Recently, I bought a CD with Larrocha's recordings of the Granados' Spanish Dances, and Albeniz's Suite Espanola. The Spanish music really interest me. Therefore, I would like to know what grade these pieces are:
1. Spanish Dance No.8 (Granados)
2. Granada in Suite Espanola (Albeniz)
3. Leyenda in Suite Espanola (Albeniz)
4. Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2 (Rachmaninoff)
5. The Etude-Tableux Op.33 (not Op.39) (Rachmaninoff)
I am about Grade 7, would these pieces suit me?

You might manage the Granada movement by Albeniz. The Leyenda (also known as Asturias) is much harder.
I dont know which Granados piece that is.
The Rcahmananinov pieces are Grade 8 ++.

The Etude Tableaux are some of the most demanding pieces in the repertoire for piano, I would leave them for a while yet (i dream of playing them myself!). The prelude in C#minor, is not too hard, i learned it at school for an open day but no longer play it because it's one of my least favourite pieces now. Granada is a lovely piece, and is probably around Grade seven standard, his Tango is also brilliant, they're the only two of his i play. Don't know the Granados piece, sorry. My favourite of the Spanish composers is probably Mompou, you should check him out too, the Paisages(landscapes)are amazing, especially the blissful El Lago. Not sure if Larrocha recorded his music or not.

Yes I am a fan of Mompou also. Cancion y Danzas, Fetes Lointains. Pianist Stephen Hough , born in this very village, is also a fan and has recorded same.

Stephen Houghs' Hyperion CD of Mompou is a favourite of mine.

Mompou? Sorry I have not heard of this composer before... In fact, Spanish pieces in my repertiore is very limited... very very limitied... a couple of Granados only...

1. Spanish Dance No.8 (Granados)
If you've passed grade 7 you should be able to manage this one. It is not that fast so the big leaps, fancy ornaments, double octaves etc. are all achievable.

2. Granada in Suite Espanola (Albeniz)
This is a bit harder, but still playable

3. Leyenda in Suite Espanola (Albeniz)
This is a diploma level piece, but may still be worth having a go if you really like it

If you like the Albenitz then you'll also enjoy his Iberia Suite. You would certainly manage "Evocation" and could probably make a good stab at "El Puerto" - though that is much harder work.


4. Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2 (Rachmaninoff)
This is easy to play badly, and very difficult to play well (That can be said for a lot of Rachmaninoff's Preludes. Come to think of it, it is true of Haydn and Mozart sonatas too)

5. The Etude-Tableux Op.33 (not Op.39) (Rachmaninoff)
You could definitely learn to play this monstrous piece - along with the Variations on a theme of Paganini, and Balakirev's Islamei, and the Liszt transcendental etudes, and Gaspard de la Nuit, and the last movement of the Hammerklavier, ... . Trouble is, if you are a normal human being then you'll have to sell your soul to the devil first!

I just received my Grade 6 mark paper. 125. I get my first merit! The examiner asks me to take greater care on the techniques, especially stacatto, semiquavers and the balance of the two hands. For stacatto, I am playing Hungarian Rhythm No2 which doesn't seem so hard, for semiquavers I am playing some Mozart (K545) and for the balancing I am playing Bach inventions. To build up my tempo, I play Czerny (849). Now I also want to play some Granados or Albeniz for training grace notes. As for the Rachmaninoff prelude, I think I would play them after finishing the Czerny book, when my fingers are quick enough to play the triplets. Any other suggestions?

Agreed! I have a sneaky feeling that I play it badly....

Must try harder lol!

I'm working my way on and off through Granados' 12 Spanish Dances. They are delightful, full of character and contrast and I would think all of them are doable at your level.