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Liszt F.

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

Suggested grade

8

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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9

Haydn J.

Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34

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9

Grieg E.

Wedding day at Troldhaugen Op 65 No 6

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10

Liszt F.

Mephisto Waltz No 1 S 514

Suggested grade

10

Hisaishi J.

The Wind Forest

needs big hands so hard for young children and needs to be able to change octaves quickly. Also quite long and needs musical expression.

7

Hisaishi J.

The Wind Forest

Suggested grade

7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in C minor Op 48 No 1

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6

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 1 Ab major S541

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5

Liszt F.

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S. 244/2

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9

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

Suggested grade

7

Mozart W.

Sonata - K 545 C major

It is hard to get it good but easy to play since it is in C major. If you want to play it good and have it sound good with emotions and depth it could be a 10+!

10

Bach J.S.

English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807- Prelude mvt 1

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10

Heller S.

Op 45 No 3 in D major - allegro - A Real Task

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6

Satie E.

Air du Grand Prieur no 3 from Sonneries de la Rose + Croix

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4

Glass P.

Metamorphosis Two

User Poll: avg = 5; median = 5

5

Rachmaninoff S.

Prelude in B minor No 10 from 13 preludes Op 32

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10

Stravinsky I.

Tango

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10

Chopin F.

Wiosna (Spring) Op 74 No 2/CT 130

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3

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 4 (Quatrieme gnossienne)

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5

Liszt F.

Ballade no 1 Db major S170

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10

Krieger J.

Minuet in A minor

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1

Chopin F.

Waltz in C# minor Op 64 No 2

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5

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 940

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5

Shostakovich D.

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

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9

Albeniz I.

Tango in D major mvt 2 from Espana Op 165

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7

Chopin F.

Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23

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10

Mozart W.

Viennese Sonatina No 1 in C major K 439b - mvt 1 allegro

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5

Schubert F.

Ave Maria - solo piano version - op 52 no 4 Bb major D839

PS grade revised from 9 to 6 (Jul. '25)

6

Merikanto O.

March Op 16 No 2

Suggested grade

6

Schubert F.

Ave Maria - solo piano version - op 52 no 4 Bb major D839

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6

Merikanto O.

Valse lente Op 33

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5

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

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10

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

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7

Schubert F.

Standchen (Serenade) from Schwangengesang D 957 arr. Liszt

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5

Arens B.

Prelude VII

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3

Satie E.

Gnossiennes No 5

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7

Shostakovich D.

March No 1 from A Childs Exercise Book Op 69

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3

Johnson J.

Over the Bars

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8

Berkeley L.

Six Preludes for Piano Op 63 No 2 Andante

User Poll: avg = 5.5; median = 6

6

Rachmaninoff S.

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30

ermm 10 is a little bit low don't you think?

10

Beethoven L.

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

arpeggios in the beginning are easy some left hand and right hand melody switching is the hard part

10

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

10

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Stephens J. and Gad T.

All of Me arr. Harnett

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4

Beethoven L.

Ecossaise fur Militarmusik in G major WoO23 arr. Czerny

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2

Hisaishi J.

Confessions in the Moonlight

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3

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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6

Beethoven L.

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

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2

Bach J.S.

Prelude in C major BWV 846 (prelude only)

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3

Grieg E.

Summer's Eve - op 71 no 2 Bb minor

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9

Piazzolla A.

Milonga del angel

PS grade revised from 8 to 7 (Jul. '25)

7

Alkan C.

Le Preux Op 17

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10

Grieg E.

Summer's Eve - op 71 no 2 Bb minor

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9

Glass P.

Metamorphosis One

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6

Kabalevsky D.

Sonatina in C major Op 13 No 1 mvt 3 Presto

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7

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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8

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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8

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826 - mvt 6 Capriccio

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10

Mozart W.

Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K 466

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10

Chopin F.

Etude in E major Op 10 No 3 'Tristesse'

Suggested grade

8

Kuhlau F.

Sonatina in G major Op 55 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

User Poll: avg = 4.4; median = 4

4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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1

Chopin F.

Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4

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4

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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3

Clementi M.

Sonatina in G major Op 36 No 2 - mvt 1 Allegretto

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4

Haydn J.

Andante con variazioni in F minor Hob XVII/6

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9

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

id say 9

9

Schumann R.

Arabesque in C major Op 18

id say 9

9

Mendelssohn F.

Scherzo in E minor Op 16 No 2

Suggested grade

8

Mendelssohn F.

Scherzo in E minor Op 16 No 2

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8

Liszt F.

Liebestraum - Nocturne no 3 Ab major S541

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9

Haughton A.

Baroque and Roll

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4

Taneva B.

Slow Waltz

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6

Turk D.

Carefree Johnny no 4 G major (60 Pieces for Aspiring Pianists Bk 1)

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2

Liszt F.

Album Leaf S 163d2 - Leipzig

Link added - thanks

Liszt F.

Orage - Storm in C minor No 5 S160

Suggested grade

10

Alcocer G.

Idea 10

Technically relatively easy, but requires very good expression

6

Beethoven L.

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

Suggested grade

7

Liszt F.

Album Leaf S 163d2 - Leipzig

Suggest adding this link: https://youtu.be/gMQPLtkEcj0?si=ZAeYMh8A9C1IXEOZ

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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9

Bach J.S.

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826

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6

Schumann R.

Kinder Sonata in G major Op 118 No 1 - mvt 3

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3

Debussy C.

La fille aux cheveux de lin No 8 from Preludes Book 1 L 117 in Gb major

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7

Mozetich M.

Three Pieces for Piano Solo

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10

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Db major Op 27 No 2/CT 115

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10

Clementi M.

Sonatina in C major Op 36 No 1 - mvt 1 Allegro

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4

MacDowell E.

To a Water Lily from Woodland Sketches Op 51 No 6

User Poll: avg = 5.4; median = 6

6

Chopin F.

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

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5

Chopin F.

Nocturne in Eb major Op 9 No 2

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne in B major Op 9 No 3

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10

Chopin F.

Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2

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6

Debussy C.

Clair de lune mvt 3 from Suite Bergamasque L 75

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7

Chopin F.

Nocturne - opus posth. in C minor B108

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7

Bach J.S.

Little Prelude in D minor BWV 926

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5

Albeniz I.

Asturias (Leyenda) No 5 from Suite espagnola Op 47

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10

Berkeley L.

Allegro No 5 from Five Short Pieces Op 4

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5

Beethoven L.

Sonata No 20 in G major Op 49 No 2

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8