The 'Play'list: Repertoire for Late Intermediate to Early Advanced Pianists (Grades 5-7)

As you may have gleaned from my posts thus far that I find Intermediate to Early Advanced Levels of Piano Playing as the most accessible Levels of Western Classical Music in terms of listening appeal to a large audience.

These Levels (Grades 5-7) also happens to be the Levels that most Piano students can aspire to reach with regular practice (without necessarily needing 'prodigy' level talent).

So in this post I am making a List of Pieces from the Western Classical Repertoire (some may not be popular but they sound great) that would be great not only to aspire to learn and perform but also work well as a Playlist to Listen to!!

JS Bach

1. Invention No 1 in C Major

2. Invention No 3 in D Major

3. Invention No 4 in C minor

4. Invention No 6 in E Major

5. Invention No 7 in C minor

6. Invention No 8 in F Major

7. Invention No 10 in G Major

8. Invention No 13 in A minor

9. Invention No 14 in Bb Major

10. Invention No 15 in B Minor

11. Sinfonia No 5 in Eb Major

12. Sinfonia No 6 in E Major

13. Sinfonia No 10 in G Major

14. Sinfonia No 11 in G minor

15. Sinfonia No 13 in G minor

Joseph Haydn

1. Sonata No 1 in G Major, Hob XVI/8

2. Sonata No 2 in C Major, Hob XVI/7

3. Sonata No 3 in F Major, Hob XVI/9

4. Sonata No 4 in G Major, Hob XVI/G1

5. Sonata No 5 in G Major, Hob XVI/11

6. Sonata No 6 in C Major, Hob XVI/10

7. Sonata No 7 in D Major, Hob XVI/D1

8. Sonata No 9 in D Major, Hob XVI/4

9. Sonata No 10 in C Major, Hob XVI/1

10. Sonata No 12 in A Major, Hob XVI/12

11. Sonata No 14 in C Major, Hob XVI/3

12. Sonata No 15 in E minor, Hob XVI/13

13. Sonata No 16 in D Major, Hob XVI/14

14. Sonata No 42 in G Major, Hob XVI/27

15. Sonata No 54 in G Major, Hob XVI/40

Muzio Clementi

1. Sonatina No 1 in C Major

2. Sonatina No 2 in G Major

3. Sonatina No 3 in C Major

4. Sonatina No 5 in G Major

5. Sonatina No 6 in D Major

WA Mozart

1. Sonata in C, K545

2. Fantasia in D minor, K397

Ludwig Van Beethoven

(the Sonatas can be attempted post Grade 6 Levels)

1. Fur Elise

2. Sonatina G Major

3. Sonatina F Major

4. Sonata No 19 in G minor

5. Sonata No 20 in G Major

Frederic Chopin

(Many of this pieces are between Grade 6 and 8 Levels)

1. Mazurka No 6 in A minor

2. Mazurka No 14 in G minor

3. Mazurka No 16 in Ab Major

4. Mazurka No 43 in G minor

5. Mazurka No 49 in A minor

6. Nocturne No 2 in Eb Major

7. Nocturne No 6 in G minor

8. Nocturne No 11 in G minor

9. Nocturne No 21 in G minor

10. Waltz No 3 in A minor

11. Waltz No 7 in C# minor

12. Waltz No 9 in Ab Major

13. Waltz No 10 in B minor

14. Waltz No 12 in F minor

15. Waltz No 14 in E Major

16. Waltz No 15 in Ab Major

17. Waltz No 19 in A minor

18. Prelude No 4 in E minor

19. Prelude No 6 in B minor

20. Prelude No 7 in A Major

21. Prelude No 9 in E Major

22. Prelude No 13 in F# Minor

23. Prelude No 20 in C minor

Robert Schumann

1. From Foreign Lands and People (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

2. A Curious Story (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

3. Entreating Child (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

4. An Important Event (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

5. Dreaming/Traumerei (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

6. Child Falling Asleep (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

7. The Poet Speaks (Scenes from Childhood, Op 15)

Johannes Brahms

1. Intermezzo in E minor

Edvard Greig

1. Popular Melody (from Lyric Pieces, Op38)

2. Spring Dance (from Lyric Pieces, Op 38)

3. Waltz (from Lyric Pieces, Op 38)

4. Solitary Traveler (from Lyric Pieces, Op 43)

5. In My Native Country (from Lyric Pieces, Op 43)

6. Little Bird (from Lyric Pieces, Op 43)

7. Eroticon (from Lyric Pieces, Op 43)

8. Bell Ringing (from Lyric Pieces, Op 54)

9. Ballad (from Lyric Pieces, Op 65)

Claude Debussy

1. Jimbo's Lullaby (from Children's Corner)

2. The Little Shepherd (from Children's Corner)

3. Reverie

4. Le petit negre

Gabriel Faure

1. Romance Sans Paroles No 1

2. Romance Sans Paroles No 3

Enrique Granados

1. Galante (from Danzas Espanolas)

2. Oriental (from Danzas Espanolas)

3. Andaluza (from Danzas Espanolas)

Bela Bartok

1. Romanian Folk Dances

2. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No 2

3. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No 3

4. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No 5

5. Old Dance Tune No 8

6. Old Dance Tune No 9

7. Old Dance Tune No 10

8. Old Dance Tune No 11

9. Old Dance Tune No 12

10. Old Dance Tune No 13

11. Four Old Tunes Nos 1-4

12. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 1

13. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 2

14. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 3

15. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 4

16. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 5

17. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 6

18. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 7

19. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 8

20. Fourteen Bagatelles Op 6, No 9

Dimitry Kabalevsky

1. Prelude No 1 in C Major, Op 38

2. Prelude No 2 in A minor, Op 38

3. Prelude No 15 in Db Major, Op 38

4. Prelude No 23 in F Major, Op 38

5. March (from Four Rondos Op 60)

6. Dance (from Four Rondos Op 60)

7. Song (from Four Rondos Op 60)

8. Toccata (from Four Rondos Op 60)

Now, the above list is not exhaustive in any way or form.

But the hope is to give the teacher a starting to help students build library of Music to listen to and also aspire to play as they develop the necessary skills.

Also, I have tried to focus on some Popular composers, so there are a lot of great composers and compositions who I have omitted in this list.

An idea that comes to mind is to select pieces from the above and build a Recital Program!!

Learning some of the pieces above can also be an activity teachers can take up for themselves, considering they''re not very demanding but are very satisfying to play!!

What are the other pieces that you think can be added to this list?