Ballade No.2 in F major Op.38
Ballade Piano solo 10 min
Estimated difficulty
81/100
Master repertoire
Confidence : 85%
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

This score is an orientation guide aggregated from editorial and pedagogical sources (Henle, exam syllabuses, curation) — not an expert opinion on your situation. Read it alongside the sources, the confidence and the skills below, and discuss it with your teacher for the real choices about which level to tackle.

Difficulty sources
Henle_Verlag
8
85/100 normalised · 4 obs.
ABRSM_Syllabus
Grade 10
86/100 normalised
MultiSyllabus
Grade 8
73/100 normalised · 3 obs.
ABRSM_Syllabus
Grade 8
76/100 normalised
MusicCoach_Manual
Grade 8
76/100 normalised
OpenAI_AI
88
88/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
93%
Among Frédéric Chopin
96%
Era
75%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Legato
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Technique
Fast passages
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Technique
Octaves
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
2
Style
Character and style
1
Rhythm
Dotted rhythms
1
Pedaling
Half-pedalling
1
What to play next?

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