Sonate no 8 « Pathétique » : II. Adagio cantabile
Sonata Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
63/100
Advanced
Confidence : 43% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

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.

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
Claude_AI
68
68/100 normalised
MusicCoach_Expert
55
55/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
62%
Among Ludwig van Beethoven
73%
Era
62%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Octaves
1
Technique
Fast passages
1
Technique
Staccato
1
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
2
Style
Classical style
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
2
Tone
Touch control
1
Technique
Legato
1
Interpretation
Singing voice
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
What to play next?

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