Piano Diploma Repertoire List: January 2022 Edition
Piano Diploma Repertoire List: January 2022 Edition
Piano Diploma Repertoire List: January 2022 Edition
• Candidates should compile and perform a programme displaying a range of moods, styles
and tempi.
• All works should be performed complete, except where single movements are specified.
• Own-choice pieces must demonstrate a level of technical and musical demand comparable to the
pieces listed in the relevant repertoire list.
• Piano concertos may be proposed for FTCL only. The orchestral reduction must be played on a
second piano. A second piano is available at selected centres only, and candidates should ensure
that suitable facilities are available at their chosen centre before an entry is made.
• Candidates must provide a written programme and copies of all pieces to be performed.
• Face-to-face exams: the appointment form, written programme, copies of the pieces and
approval letter (if applicable) should be given to the examiner at the start of the exam.
• Digital exams: the submission information form, written programme, scans of the pieces and
approval letter (if applicable) should be uploaded with the video.
• For full details, including the process for submitting own-choice repertoire, please see the
current syllabus at trinitycollege.com/performance-diplomas (face-to-face exams) or
trinitycollege.com/digital-music-diplomas (digital exams).
• Trinity’s A Recital Anthology – Piano Solo (TCL 024091) is a unique collection of 21 pieces
selected from the ATCL repertoire list, showcasing repertoire spanning over four centuries to the
present day in a wide range of genres and including detailed performance notes by Steven
Osborne and John Paul Ekins. It is available in a printed version and as an ebook.
ATCL
1. Albéniz Mallorca (Barcarola), op. 202 Henle
Esquisses, op. 63, either book 1 nos. 1-6
2. Alkan or book 1 nos. 7-12 or book 2 nos. 13-18 Billaudot
or book 2 nos. 19-24
3. Babajanian Dance of the Vagharshabad any reliable edition
9. J S Bach French Suite no. 4 in E♭, BWV 815 (all 7 movts) any reliable edition
10. J S Bach French Suite no. 5 in G, BWV 816 (all 7 movts) any reliable edition
11. J S Bach Overture (from Partita no. 4 in D, BWV 828) any reliable edition
The Well-Tempered Clavier book 1,
any one or more of the following:
- Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 850
- Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
- Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
12. J S Bach any reliable edition
- Prelude & Fugue in F# minor, BWV 859
- Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
- Prelude & Fugue in A♭, BWV 862
- Prelude & Fugue in A, BWV 864
- Prelude & Fugue in B, BWV 868
The Well-Tempered Clavier book 2,
any one or more of the following:
- Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 874
- Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 875
13. J S Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E, BWV 878 any reliable edition
- Prelude & Fugue in F, BWV 880
- Prelude & Fugue in F# minor, BWV 883
- Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
- Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 889
Prelude & Gigue
14. J S Bach any reliable edition
(from Partita no. 1 in B♭, BWV 825)
Sinfonia, Allemande & Capriccio
15. J S Bach any reliable edition
(from Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826)
16. J S Bach Toccata (from Partita no. 6, BWV 830) any reliable edition
34. Beethoven Sonata in E♭, op. 27 no. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’ any reliable edition
47. Brahms Ballade in G minor, op. 118 no. 3 any reliable edition
49. Brahms Intermezzo in B♭ minor, op. 117 no. 2 any reliable edition
50. Brahms Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118 no. 1 any reliable edition
Trinity
51. Brahms Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2
A Recital Anthology
52. Brahms Intermezzo in F minor, op. 118 no. 4 any reliable edition
53. Brahms Intermezzo in E minor, op. 119 no. 2 any reliable edition
56. Bridge A Fairy Tale Suite, H. 128 (all 4 movts) Stainer (archive)
87. Debussy Prelude and/or Sarabande (from Pour le piano) any reliable edition
Preludes for Piano book 1,
any one or more of the following:
- Voiles (no. 2)
88. Debussy any reliable edition
- Les sons et les parfums tournent dans
l’air du soir (no. 4)
- La cathédrale engloutie (no. 10)
Preludes for Piano book 2,
any one or more of the following:
- Feuilles mortes (no. 2)
89. Debussy any reliable edition
- La puerta del Vino (no. 3)
- Général Lavine-eccentric (no. 6)
- Homage à S. Pickwick Esq. PPMPC (no. 9)
90. de Falla Serenata Andaluza any reliable edition
123. Janáček V mlhách (In the Mists), any two movts Bärenreiter Praha
128. Lilburn From the Port Hills (no. 4 from Five Bagatelles) Sounz
162. Rachmaninov Preludes, op. 32, nos. 5 and 10 any reliable edition
163. Rachmaninov Preludes, op. 32, nos. 5 and 12 any reliable edition
Rachmaninov/
164. Liebesleid (from Piano Compositions vol. 2) Boosey
Kreisler
165. Rameau Les cyclopes (from Pièces de clavecin) any reliable edition
168. Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte any reliable edition
169. Reger Prelude and Fugue in A minor, op. 99 no. 3 any reliable edition
176. D Scarlatti Sonata in E minor, K 263 and Sonata in E, K 264 any reliable edition
181. Schubert Impromptu in F minor, op. 142 no. 1 any reliable edition
184. Schubert Sonata in A minor, op. 164 D 537 any reliable edition
Suite dansante en jazz, WV 98,
185. Schulhoff Eschig
any two or more movts
Henle (no. 1)
Scherzo no. 1 in D minor, op. 10
186. C Schumann Trinity A Recital
or Scherzo no. 2 in C minor, op. 14
Anthology (no. 2)
187. R Schumann Grillen (from Fantasiestücke, op. 12) any reliable edition
Trinity
188. R Schumann Novelette no. 1 in F, op. 21
A Recital Anthology
189. Scriabin Étude in B♭ minor, op. 8 no. 11 Boosey
Trinity
190. Scriabin Deux poèmes, op. 32, no. 1 and/or no. 2
A Recital Anthology
24 Preludes, op. 11,
191. Scriabin Peters
any two from nos. 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24
Trinity
192. Sculthorpe Mountains
A Recital Anthology
193. Sculthorpe Night Pieces Faber
4. J S Bach Aria variata alla maniera Italiana, BWV 989 any reliable edition
16. J S Bach Toccata no. 2 in C minor, BWV 911 any reliable edition
17. J S Bach Toccata no. 4 in D minor, BWV 913 any reliable edition
18. J S Bach Toccata no. 6 in G minor, BWV 915 any reliable edition
37. Beethoven Sonata in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 ‘Tempest’ any reliable edition
38. Beethoven Sonata in E♭, op. 31 no. 3 ‘Hunt’ any reliable edition
39. Beethoven Sonata in E♭, op. 81a ‘Les adieux’ any reliable edition
52. Brahms Intermezzo in E♭ minor, op. 118 no. 6 any reliable edition
61. Chopin Études, op. 10, any two contrasting any reliable edition
62. Chopin Études, op. 25, any two contrasting any reliable edition
79. Crumb A Little Suite for Christmas, any three movts Peters
80. Cumming 24 Preludes for Solo Piano, any six or more Boosey
Variations on a Theme by Rode,
81. Czerny IMC
‘La Ricordanza’, op. 33
82. Debussy Images (book 1 or 2), any one or more movts any reliable edition
Preludes for Piano book 1,
any one or more of the following:
83. Debussy - Le vent dans la plaine (no. 3) any reliable edition
- Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest (no. 7)
- La danse de Puck (no. 11)
Preludes for Piano book 2,
any one or more of the following:
- Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses (no. 4)
84. Debussy any reliable edition
- La terrasse des audiences (no. 7)
- Ondine (no. 8)
- Les tierces alternées (no. 11)
85. Debussy Estampes (all 3 movts) any reliable edition
92. Dohnányi 6 Concert Etudes, op. 28, any one or more Masters
144. Lecuona Ante el Escorial (from Lecuona Piano Music) Hal Leonard
156. Liszt Concert Studies, any one or more any reliable edition
Douze études d’exécution transcendente,
157. Liszt any reliable edition
any one or more
158. Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies, any one or more any reliable edition
159. Liszt Paganini Studies, any one or more any reliable edition
166. Mendelssohn Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 14 any reliable edition
168. Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue in E minor, op. 35 no. 1 any reliable edition
169. Mendelssohn Prelude & Fugue in B minor, op. 35 no. 3 any reliable edition
Songs Without Words, op. 38 no. 5 in A minor
170. Mendelssohn any reliable edition
and/or op. 53 no. 6 in A
171. Mendelssohn Variations serieuses, op. 54 any reliable edition
Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste
172. Messiaen Durand
(from Huit préludes)
173. Messiaen Reflets dans le vent (from Huit préludes) Durand
Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus,
174. Messiaen Durand
any one from nos. 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16
La buse variable
175. Messiaen Leduc
(no. XI from Catalogue d’oiseaux 7e livre)
176. Montsalvatge Sonatina pour Yvette Salabert
217. Saint-Saëns Études, op. 52 or op. 111, any one or more Durand
Études for left hand alone, op. 135,
218. Saint-Saëns Durand
any one or more
219. Sancan Toccata Durand
221. D Scarlatti Two Sonatas in C minor, K 115 and K 116 any reliable edition
222. D Scarlatti Sonata in B♭, K 544 and Sonata in B♭, K 545 any reliable edition
Sonata in G minor, K 426 and
223. D Scarlatti any reliable edition
Sonata in G, K 427
224. Schoenberg 5 Pieces, op. 23 Hansen
227. Schubert Sonata in A minor, op. 143 D 784 any reliable edition
233. R Schumann Carnival Jest (from Vienna, op. 26) any reliable edition
18. Beethoven Sonata in B♭, op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’ any reliable edition
35. Chopin Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, op. 22 any reliable edition
42. Debussy Feux d’artifice (from Preludes for Piano book 2) any reliable edition
Debussy/
43. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Schott
Gryaznov
44. de Falla Fantasia Bætica Chester
62. Kapustin 8 Concert Etudes, op. 40, any one or more Schott
70. Liszt Années de pèlerinage 2nd year (all) any reliable edition
Après une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi
71. Liszt any reliable edition
sonata)
Funérailles (no. 7 from
72. Liszt any reliable edition
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173)
73. Liszt Sonata in B minor any reliable edition
74. Liszt/Beethoven Capriccio alla Turca from The Ruins of Athens any reliable edition
75. Liszt/Gounod Waltz from Faust – opera paraphrase any reliable edition