VI. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
Piano solo
In brief

This VI. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso comes across as a nervous, prickly piece, full of abrupt bursts, sharp accents and small repeating motifs that skip and answer each other. You will especially need to work on independence of the hands (2.5/5): here that means sustaining different rhythmic and articulatory patterns between the hands, often an ostinato accompaniment against a detached melodic line, and on nuances (2.5/5) which require subtle dynamic shading to bring out voices without forcing the touch. The piece is for solo piano and the period is listed as unknown in the available information, though it belongs to the composer's piano output. I do not provide a reference interpretation because I am not 100% certain of a specific recording for this movement.

MusicCoach difficulty
78/100
Advanced
Likely range : 63–93/100
Confidence : 55% · fair confidence
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Exam grade
About grade 8

Estimated from our difficulty score, not taken from an exam syllabus. Checked against 333 works on the ABRSM syllabus: the exact grade is right 7 times out of 10, and within one grade 99 times out of 100.

Difficulty estimate by MusicCoach on a scale of 1 to 100.

Where this work sits
050100

Most works cluster between 45 and 65: a small score gap often marks a real step. The highlighted bar shows this work among those for the same instrument.

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Difficulty sources
Henle Verlag
8
85/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
99%
Among Béla Bartók
95%
Era
Genre
Estimated skills
Technique
Hand independence
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
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