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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Difficulty 1 (7)

• Rondos and sonatinas
• Sonatina in G major, Anh. 5 no. 1
• • 2. Romanze (2')

• Other works
• Piece in G minor, WoO 61a (0' 30")
• Anglaise in D major, WoO 212 (0' 30")
• Kaplied, Hess 63 (0' 30")

• Dances
• Ecossaise in E-flat major, WoO 86 (0' 30")
• Waltz (Ländler) in C minor, WoO 219 (0' 30")

• Arrangements
• Twelve deutsche Tänze, WoO 8
• • 1. C major (0' 30")

Difficulty 1.5 (68)

• Rondos and sonatinas
• Sonatina in F major, WoO 50
• • 1. (1' 30")
  • 2. Allegretto (0' 30")
• Sonatina in G major, Anh. 5 no. 1
• • 1. Moderato (1' 30")
• Sonatina in F major, Anh. 5 no. 2
• • 1. Allegro assai (2' 30")
  • 2. Rondo: Allegro (2' 30")

• Other works
• Eleven Bagatelles, op. 119
• • 9. A minor (0' 30")
• Lustig – traurig, WoO 54 (2')
• Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 (3' 30")
• Piece in B minor, WoO 61 (2' 30")
• Theme for Archduke Rudolph, WoO 200 (0' 30")
• Andante in C major, WoO 211 (1')
• Four Bagatelles, WoO 213
• • 1. D-flat major (1' 30")
  • 3. A major (1')
  • 4. A major (1')
• Two Bagatelles, WoO 216
• • 1. C major (0' 30")
  • 2. E-flat major (0' 30")
• Exercise in B-flat major, Hess 58 (0' 30")
• Exercise in C major, Hess 59 (0' 30")

• Dances
• Six Ecossaises, WoO 83
• • 1. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 2. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 3. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 4. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 5. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 6. E-flat major (0' 30")
• Waltz in E-flat major, WoO 84 (1' 30")
• Minuet in F major, WoO 217 (1' 30")
• Minuet in C major, WoO 218 (2')
• Two deutsche Tänze, Hess 67
• • 1. F major (0' 30")

• Arrangements
• Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43
• • 6. (4.) Maestoso – Andante (1')
• Musik zu einem Ritterballett, WoO 1
• • 2. Deutscher Gesang (1')
  • 4. Minnelied (1')
  • 5. Kriegslied (2')
  • 6. Trinklied (3')
  • 7. Deutscher Tanz (2' 30")
• Twelve Minuets, WoO 7
• • 7. D major (2')
• Twelve deutsche Tänze, WoO 8
• • 2. A major (1')
  • 6. G major (1')
  • 7. C major (1')
  • 9. F major (1')
  • 12. C major (1')
• Seven ländlerische Tänze, WoO 11
• • 1. D major (0' 30")
  • 2. D major (0' 30")
  • 3. D major (0' 30")
  • 4. D major (0' 30")
  • 5. D major (0' 30")
  • 7. D major (0' 30")
  • Coda (0' 30")
• Twelve deutsche Tänze, WoO 13
• • 1. D major (1')
  • 2. B-flat major (1')
  • 3. G major (1')
  • 4. D major (1')
  • 6. B-flat major (1')
  • 8. G major (1')
  • 9. E-flat major (1')
  • 10. C major (1')
  • 11. A major (1')
  • 12. D major (1')
• Twelve Contredanses, WoO 14
• • 1. C major (0' 30")
  • 2. A major (0' 30")
  • 4. B-flat major (0' 30")
  • 5. E-flat major (1')
  • 7. E-flat major (0' 30")
  • 9. A major (0' 30")
• Six ländlerische Tänze, WoO 15
• • 1. D major (0' 30")
  • 2. D major (0' 30")
  • 3. D major (0' 30")
  • 4. D minor (0' 30")
  • Coda (0' 30")

Difficulty 2 (67)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2
• • 2. Andante (5' 30")
• Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 (Moonlight)
• • 1. Adagio sostenuto (6')
• Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1
• • 1. Andante (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2
• • 1. Allegro, ma non troppo (5')
  • 2. Tempo di Menuetto (4')
• Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79
• • 2. Andante (2' 30")
• Sonata in F minor, WoO 47 no. 2
• • 1. Larghetto maestoso – Allegro assai (4')

• Rondos and sonatinas
• Rondo in C major, WoO 48 (2' 30")
• Two Pieces, WoO 51
• • 1. Allegro (4' 30")
  • 2. Adagio (2' 30")

• Variations
• Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 (3')
• Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento, WoO 70 (5' 30")
• Variation in A major, Hess 72 (3')

• Other works
• Seven Bagatelles, op. 33
• • 3. F major (2')
  • 6. D major (3')
• Eleven Bagatelles, op. 119
• • 1. G minor (2')
  • 3. D major (1' 30")
  • 4. A major (1' 30")
  • 5. C minor (1')
  • 10. A major (0' 30")
  • 11. B-flat major (1' 30")
• Bagatelle in C major, WoO 56 (2')
• Piece in B-flat major, WoO 60 (1')
• Four Bagatelles, WoO 213
• • 2. G major (1')

• Dances
• Bagatelle (Allemande) in A major, WoO 81 (1' 30")
• Minuet in E-flat major, WoO 82 (3' 30")
• Waltz in D major, WoO 85 (0' 30")
• Two deutsche Tänze, Hess 67
• • 2. F minor (0' 30")

• Arrangements
• Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43
• • 8. (6.) Un poco adagio – Allegretto (1' 30")
  • 13. (11.) Coro di Gioja: Andante (0' 30")
• Musik zu einem Ritterballett, WoO 1
• • 1. Marsch (2')
  • 3. Jagdlied (1')
  • 8. Coda (1' 30")
• Twelve Minuets, WoO 7
• • 1. D major (2')
  • 2. B-flat major (2')
  • 3. G major (2')
  • 5. C major (2')
  • 6. A major (2')
  • 8. B-flat major (2')
  • 9. G major (2')
  • 10. E-flat major (2')
  • 11. C major (2')
  • 12. F major (2')
• Twelve deutsche Tänze, WoO 8
• • 3. F major (1')
  • 4. B-flat major (1')
  • 5. E-flat major (1')
  • 8. A major (1')
  • 10. D major (1')
  • 11. G major (1')
  • Coda (2')
• Six Minuets, WoO 10
• • 1. C major (2')
  • 2. G major (2')
  • 3. E-flat major (2')
  • 4. B-flat major (2')
  • 5. D major (2')
  • 6. C major (2')
• Seven ländlerische Tänze, WoO 11
• • 6. D major (0' 30")
• Twelve deutsche Tänze, WoO 13
• • 5. F major (1')
  • 7. D major (1')
  • Coda (1')
• Twelve Contredanses, WoO 14
• • 8. C major (0' 30")
  • 10. C major (1')
  • 12. E-flat major (2')
• Six ländlerische Tänze, WoO 15
• • 5. D major (0' 30")
  • 6. D major (0' 30")
• March in F major, WoO 18 (1' 30")
• March in B-flat major, WoO 29 (1')

Difficulty 2.5 (55)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1
• • 1. Allegro (4')
  • 2. Adagio (5')
  • 3. Menuetto: Allegretto (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2
• • 3. Scherzo: Allegretto (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3
• • 2. Adagio (7' 30")
• Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1
• • 1. Allegro molto e con brio (6')
• Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2
• • 2. Allegretto (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3
• • 3. Menuetto: Allegro (3')
• Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 (Pathétique)
• • 2. Adagio cantabile (5' 30")
• Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1
• • 2. Allegretto (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22
• • 3. Menuetto (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26
• • 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe: Maestoso andante (6')
• Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1
• • 2. Allegro molto e vivace (2')
• Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 (Moonlight)
• • 2. Allegretto (2')
• Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 (Pastorale)
• • 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (2' 30")
• Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3
• • 3. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso (4')
• Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1
• • 2. Rondo: Allegro (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 (Waldstein)
• • 2. Introduzione: Adagio molto (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79
• • 3. Vivace (2')
• Sonata in E-flat major, WoO 47 no. 1
• • 1. Allegro cantabile (4' 30")
  • 2. Andante (5' 30")
• Sonata in F minor, WoO 47 no. 2
• • 2. Andante (7' 30")
  • 3. Presto (3' 30")
• Sonata in D major, WoO 47 no. 3
• • 3. Scherzando: Allegro, ma non troppo (4' 30")

• Rondos and sonatinas
• Two Rondos, op. 51
• • 1. C major (5' 30")
• Rondo in A major, WoO 49 (3')

• Variations
• Variations on Quant’ é più bello, WoO 69 (5' 30")
• Variations on La stessa, la stessissima, WoO 73 (11')
• Variations on Tändeln und Scherzen, WoO 76 (8')
• Variations on God Save the King, WoO 78 (8' 30")

• Other works
• Seven Bagatelles, op. 33
• • 1. E-flat major (3' 30")
  • 2. C major (3')
  • 4. A major (3' 30")
• Two Preludes, op. 39
• • 2. (3')
• Eleven Bagatelles, op. 119
• • 2. C major (1')
  • 6. G major (1' 30")
  • 8. C major (1' 30")
• Six Bagatelles, op. 126
• • 1. G major (3')
  • 5. G major (2' 30")
• Allegretto in C minor, WoO 53 (3' 30")
• Prelude in F minor, WoO 55 (2' 30")
• Allegretto in C minor, WoO 214 (2' 30")
• Fugue in C major, WoO 215 (1' 30")
• Allegretto in C minor, Hess 66 (3' 30")

• Arrangements
• Scherzo from the piano trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2 (1')
• Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43
• • 2. La Tempesta: Allegro non troppo (2')
  • 5. (3.) Allegro vivace (2')
  • 11. (9.) Adagio – Allegro molto (3' 30")
  • 12. (10.) Pastorale: Allegro (3')
  • 14. (12.) Solo di Gioja: Maestoso – Adagio – Allegro (2' 30")
  • 15. (13.) Terzettino, Grotteschi: Allegro (4')
  • 16. (14.) Solo della Signora Cassentini: Andante – Adagio – Allegro – Allegretto (3' 30")
• Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
• • 1. Poco sostenuto – Vivace (3')
• Twelve Minuets, WoO 7
• • 4. E-flat major (2')
• Minuet in A-flat major, WoO 209 (2' 30")

Difficulty 3 (53)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1
• • 4. Prestissimo (8')
• Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2
• • 2. Largo appassionato (7')
  • 4. Rondo: Grazioso (7')
• Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7
• • 2. Largo, con gran espressione (9')
  • 3. Allegro (5')
• Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1
• • 2. Adagio molto (9')
  • 3. Finale: Prestissimo (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2
• • 1. Allegro (8')
  • 3. Presto (4')
• Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3
• • 2. Largo e mesto (10' 30")
• Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 (Pathétique)
• • 3. Rondo: Allegro (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1
• • 1. Allegro (7')
  • 3. Rondo: Allegro commodo (3' 30")
• Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2
• • 1. Allegro (7' 30")
  • 3. Scherzo: Allegro assai (4')
• Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22
• • 2. Adagio con molta espressione (9')
• Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26
• • 1. Andante con Variazioni (8' 30")
  • 2. Scherzo: Allegro molto (3')
• Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1
• • 3. Adagio con espressione (3')
• Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 (Pastorale)
• • 1. Allegro (11')
  • 2. Andante (7')
• Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2
• • 2. Adagio (8' 30")
  • 3. Allegretto (7')
• Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 (Appassionata)
• • 2. Andante con moto (6' 30")
• Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78
• • 1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo (7')
• Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79
• • 1. Presto alla tedesca (5')
• Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a (Les Adieux)
• • 2. Die Abwesenheit (L’Absence): Andante espressivo (4')
• Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
• • 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (3')
• Sonata in E-flat major, WoO 47 no. 1
• • 3. Rondo vivace (2' 30")
• Sonata in D major, WoO 47 no. 3
• • 1. Allegro (6' 30")
  • 2. Menuetto: Sostenuto (7' 30")

• Variations
• Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63 (14' 30")
• Variations on the Russian Dance from Das Waldmädchen, WoO 71 (11' 30")
• Variations on Une fièvre brûlante, WoO 72 (7' 30")
• Variations in G major, WoO 77 (7' 30")
• Variations on Rule Britannia, WoO 79 (5' 30")
• Variations on Ich hab’ ein kleines Hüttchen nur, Anh. 10 (7')

• Other works
• Seven Bagatelles, op. 33
• • 7. A-flat major (2')
• Two Preludes, op. 39
• • 1. (4' 30")
• Eleven Bagatelles, op. 119
• • 7. C major (1')
• Six Bagatelles, op. 126
• • 2. G minor (3')
  • 3. E-flat major (2' 30")
  • 4. B minor (4')
  • 6. E-flat major (4' 30")
• Bagatelle in C minor, WoO 52 (4')
• Bagatelle in C major, Hess 57 (1')

• Arrangements
• Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43
• • 4. (2.) Adagio – Allegro con brio (1' 30")
  • 7. (5.) Adagio – Andante quasi allegretto (5')
  • 9. (7.) Grave (4')
  • 10. (8.) Allegro con brio (7')
  • 17. (15.) Coro e Solo di Viganò: Andantino – Adagio – Allegro (3' 30")
  • 18. (16.) Finale: Allegretto – Allegro molto (6')
• Wellingtons Sieg, op. 91
• • 1. Schlacht (8' 30")

Difficulty 3.5 (40)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2
• • 1. Allegro vivace (10')
• Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3
• • 1. Allegro con brio (10' 30")
  • 3. Scherzo: Allegro (3')
• Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7
• • 4. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso (7' 30")
• Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3
• • 1. Presto (7')
  • 4. Rondo: Allegro (4')
• Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 (Pathétique)
• • 1. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (9' 30")
• Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22
• • 1. Allegro con brio (7' 30")
  • 4. Rondo: Allegretto (6' 30")
• Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26
• • 4. Allegro (3')
• Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1
• • 1. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I (5')
• Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 (Moonlight)
• • 3. Presto agitato (7' 30")
• Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 (Pastorale)
• • 4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo (5')
• Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1
• • 1. Allegro vivace (6' 30")
  • 2. Adagio grazioso (11')
• Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2
• • 1. Largo – Allegro (9')
• Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3
• • 1. Allegro (9')
  • 4. Presto con fuoco (4' 30")
• Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54
• • 1. In tempo d’un Menuetto (6')
• Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90
• • 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (5' 30")
  • 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (8')
• Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
• • 1. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung (4')
• Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109
• • 1. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo (4')
  • 2. Prestissimo (2' 30")
• Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
• • 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (6' 30")

• Rondos and sonatinas
• Two Rondos, op. 51
• • 2. G major (9')
• Alla ingharese quasi un Capriccio, op. 129 (6')

• Variations
• Variations in F major, op. 34 (13' 30")
• Variations in D major, op. 76 (6' 30")
• Variations on Venni Amore, WoO 65 (24' 30")
• Variations on Es war einmal ein alter Mann, WoO 66 (12')
• Variations on the Menuett à la Vigano, WoO 68 (14' 30")
• Variations on Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen, WoO 75 (11')

• Other works
• Fantasia, op. 77 (10')
• Polonaise in C major, op. 89 (6')
• Andante in F major, WoO 57 (9')
• Kleines Konzertfinale in C major, Hess 65 (1')

• Arrangements
• Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43
• • 1. Overtura: Adagio – Allegro molto con brio (4' 30")
  • 3. (1.) Poco adagio – Allegro con brio (3')
• Wellingtons Sieg, op. 91
• • 2. Sieges-Symphonie (7' 30")

Difficulty 4 (18)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3
• • 4. Allegro assai (5')
• Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7
• • 1. Allegro molto e con brio (8' 30")
• Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1
• • 4. Allegro vivace (6')
• Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1
• • 3. Rondo: Allegretto (7')
• Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3
• • 2. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace (5')
• Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 (Waldstein)
• • 1. Allegro con brio (11')
• Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54
• • 2. Allegretto (6' 30")
• Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 (Appassionata)
• • 1. Allegro assai (10')
• Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78
• • 2. Allegro vivace (3')
• Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a (Les Adieux)
• • 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio – Allegro (7' 30")
  • 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente (6')
• Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
• • 2. Lebhaft, Marschmässig (6')
• Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
• • 2. Scherzo: Assai vivace (2' 30")
  • 3. Adagio sostenuto (17')
• Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
• • 2. Allegro molto (2')
  • 3. Adagio, ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo (10' 30")

• Variations
• Variations in C minor, WoO 80 (11')

• Other works
• Seven Bagatelles, op. 33
• • 5. C major (3')

Difficulty 4.5 (8)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 (Waldstein)
• • 3. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo (10' 30")
• Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 (Appassionata)
• • 3. Allegro ma non troppo (8')
• Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
• • 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (8')
• Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
• • 1. Allegro (12')
• Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109
• • 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (13')
• Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111
• • 1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (9')
  • 2. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (17' 30")

• Variations
• Variations and Fugue in E-flat major, op. 35 (24')

Difficulty 5 (2)

• Sonatas
• Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
• • 4. Largo – Allegro risoluto (12')

• Variations
• Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, op. 120 (53')

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