Hi! I did my grade 8 piano back in June but because I have exams next year my teacher and I decided to cover a vast range of reportoire. She leaves a lot of the pieces we cover up to me but I always pick the same period (Romantic) and the same composers (Debussy, Leighton etc..)

Anybody got names of any good pieces that might interest me. I got Bach's Preludes and Fugues Book. 1 last week, but don't know where to start!!!!

Well, if you're looking for post-Grade 8 material, the dipABRSM syllabus might be useful? Or, past Grade 8 syllabi - they nearly always have a prelude and fugue by Bach in them. I played number 12 in F minor for my diploma.. the fugue was fiendish but the prelude was nice.. I think, on the whole, the preludes are easier than the fugues. Maybe you could start with the fugue number 10 - as this is in 2 parts (the only one in 2 parts, I believe).
Other music.. hm. Maybe some Mozart? That's simple to learn but it takes a lot of effort to get the "colouring" right.
Er. Sorry about the lack of specifics :/

Try something "different".

I have just done grade 7 and am taking a break from exams because I am too busy with my work. It's actually good fun to take a break from exams and spend a bit of time "exploring" .

I am learning Bartok's three Rondos on Folk Tune. They are "interesting" pieces to play.

I expect some people are bored of seeing me write this, but if you haven't already explored the Spectrum collections published by ABRSM they would be a really interesting starting point. Book 1 has 20 pieces each by a different British composer, approx. grades 5-8 (Book 2 has 30 easier pieces), Book 3 has 25 pieces each by a composer from a different country. I expect all the composers have written other piano pieces too, so these examples could be signposts for more material by the ones you ike best. I got all three books as soon as they were published, and have also borrowed the more recent one for cello and piano. Treasure trove!

personally, if you want something challenging, anything by Liszt would be fantastic

Chopin Scherzi, Sonatas, Ballades, Polonaises or Mazurkas
Beethoven Later Sonatas e.g. Hammerklavier (the fugal finale is impossible)
Debussy piano works
Mozart/Haydn/Scarlatti Sonatas
Sinding Rustle of Spring
Grieg Piano works
Bach Preludes and Fugues, Goldberg Variations, French/English Suites, Partitas and if you have a competent friend, the Art of Fugue
Handel keyboard works

If you want something really different, look backwards not forwards. I've recently invested in a copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, and it keeps its character really well when played on piano due to the modality and harmonies used. It has 300 or so pieces in it, ranging from half a side to many pages; the pieces were written by Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons, Farnaby and many other composers, some of whom are anonymous. It's in two volumes; I'd say the first has the more difficult material in it (Sellinger's Round, for instance).

Fitzwilliam? wow that IS unusual!!!