptu in Gb major Op 90 No 3 D899

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9

Handel G.

Air in D minor HWV 461 - hornpipe

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4

Chopin F.

Nocturne - op 62 no 2 in E major

9

9

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Mozart W.

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

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5

Mendelssohn F.

Song Without Words Op 102 No 3

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7

Chopin F.

Wiosna (Spring) Op 74 No 2/CT 130

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4

Chopin F.

Prelude in F# minor Op 28 No 8

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6

Chopin F.

Etude in Ab major No 1 from Etudes Op 25/CT 26

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8

Granados E.

Escenas romanticas H 138 No 3 Lento

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9

Granados E.

Escenas romanticas H 138 No 1 Mazurka

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7

Debussy C.

Rêverie L 68

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8

Joplin S.

The Entertainer

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7

Chopin F.

Mazurka in B major Op 63 No 1

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5

Burgmuller J.F.

The Storm Op 109 No 13

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6

Schytte L.

Etude in G Major op 108 no 19

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4