Hi,

I finished trinity Grade8 and would like to start working on the ATCL exam but having problem choosing from the syllabus. I would like to play popular known pieces. Could you help me identify the ones available in the syllabus?

I know it is a long list but please help me

Regards,



ATCL Recital
Alkan Barcarolle op. 65 (from Trente Chants vol. 3) UMP
Bacewicz Concert Krakowiak PWM
J S Bach French Suite no. 4 in Eb, BWV 815 any reliable edition
J S Bach French Suite no. 5 in G, BWV 816 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Gigue (from Partita no. 1 in Bb, BWV 825) any reliable edition
J S Bach Sinfonia, Allemande & Capriccio (from Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826) any reliable edition
J S Bach Overture (from Partita no. 4 in D, BWV 828) any reliable edition
J S Bach Toccata (from Partita no. 6, BWV 830) any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 850 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in F# minor, BWV 859 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in Ab, BWV 862 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 864 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in B, BWV 868 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 874 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in E, BWV 878 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in F, BWV 880 any reliable edition
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 885 any reliable edition
J S Bach Toccata no. 3 in D, BWV 912 any reliable edition
J S Bach Toccata no. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 any reliable edition
Balakirev Scherzo no. 2 or Toccata (from Selected Piano Pieces vol. 1) Peters
Balakirev/Glinka The Lark Chester
Bartók Suite op. 14 Universal
Beethoven Sonata in C minor, op. 10 no. 1 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in F, op. 10 no. 2 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in C minor, op. 13 ‘Pathetique’ any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in E, op. 14 no. 1 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in G, op. 14 no. 2 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in Ab, op. 26 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in Eb, op. 27 no. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’ any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in G, op. 79 any reliable edition
Beethoven Sonata in E minor, op. 90 any reliable edition
Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 any reliable edition
Beethoven Bagatelles op. 126 any reliable edition
Beethoven Rondo a capriccio op. 129 ‘Rage over a Lost Penny’ any reliable edition

L Berkeley Concert Study in Eb, op. 48 no. 2 Chester
L Berkeley Preludes nos. 1, 2 and 3 Chester
Bowen Impromptu, op. 91 no. 2 Schott
Bowen Toccata Weinberger
Brahms Capriccio in F# minor, op. 76 no. 1 any reliable edition
Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, op. 79 no. 2 any reliable edition
Brahms Intermezzo in Bb minor, op. 117 no. 2 any reliable edition
Brahms Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118 no. 1 any reliable edition
Brahms Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2 any reliable edition
Brahms Intermezzo in F minor, op. 118 no. 4 any reliable edition
Brahms Romance in F, op. 118 no. 5 any reliable edition
Brahms Intermezzo in E minor, op. 119 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chabrier Aubade Dover
Chabrier Scherzo-Valse (from Pièces Pittoresques) Dover
Chaminade Automne op. 35 no. 2 Dover
Chapple Bagatelles diverse nos. 6 and 7 Chester
Chopin Ballade no. 3 in Ab, op. 47 any reliable edition
Chopin Fantaisie impromptu op. 66 any reliable edition
Chopin Impromptu no. 3 in Gb, op. 51 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in Bb minor, op. 9 no. 1 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in B major, op. 9 no. 3 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in F#, op. 15 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in Ab, op. 32 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in G, op. 37 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in F# minor, op. 48 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in B, op. 62 no. 1 any reliable edition
Chopin Nocturne in E, op. 62 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Polonaise in C# minor, op. 26 no. 1 any reliable edition
Chopin Polonaise in Eb minor, op. 26 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Polonaise in C minor, op. 40 no. 2 any reliable edition
Chopin Valse in Eb, op. 18 any reliable edition
Clementi Sonata in Bb, op. 12 no. 1 (from Sonatas vol. 1) Peters
Clementi Sonata in B minor, op. 40 no. 2 (from Sonatas vol. 1) Peters
Clementi Sonata in D, op. 40 no. 3 (from Sonatas vol. 2) Peters
Copland The Cat and the Mouse, Scherzo humoristique Durand
Debussy La plus que lente any reliable edition
Debussy Minuet (from Suite Bergamasque) any reliable edition
Debussy Prelude and/or Sarabande (from Pour le piano) any reliable edition
Debussy Voiles (no. 2) and/or Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir (no. 4)
and/or La cathédrale engloutie (no. 10) (from Preludes for Piano book 1) any reliable edition
Debussy Feuilles mortes (no. 2) and/or La puerta del vino (no. 3) and/or
General Lavine-eccentric (no. 6) and/or Homage à S. Pickwick Esq. PPMPC (no. 9)
(from Preludes for Piano book 2) any reliable edition
Dello Joio Suite for Piano Schirmer
Fauré Impromptu in F minor, op. 31 no. 2 any reliable edition
Fauré Nocturne no. 4 in Eb, op. 36 any reliable edition
Fauré Barcarolle no. 1 in A minor, op. 26 any reliable edition
Fauré Barcarolle no. 6 in Eb, op. 70 any reliable edition
Ginastera Malambo (from Estancia Dances op. 8) Ricordi
Grainger Molly on the Shore (from British Folk Music Settings) Schott
Grieg Sonata in E minor, op. 7 Peters
Handel Suite no. 8 in F minor any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI/20 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in F, Hob. XVI/23 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI/32 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in Ab, Hob. XVI/46 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/48 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in Eb, Hob. XVI/49 any reliable edition
Haydn Sonata in D, Hob. XVI/51 any reliable edition
Howells Finzi’s Rest and Berkeley’s Hunt (from Howells’ Clavichord) Novello
M Hyde Valley of the Rocks AMC
K Jenkins Boogie Woogie Llanoogie Boosey
Kabalevsky Preludes op. 38 nos. 5 and 6 Boosey
D Lilburn From the Port Hills (no. 4 from Five Bagatelles) SOUNZ
Liszt Liebesträume no. 3 in Ab any reliable edition
Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca 123 (from Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year) any reliable edition
Martin°
u Prelude en forme de Fox Trot (from Eight Preludes H181) Leduc
Repertoire: Piano
20
C McDowall Either Shades of Solace and Vespers in Venice or Vespers in Venice and Tapsalteerie
(from Four Piano solos) Hunt
Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue in F minor, op. 35 no. 5 any reliable edition
Mendelssohn Song Without Words in G minor, op. 53 no. 3 any reliable edition
Messiaen Regard de la Vierge (no. 4 from Vingt regards sur l’Enfant Jésus) Durand
Messiaen Le merle noir (from Petites esquisses d’oiseau) Leduc
Moszkowski Étincelles op. 36 no. 6 Schirmer
Mozart Sonata in C, K. 309 any reliable edition
Mozart Sonata in D, K. 311 any reliable edition
Mozart Sonata in A, K. 331 any reliable edition
Mozart Sonata in F, K. 332 any reliable edition
Mozart Sonata in Bb, K. 333 any reliable edition
Mozart Sonata in C minor, K. 457 any reliable edition
Mozart 10 Variations on Unser Dummer Pöbel meint K. 455 any reliable edition
Mozart 9 Variations on a minuet by Duport K. 573 any reliable edition
Poulenc Suite in C Chester
Poulenc Trois novelettes, nos. 1 and 2 Chester
Poulenc Toccata (from Trois pièces) Heugel
Prokofiev Visions fugitives nos. 2, 11 and 14 Boosey
Rachmaninov Polichinelle in F# minor, op. 3 no. 4 (from Cinq morceaux de fantasie) any reliable edition
Rachmaninov Prelude in Eb, op. 23 no. 6 any reliable edition
Rachmaninov Prelude in G, op. 32 no. 5 and Prelude in G#, op. 32 no. 12 any reliable edition
Rachmaninov Preludes op. 32 no. 5 and no. 10 Boosey
Rachmaninov/Kreisler Liebesleid (from Piano Compositions 2) any reliable edition
Ravel À la manière de Borodin waltz any reliable edition
Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunté any reliable edition
Rzewski Dreadful Memories (from Squares & North American Ballads) Zen On
Sancan Mouvement Durand
D Scarlatti Sonata in B minor, K. 27 any reliable edition
D Scarlatti Sonatas in G, K. 259 and K. 260 any reliable edition
D Scarlatti Sonatas in E minor K. 263 and E major K. 264 any reliable edition
D Scarlatti Sonata in D, K. 491 any reliable edition
Schubert Impromptu in Eb, op. 90 no. 2 any reliable edition
Schubert Impromptu in Gb, op. 90 no. 3 any reliable edition
Schubert Impromptu in F minor, op. 142 no. 1 any reliable edition
Schubert Sonata in A minor, op. 42 D 845 any reliable edition
Schubert Sonata in A, op. 120 D 664 any reliable edition
Schubert Sonata in A minor, op. 164 D 537 any reliable edition
Schumann Grillen (from Fantasiestücke op. 12) any reliable edition
Schumann Novelette no. 1 in F, op. 21 any reliable edition
Scriabin Étude in Bb minor, op. 8 no. 11 Boosey
Scriabin Prelude in B minor, op. 11 no. 6 Henle
Scriabin Poèmes op. 32 nos. 1 and/or 2 Peters
Sculthorpe Mountains Faber
Sculthorpe Night Pieces Faber
Sculthorpe Sonatina Faber
Shostakovich Preludes op. 34 nos. 3, 5, 11 and 19 [all 4] Boosey
Szymanowski Étude op. 4 no. 3: Andante — in modo d’una canzona Universal
Szymanowski Any contrasting two of Mazurkas op. 50 Universal
Tchaikovsky Dumka op. 59 any reliable edition
Turina Danzas fantásticas op. 22 UME
Turina Any two or more movts from Mujeres Españolas op. 17 UME

It rather surprises me - perhaps I should say considerably surprises me - that someone at your level with some obvious study of piano repertoire behind you would ask for others to help you choose your examination repertoire.

Speaking of "others," what does your teacher suggest?

It should be obvious that selection of examination pieces at this level depends so much on personal choice, what composers you know and like, which composers you might prefer to avoid (if you can), and, above all, which pieces you could live with for the length of time it takes to bring them to performance/examination standards. As far as identifying "popular known pieces," with a few exceptions they almost all on that list fit that category. Only a few of them are lesser known works.

This raises the question why you should want to play "popular, known works." The more popular or known a work is, the more you have to bring off a highly polished performance of it or bring something unique to a performance of it - although that may be more true of competitions than of examinations. Still, you should choose what you love and are going to be able to "live with" for an extended period of time rather than just choosing works because of their popularity. That seems a strange criterion for choosing examination selections.

Regards,

Thanks for your reply.

I didn't ask him (my teacher yet). I want to play pieces that ordinary( who are not even familiar with classic music) people should know. Btw I dont have any blacklisted composers or styles. I tend to enjoy playing every style and would rather play a piece that I dont like that adds to my skill than playing pieces for a composer I know and like

Because of that I am asking everyone for their opinion

Personally, I'd never play a piece I don't like, no matter how much it might add to my skill (if it's purely 'skill', why not just practise exercises to achieve them, or find another piece that gets you the same results?) - especially not for an important exam beyond elementary level - but there's no accounting for tastes.....

But if you want my reply, I'd say that any of the Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Ravel's Pavane, Schubert, and possibly the Grieg, Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Scriabin will be known to piano afficionados. But 'ordinary' people will probably only recognize (bits of) Beethoven's Pathetique, Liszt's Liebestraume No.3, Mozart's K331 and Schubert's Impromptu D899/3.

I was exaggerating and to tell you the truth I sometimes even get bored of the pieces that I like and I need to get a break. I would not imagine myself playing a piece that I don't like. I wanted to encourage anyone to suggest any pieces (since I don't know most of them) without limiting you.

and thank you for your suggestions

Beethoven Sonata in E minor, op. 90
Rachmaninov Preludes op. 32 no. 10
Chopin Ballade no. 3 in Ab, op. 47
Bowen Toccata


The Beethoven is really hard to play well, even though it seems like a small sonata.
The rachmaninov is utterly gorgeous. I think someone told me Rach considered it one of his best compositions.
The chopin is also a great piece to show of your beautiful sound and phrasing.
Bowen toccata, is something quite frantic, but such an enjoyable piece to listen to (and to play)