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

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6

Rhapsody in G minor No 2 from Two rhapsodies Op 79

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9

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

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8

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Sonata in C major K 545 - mvt 1 Allegro

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7

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3

Goldberg Variations - Aria and variation 1 BWV 988

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5

Diversions No 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHpef4TpDW0

Song Without Words op 30 no 6 Venetian Gondola Song

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10

Andante and Rondo capriccioso Op 14

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7

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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10

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Petite Suite No 6 Serenade

User Poll: avg = 5.1; median = 5

5

Sonata in C minor L 357 K 40

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4

Shostakovich D.

Waltz No 2 from Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra arr. Noack

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9

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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10

Arietta No 7 from Eight Easy Piano Pieces Op 43

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8

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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5

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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10

Waltz in B minor Op 18 No 6 D 145

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3

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

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9

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

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10

Nocturne in C# minor Op posth. KK IVa 16 B49

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5

Invention No 2 in C minor BWV 773

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4

French Suite no 3 in B minor BWV 814

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10

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 2 Le Gibet in Eb minor

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8

Gaspard de la nuit - mvt 3 Scarbo in G# minor

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7

Ecossaise fur Militarmusik in G major WoO23 arr. Czerny

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2

Prelude in G major BWV 902

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4

Chanson Triste Op 40 No 2

link updated - thanks

Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52

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10

Chanson Triste Op 40 No 2

video unavailable. Found a new one filmed from top: https://youtu.be/T8Nyc4JC4E0?si=WTaQTL0I5Ab0fJv_

Polonaise in Ab major Op 53 (Heroic)

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10

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

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7

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

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7

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

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10

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

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10

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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6

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Canzonet - Romanze - Allegretto in C major

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2

Study - op 849 no 18 Eb major

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6

Rachmaninoff S.

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

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10

Voiles from Preludes Book No 1 L117 No 2

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4

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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6

Drowsy bees and butterflies

https://youtu.be/P5Z0M9NRFiU?t=46

Rhapsody in B minor No 1 from Two rhapsodies Op 79

Officially listed as LMusA in the AMEB syllabus, one of the more approachable Romantic pieces of this bracket

10

Rimsky-Korsakov N.

Flight of the Bumble Bee in A minor arr. Rachmaninoff

Despite being a meme due to poor performances and a TwoSetViolin commentary, performing this piece with precision is very difficult, on par with C/AMusA

10

Fantasy in C major (Wanderer-Fantasie) D 760

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9

Burgmuller J.F.

Ballade in C minor Op 100 No 15

Can be found in AMEB Series 17 Grade 3

3

Very difficult 8 to play with precision, not a part of AMEB

8

This is on par with CMusA, the main technical challenge is finding appropriate fingerings for the repeated notes without missing notes

9

Prelude No 1 from 8 kontsertnikh etyudov (Eight concert studies) Op 40

Listed as LMusA in the AMEB syllabus

10

Humoresque in G major Op 10 No 2

Can be found in AMEB Series 18 List C, slightly harder than par due to the rapid chords

8

La chanson de la folie au bord de la mer Op 31 No 8

Can be found in AMEB Series 16 Grade 6

6

From Foreign Lands and People Kinderscenen Op15 No1

Can be found in Elissa Milne's Getting to Grade Five

5

Asturias (Leyenda) No 5 from Suite espagnola Op 47

Can be found on the AMEB syllabus as "ALBÉNIZ, I. Prelude No 1 from Cantos de España Op. 232" for Grade 8, appropriate difficulty

8

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

Very difficult 4 for AMEB

5

Little Prelude in F major BWV 927

Very hard 4, can be found in Elissa Milne's Getting to Grade Four - the Grade 3 AMEB PFL difficulty listing on PS is incorrect

4

Fluttering leaves in A minor Op 147 No 2

Can be found in AMEB Series 18 List C, difficulty is appropriate

5

To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 1

Can be found in AMEB PFL Series 1 Grade 5 - straightforward piece, but the coda is deceptively tricky due to an awkward 10th stretch

5

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

Can be found on the AMEB manual syllabus as Grade 7

7

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

Can be found on the AMEB PFL manual syllabus as Grade 8

8

Etude in C# minor Op 10 No 4

Harder than Op. 10 No. 12, can also be used as part of the "Any two contrasting Etudes from Op. 10/CT 14-25" check

10

Glanville-Hicks P.

Prelude for a pensive pupil

Can be found in AMEB Piano Series 18 List D, the difficulty is appropriate

8

Prelude and Fugue No 1 in C major BWV 846

Formerly listed as List A in the 2015 AMEB manual syllabus, now discontinued - the fugue is very difficult as an AMEB Grade 8 List A

9

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

Officially listed as LMusA in the AMEB syllabus

10

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

Available as an option on the AMEB PFL manual list for Grade 7, on par with Op. 64 No. 1

7

Transcendental Etudes S139 No 2 in A minor

Was listed as LMusA in the 2015 AMEB syllabus, now discontinued

10

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

Can be found as CMusA on the AMEB manual syllabus

9

Invention No 15 in B minor BWV 786

Very hard 5 (if not 6), on par with Inventions #2 & #14

5

Invention No 14 in Bb major BWV 785

Very hard 5, on par with Invention #2, can be found in AMEB Piano Series 18 List A

5

Invention No 10 in G major BWV 781

Hard 5, good practice for gigues and ornaments

5

Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779

This is a hard 5, it can also be found in Elissa Milne's Getting To Grade Five and is available as a manual List A

5

Invention No 6 in E major BWV 777

Available as a manual List A in the AMEB manual syllabus, good sarabande practice

5

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

Can be found in AMEB PFL Series 1 Grade 7

7

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in C# minor No 2 from Morceaux de fantaisie Op 3

Can be found as an official CMusA List C piece

9

Moments musicaux in F minor D780 No 3

Suggested grade

7

Easier than Maple Leaf Rag, but has a longer runtime and the D section's fingerings can be awkward initially

7

Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775

Officially listed as Grade 4 on the AMEB syllabus manually, on par with Invention 1 if not slightly harder due to the long trills

4

Invention No 3 in D major BWV 774

Easier than #2, is also on the AMEB syllabus as a manual List A

5

Invention No 2 in C minor BWV 773

Is listed on the AMEB manual list as a 5, and is one of the harder ones

5

2-Part Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784

On the upper echelon of the AMEB syllabus as a manual Grade 5

5

2-Part Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772

Listed on the AMEB manual syllabus as Grade 4

4

Arabesque No 1 from Deux arabesques L 66

Despite being officially listed as Grade 7 in the AMEB manual syllabus, students that have not practised 2:3 polyrhythms will struggle with this piece

7

Prelude in Db major Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop)

Can be officially found in AMEB PFL Series 3

6

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

Was listed as an individual LMusA entry in the 2015 syllabus before being merged to the "any 2 Chopin etudes" instruction

10

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

Officially listed as List C in AMEB Piano Series 16

8

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

Feels like on the upper end of LMusA, but is deceptively more manageable versus Chopin's: 10-1, 25-6, 25-11

10

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

Disregard the comment below, as it's referring to the S141 revision, not S140

10

Etude S 140 No 3 in Ab Minor La campanella (1st version)

Feels like on the upper end of LMusA, but is deceptively more manageable versus Chopin's: 10-1, 25-6, 25-11

10

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

On par with LMusA

10

La cathedrale engloutie No 10 from Preludes 1 L117

Was listed as Grade 8 in the AMEB List D manual list in 2015

8

Sonata in A major K 331 - mvt 3 Alla turca

Suggested grade

7

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66

Despite being listed as CMusA in AMEB's syllabus officially, this is a very difficult CMusA piece, it's on par with Chopin's Op. 10 No. 12, which is LMusA

10

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Officially listed as an option in AMEB's AMusA

9

The Entertainer

Suggested grade

7

Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9 No 1

Formerly in AMEB's official AMusA listing, now discontinued

9

The stamina requirement makes the AMEB PFL's 7 rating inappropriate

8

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