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Piano pieces with a melancholic mood, each with its history, what to listen for and how to practise it. Levels are PlayPiano estimates.
Pieces
- Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 6, Pauvre orphelineRobert SchumannLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- Douce PlainteFriedrich BurgmüllerLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- K. 15k keyboard piece in A minorWolfgang Amadeus MozartLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- Minuet in A minor, BWV Anh. 120Level 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- Old French SongPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyLevel 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 16, Premier chagrinRobert SchumannLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 12 No. 7Edvard GriegLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Gnossienne No. 1Erik SatieLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Gnossienne No. 3Erik SatieLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Gymnopédie No. 1Erik SatieLevel 4, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Gymnopédie No. 3Erik SatieLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Keyboard Piece in G minor, K. 15rWolfgang Amadeus MozartLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Little Prelude in D minor, BWV 940Johann Sebastian BachLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Little Prelude in E minor, BWV 941Johann Sebastian BachLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Prelude in D minor, BWV 926Johann Sebastian BachLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Prelude Op. 28 No. 20Frédéric ChopinLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Prelude Op. 28 No. 4Frédéric ChopinLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sarabande in D minor: source piano editionGeorge Frideric HandelLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sarabande, Suite in F-sharp minor, P. 439Johann PachelbelLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Songs My Mother Taught Me: piano transcriptionAntonín DvořákLevel 4, estimatedWith Maestro
- Adagio from BWV 974Johann Sebastian BachLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Arietta, Lyric Pieces Op. 12 No. 1Edvard GriegLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Death and the Maiden, D. 531: piano arrangementFranz SchubertLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor), WoO 59Ludwig van BeethovenLevel 5, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Gnossienne No. 2Erik SatieLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Hungarian MelodyFranz SchubertLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Intermezzo, Op. 52 No. 2Antonín DvořákLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Les Tendres PlaintesJean-Philippe RameauLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 (source numbering)Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Mazurka in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2Frédéric ChopinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Melodic Study, Op. 840 No. 4Carl CzernyLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Melodic Study, Op. 840 No. 6Carl CzernyLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 49 No. 1, I. AndanteLudwig van BeethovenLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 16 No. 4 (Lento)Alexander ScriabinLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Prelude, Op. 40 No. 3Anatoly LyadovLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Regrets des enfermés (Jonas et Latude)Erik SatieLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sarabande, English Suite No. 2, BWV 807Johann Sebastian BachLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sonata No. 25 (2nd Movement: Andante)Ludwig van BeethovenLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19 No. 6Felix MendelssohnLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Venetian Gondola Song, Op. 30 No. 6Felix MendelssohnLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 691Johann Sebastian BachLevel 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- A Deserted Farm, Op. 51 No. 8Edward MacDowellLevel 6, estimatedWith Maestro