Sonate no 26 op. 81a « Les Adieux » : III. Le Retour : Vivacissimamente
Romantic Sonata Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
73/100
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.

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Difficulty sources
Claude_AI
72
72/100 normalised
MusicCoach_Expert
76
76/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
85%
Among Ludwig van Beethoven
82%
Era Romantic
82%
Genre
Skills developed
Style
Classical style
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Style
Character and style
1
Technique
Fast passages
1
Technique
Staccato
1
Technique
Legato
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
Rhythm
Syncopation
1
Technique
General technique
1
Rhythm
General rhythm
1
Tone
Touch control
1
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