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Still W.

Summerland

User Poll: avg = 6.7; median = 6

6

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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8

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 1

Sugerencia de grado

5

Neufeld D.

Nocturne For a Winter's Night

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

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

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2

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5

Beach A.

By the Still Waters

User Poll: avg = 4.5; median = 5

5

Scriabin A.

Etude - op 8 no 2 F# minor

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10

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D minor BWV 851

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8

Bach J.S.

Prelude and Fugue No 6 in D minor BWV 851

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6

Bach J.S.

Goldberg Variations - Aria and variation 3

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9

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in D minor K 141 L 422

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8

Scarlatti D.

Sonata in D minor K 141 L 422

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9

Bach J.S.

2-Part Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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4

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

5

Gounod C.

La Veneziana Barcarolle

User Poll: avg = 5.3; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Mostly quick arpeggios

9

Chopin F.

Etude in C major Op 10 No 1

Mostly very quick arpeggios

9

Masuda T.

Sadness and Sorrow

User Poll: avg = 5; median = 5

5

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

This was the first big piece I played. Of course, this piece has technical difficulties, but I think it can be done with the necessary work. But still this song

8

Chopin F.

Ballade No 3 in Ab major Op 47

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8

Burgmuller J.F.

18 Characteristic Studies Op 109 No 10

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6

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 3

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8

Clementi M.

Sonatina - op 38 no 3 in F major

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6

Burgmuller J.F.

18 Characteristic Studies Op 109 No 10

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6

Satie E.

Fantaisie-Valse

User Poll: avg = 6.6; median = 7

7

Chopin F.

Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Op 18

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8

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

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5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata - mvt 3

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10

Bach J.S.

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

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6

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Czerny C.

The Art of Finger Dexterity Op. 740 no. 41

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7

Liszt F.

Album Leaf S 164h

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3

Ravel M.

Gaspard de la nuit (complete)

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10

Ravel M.

Jeux d'Eau in E major

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10

Chopin F.

Sostenuto in Eb major KK IVb No 10

Thanks - title fixed and merged with B.133

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata - mvt 1

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9

Beethoven L.

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

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Mendelssohn F.

Venetian Gondola Song Op 19 No 6

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3

Chopin F.

Sostenuto in E- KK IVb No. 10

It's Eb, not E-. And the same entry as "Sostenuto B133". They can be merged. In terms if difficulty I agree with 4/5. 4-5 for the notes, 5 for the expression.

Schubert F.

Scherzo in Bb major from Zwei Scherzi D 593

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

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9

Chopin F.

Etude in Eb minor Op 10 No 6

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8

Chopin F.

Ballade in Ab major Op 47

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10

Mendelssohn F.

Etude 1 - op 104b no 4 Bb minor

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9

Bach J.S.

Prelude & Fugue No 17 in Ab major BWV 862

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in E minor Op 72 No 1

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5

Bartok B.

Allegro barbaro Sz 49 BB 63

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8

Mozart W.

Sonata in D major K 284 - mvt 1 Allegro

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8

Bach J.S.

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

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4

Liszt F.

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

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in Eb minor Op 10 No 6

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8

Chopin F.

Waltz in E minor Op posth. B 56

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8

Beethoven L.

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

This should be grade 10 imo

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade in Ab major Op 47

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Suggested grade

10

Chopin F.

Ballade in F major Op 38

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10

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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6

Ravel M.

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

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8

Chopin F.

Etude in F minor Op 10 No 9

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8

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in G minor No 5 from 10 preludes Op 23

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9

Petzold C.

Minuet in G major BWV 114

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2

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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2

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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7

Bruckner A.

Fantasie In G major WAB 118

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 (Pathetique) - mvt 3 Rondo

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8

Mozart W.

Romanze (2nd movt from Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525) arr. Virgo

Thanks - link fixed.

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 14 in C# minor Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight Sonata) mvt 1

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7

Beethoven L.

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

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9

Liszt F.

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

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8

Mozart W.

Romanze (2nd movt from Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525) arr. Virgo

The YouTube clip isn't the arrangement of Romance K.525 by Virgo; e.g. this clip is https://youtu.be/8c7ag66Q3Sg?si=jkPwnY0O4yX7-18z. Suggest changing the link.

3

Einaudi L.

Divenire

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7

Hummel J.

Romance in G major (Six Very Easy Pieces Op 52 No 4)

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3

Schumann R.

About Strange Lands and People (Kinderscenen Op15 No1)

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5

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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10

Stravinsky I.

Tango

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9

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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7

Liszt F.

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 1 in C major

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9

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 Pathetique - mvt 1

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8

Schubert F.

Impromptu - op 142 no 3 Bb major D935

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Etude in G# minor Op 25 No 6

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10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in G# minor Op 25 No 6

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10

Beethoven L.

Bagatelle in G minor Op 119 No 1

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

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8

Chopin F.

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

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4

Grieg E.

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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9

Chopin F.

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

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9

Saint-Saens C.

Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22

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9

Bach J.S.

Toccata in D major BWV 912

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10

Yiruma

May Be

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6