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Play — Piano Sonata No. 2 in C Major, D. 279: II. Andante · Franz Schubert, Ammiel Bushakevitz (the player loads on click)
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MusicCoach difficulty
58/100
Intermediate
Level of the complete work
We have no level specific to this movement. The figure above is that of the complete work: within a cycle, movements often differ widely in demand.
Estimated skills
Theory
Harmonic analysis
1
Pedaling
Sustain pedal
1
Style
Romantic style
1
Rhythm
Tempo rubato
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
2
Style
Character and style
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
Reading
Bass clef reading
1
Technique
Legato
1
Interpretation
Dynamics
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
2
Style
Classical style
1
Technique
General technique
1
What to play next?
Each suggestion combines difficulty gap, risk, confidence and skill overlap. The first two cards in each column are the most useful pedagogically.
Gentle step
The safest next step.
Gentle
Sonate D.664 : II. Andante
Franz Schubert
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Voix chantante and Passages rapides — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Gentle
Piano Sonata F major Hob. XVI:9
Franz Joseph Haydn
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes and Style classique — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.
Balanced step
A genuine step up, without a jolt.
Balanced
Variation on a Waltz by A. Diabelli D 718
Franz Schubert
close skills
moderate risk
to confirm
A real step up: this piece moves you into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Passages rapides and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Balanced
Piano Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
close skills
moderate risk
to confirm
A real step up: this piece moves you into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Connaissance des formes — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.
Ambitious challenge
A useful leap with guided practice.
Challenge
Gamba Sonata (Violoncello) g minor BWV 1029
Franz Schubert
new reflexes
high risk
to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Polyphonie à trois voix ou plus and Ornements romantiques — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Challenge
Gamba Sonata (Violoncello) G major BWV 1027
Franz Schubert
new reflexes
high risk
to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Polyphonie à trois voix ou plus and Ornements romantiques — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Same level
Same level
30 Minuets with Trios, D.41
Franz Schubert
close skills
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. The skill that will carry the work: Caractère et style — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Same level
Gymnopédie No.1
Erik Satie
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Voix chantante — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.
Same level
2 Scherzos, D.593
Franz Schubert
close skills
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 4 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Tempo rubato — the pitfall is the pulse drifting as soon as the writing thickens: subdivide with the metronome.
The Andante unfolds in a gentle, song-like mood, with lyrical episodes that require a clear singing line and more subdued responses in the accompaniment. Technically, Knowledge of forms (3.6/5) is important here to honour repeats and internal reprises and to shape transitions between sections — this means thinking in larger phrase units and adjusting touch and dynamics approaching cadences — and Tempo rubato (3.1/5) calls for a flexible right-hand gesture that can slightly lengthen melodic notes without disturbing the steady left-hand accompaniment. The movement belongs to Schubert's piano sonata output and reflects his melodic and harmonic concerns at an earlier stage of his compositional work. I do not give a recommended reference performance because I am not sufficiently certain of a specific recording for this work.