This system is based on the classification used by piano-library.org, which operates with five levels. We have translated their scale into ten steps.
- Beginner (Levels 1–3) – early repertoire, technically straightforward, often pedagogical in nature.
- Intermediate (Levels 4–6) – increasingly complex textures, more advanced technique, and larger formal structures.
- Advanced (Levels 7–9) – major works of the repertoire requiring a high degree of technical control, musical maturity, and stamina.
- Top Level (Level 10) – the most demanding works, technically and musically, representing the summit of the concert repertoire.
Level 5 (Intermediate)
1 items
Level 6 (Upper Intermediate)
1 items
Level 7 (Early Advanced)
5 items
Level 8 (Advanced)
9 items
Level 9 (Highly Advanced)
7 items
Level 10 (Top Level)
4 items
Examples
Level 5
Bach
- English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 — Courante I & II (incl. Double I & II), Sarabande, Gigue
- Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 — Praeambulum, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande
- Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846–869 — Preludes and Fugues in C minor, C♯ major/minor, D major, E♭/D♯ minor, E minor, F major/minor, F♯ minor, G major/minor, A major/minor, B♭ major/minor, B major, B minor
- Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870–893 — Preludes and Fugues in C major/minor, C♯ major, E♭ major, E major, F minor, F♯ major/minor, G minor, A♭ major, A minor, B minor
Beethoven
- Variations WoO 69, 73, 76, 78 — on Quant’ è più bello, La stessa, la stessissima, Tändeln und Scherzen, God Save the King
- Seven Bagatelles, Op. 33 — Nos. 1, 2, 4
- Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (“Pathétique”) — II. Adagio cantabile
- Sonata No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26 — III. Marcia funebre
Chopin
- Mazurkas, Op. 63 — Nos. 2 & 3
- Mazurkas, Op. 67 — No. 3
- Mazurkas, Op. 68 — No. 3
- Waltzes, Opp. 34, 64, 69, 70 — including Op. 34 No. 2 (A minor), Op. 64 No. 1 (D♭ major), Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 70 No. 2 (F minor)
Liszt
- Années de pèlerinage II (Italie), S. 161 — Il Penseroso
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 172a & 173 — Pater noster; Ave Maria
- Consolations, S. 171a & 172 — Nos. 1, 2 & 4
Rachmaninov
- Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 — No. 6, Romance in F minor
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16 — No. 5, D♭ major
Schumann
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 — Nos. 2, 5, 6, 7
- Waldszenen, Op. 82 — Nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
Level 6
Bach
- English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 — Prélude; Allemande
- English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 — Prélude
- English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 — Gigue
- English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 — Prélude; Gigue
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 — Allemande
- French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 — Courante; Gigue
- French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 — Gigue
- Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 — Praeludium; Corrente
- Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 — Sinfonia; Courante
- Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 — Allemande; Gigue
- Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 — Allemande
- Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 — Toccata
Beethoven
- Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (“Pathétique”) — III. Rondo: Allegro
- Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 — I. Andante con variazioni; II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
- Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 — I. Presto alla tedesca
- Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a (“Les Adieux”) — II. Die Abwesenheit (L’Absence): Andante espressivo
Chopin
- Études — Op. 10 No. 6
- Trois nouvelles Études, KK IIb/3 — Nos. 1–2
- Mazurkas — Op. 63 No. 1; Op. 67 No. 1; Op. 68 No. 1
- Nocturnes — Op. 48 No. 2
- Polonaises — Op. 26 No. 1; Op. 40 No. 2
- Waltzes — Op. 34 No. 3; Op. 64 Nos. 2–3
Liszt
- Années de pèlerinage, Première année (Suisse), S. 160 — No. 2 Au lac de Wallenstadt; No. 3 Pastorale; No. 7 Églogue; No. 8 La mal du pays (Heimweh)
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 — No. 6 Hymne de l’enfant à son réveil; No. 9 Andante lagrimoso
Mozart
Sonata in F major, K. 332/300k — I. Allegro; III. Allegro assai
Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333/315c — I. Allegro
Sonata in C minor, K. 457 — (complete work)
Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 — (complete work)
Variations — Lison dormait, K. 264/315d; Salve tu, Domine, K. 398/416e
Rachmaninov
- Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 — No. 3 Mélodie (E major); No. 5 Sérénade (B-flat minor)
- Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 — Nos. 1 Nocturne (A minor); 2 Valse (A major); 4 Mélodie (E minor)
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16 — No. 3 (B minor)
- Preludes, Op. 23 — Nos. 1 (F-sharp minor); 4 (D major); 10 (G-flat major)
- Preludes, Op. 32 — No. 11 (B major)
Schubert
- Sonata in A major, D 664 — I. Allegro moderato
- Sonata in A minor, D 784 — II. Andante
- Sonata in C major, D 840 — I. Moderato
- Sonata in A minor, D 845 — I. Moderato
- Sonata in D major, D 850 — III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- Sonata in A major, D 959 — III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- Sonata in B-flat major, D 960 — II. Andante sostenuto
Schumann
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 — Nos. 3 Hasche-Mann; 8 Am Camin
- Drei Romanzen, Op. 28 — No. 2 Einfach
Level 7
Bach
- English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 — Prélude
- English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 — Prélude; Gigue
- English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 — Prélude; Gigue
- Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 — Capriccio
- Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 — Ouverture; Courante; Gigue
- Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 — Gigue
- Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 — Allemanda; Courante; Sarabande; Gigue
Beethoven
- Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (“Pathétique”) — I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
- Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”) — III. Presto agitato
- Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 — I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit…; II. Nicht zu geschwind…
- Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 — I. Etwas lebhaft…
- Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 — I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo; II. Prestissimo
- Sonata No. 31 in A♭ major, Op. 110 — I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Chopin
- Études — Op. 10 No. 9; Op. 25 Nos. 1, 2, 7; Trois nouvelles Études (KK IIb/3) No. 3
- Impromptus — No. 1 in A♭, Op. 29; No. 4 in C♯ minor, Op. 66
- Nocturnes — Op. 9 No. 3; Op. 15 Nos. 1–2; Op. 27 Nos. 1–2; Op. 32 No. 2; Op. 37 No. 2; Op. 55 No. 2; Op. 62 Nos. 1–2
Liszt
- Années de pèlerinage I (Suisse), S. 160 — No. 1 Chapelle de Guillaume Tell; No. 9 Les Cloches de Genève (Nocturne)
- Années de pèlerinage II (Italie) — Sposalizio, S. 157a; Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 3 Sonetto 123
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 — No. 2 Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este (Thrénodie I)
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 — No. 1 Invocation; No. 8 Miserere (d’après Palestrina)
Mozart
- Sonatas — K. 310 in A minor: I Allegro maestoso; III Presto · K. 533/494 in F: I Allegro · K. 576 in D: I Allegro
- Variations — Come un’agnello, K. 460/454a
Rachmaninov
- Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 — No. 1 Elégie (E♭ minor); No. 2 Prélude (C♯ minor); No. 3 Mélodie (E, 1940 version); No. 4 Polichinelle (F♯ minor); No. 5 Sérénade (B♭ minor, 1940 version)
- Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 — No. 3 Barcarolle (G minor); No. 7 Mazurka (D♭ major)
- Preludes, Op. 23 — No. 6 (E♭ major)
- Preludes, Op. 32 — Nos. 5 (G), 7 (F), 10 (B minor), 12 (G♯ minor)
- Études-tableaux, Op. 33 — Nos. 1 (F minor), 2 (C), 3 (C minor), 8 (G minor); Op. 39 — No. 2 (A minor)
Schubert
- Sonata in A minor, D 784 — I Allegro giusto; III Allegro vivace
- Sonata in C major, D 840 — II Andante; IV Rondo: Allegro
- Sonata in A minor, D 845 — II Andante, poco mosso; IV Rondo: Allegro vivace
- Sonata in D major, D 850 — II Con moto; IV Rondo: Allegro moderato
- Sonata in G major, D 894 — I Molto moderato e cantabile; II Andante; IV Allegretto
- Sonata in C minor, D 958 — I Allegro; II Adagio
- Sonata in A major, D 959 — II Andantino; IV Rondo: Allegretto
- Sonata in B♭ major, D 960 — I Molto moderato; IV Allegro, ma non troppo
Schumann
- Intermezzi, Op. 4 — Nos. 1 Allegro quasi maestoso; 3 Allegro marcato; 5 Allegro moderato
- Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 — Nos. 3 Mit Humor; 8 Frisch; 12 Mit Humor; 15 Frisch; 16 Mit gutem Humor
- Carnaval, Op. 9 — Nos. 1 Préambule; 3 Arlequin; 6 Florestan; 7 Coquette; 10 Papillons; 11 A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A.; 14 Estrella; 21 Pause
Level 8
Bach
- The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 — Contrapunctus III–VII; IX; X (incl. earlier version); Contrapunctus inversus XII (recta & inversa); Contrapunctus inversus XIII (recta & inversa); Fuga a 3 soggetti
Beethoven
- Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) — I. Allegro assai
- Sonata No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78 — II. Allegro vivace
- Sonata No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a (“Les Adieux”) — I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro); III. Das Wiedersehn(Vivacissimamente)
- Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 — II. Lebhaft, Marschmässig
- Sonata No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) — II. Scherzo: Assai vivace; III. Adagio sostenuto
- Sonata No. 31 in A♭ major, Op. 110 — II. Allegro molto; III. Adagio, ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo
Chopin
- Études — Op. 10 Nos. 3, 5, 12; Op. 25 Nos. 3, 5, 9
- Impromptus — No. 2 in F♯ major, Op. 36; No. 3 in G♭ major, Op. 51
- Nocturnes — Op. 48 No. 1 (C minor)
- Polonaises — Op. 44 (F♯ minor); KK IVa/8 (G♭ major)
Mozart
- Sonata in D major, K. 576 — III. Allegretto
- Fantasia in C minor, K. 396/385f — (complete work)
Rachmaninov
- Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 — No. 5 Humoresque (G major; original & 1940 version)
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16 — No. 1 (B♭ minor)
- Preludes, Op. 23 — Nos. 3 (D minor), 5 (G minor), 7 (C minor), 8 (A♭ major)
- Preludes, Op. 32 — Nos. 2 (B♭ minor), 9 (A major)
- Études-tableaux, Op. 39 — No. 7 (C minor)
Schubert
- Sonata in D major, D 850 — I. Allegro
- Sonata in C minor, D 958 — IV. Allegro
- Sonata in A major, D 959 — I. Allegro
Schumann
- Carnaval, Op. 9 — Nos. 15 Reconnaissance; 16 Pantalon et Colombine; 22 Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins
- Sonata No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 11 — III. Scherzo e Intermezzo: Allegrissimo – Lento
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 — No. 5 In der Nacht; No. 7 Traumes Wirren
- Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 — III. Scherzo: Molto commodo
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16 — Nos. 1 Äußerst bewegt; 2 Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch; 7 Sehr rasch
- Humoreske, Op. 20 — (complete work)
Level 9
Bach
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 — complete
- The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 — Contrapunctus XI
Beethoven
- Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”) — III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
- Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) — III. Allegro ma non troppo
- Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 — IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
- Sonata No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) — I. Allegro
- Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 — III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (theme & variations)
- Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 — I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato; II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
- Variations and Fugue in E♭ major, Op. 35 — complete
Chopin
- Ballades — No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23; No. 2 in F major, Op. 38; No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 47
- Études — Op. 10: Nos. 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11 · Op. 25: Nos. 4, 10, 12
- Polonaises — Op. 53 in A♭; Op. 61 Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭
- Scherzi — No. 3 in C♯ minor, Op. 39; No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Liszt
- Douze Grandes Études, S. 137 — Nos. 6 (G minor), 9 (A♭), 11 (D♭)
- Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139 — Nos. 6 Vision, 9 Ricordanza, 11 Harmonies du soir
- Années de pèlerinage I (Suisse), S. 160 — No. 4 Au bord d’une source; No. 5 Orage
- Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 — No. 4 Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 — No. 3 Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude; No. 4 Pensée des morts
Rachmaninov
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16 — Nos. 4 (E minor), 6 (C major)
- Preludes, Op. 23 — No. 2 (B♭ major)
- Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 — II. Lento
- Preludes, Op. 32 — Nos. 1 (C), 3 (E), 6 (F minor), 8 (A minor)
- Études-tableaux, Op. 33 — No. 7 (E♭ major)
Schubert
- Fantasie in C major, D 760 (“Wanderer-Fantasie”) — complete
Schumann
- Abegg-Variationen, Op. 1 — complete
- Allegro in B minor, Op. 8 — complete
- Carnaval, Op. 9 — No. 18 Paganini: Intermezzo
- Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 — I. Allegro
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16 — Nos. 3 Sehr aufgeregt; 5 Sehr lebhaft; 8 Schnell und spielend
- Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 — I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
- Novelletten, Op. 21 — Nos. 3 Leicht und mit Humor; 8 Sehr lebhaft
Level 10
Beethoven
- Sonata No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”) — IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto
- Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 — complete
Chopin
- Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
- Études — Op. 10 No. 2 (A minor); Op. 25 Nos. 6 (G♯ minor), 8 (D♭ major), 11 (A minor)
Liszt
- Transcendental Études, S. 139 — Nos. 2 (A minor), 4 Mazeppa, 5 Feux-follets, 7 Eroica, 8 Wilde Jagd, 10 (F minor), 12 Chasse-neige
- Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141 — No. 3 (G♯ minor, La campanella), No. 6 (A minor)
- Années de pèlerinage II (Italie), S. 161 — No. 7 Après une Lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
- Venezia e Napoli, S. 162 — No. 3 Tarantella
Rachmaninov
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16 — No. 2 (E♭ minor, both versions)
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 — complete
- Preludes — Op. 23 No. 9 (E♭ minor); Op. 32 Nos. 4 (E minor), 13 (D♭ major)
- Études-tableaux, Op. 33 — Nos. 5 (D minor), 6 (E♭ minor), 9 (C♯ minor)
- Études-tableaux, Op. 39 — Nos. 1 (C minor), 3 (F♯ minor), 4 (B minor), 5 (E♭ minor), 6 (A minor), 9 (D major)






