MusicCoach difficulty
83/100
Master repertoire
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
Technique
Intonation
1
Technique
High positions
1
Theory
Knowledge of forms
1
Technique
Position changes
1
Technique
Double stops
1
Ornaments
Baroque ornaments
1
Style
Baroque style
1
Reading
Bass clef reading
1
Technique
Legato
1
Interpretation
Phrasing
1
Technique
General technique
1
Tone
Vibrato
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
Sonata for Violin Solo, BB124, Sz.117
Béla Bartók
close skills
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). New compared with the previous piece: Legato d'archet and Analyse harmonique — practise it slowly, separating left hand from bow: bow alone on open strings, then the fingering silently.
Gentle
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (Julia Fischer)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
A short step up, staying in Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8). New compared with the previous piece: Passages rapides and Vibrato — practise it slowly, separating left hand from bow: bow alone on open strings, then the fingering silently.
Balanced step
A genuine step up, without a jolt.
Ambitious challenge
A useful leap with guided practice.
No suggestion yet.
Same level
Same level
Partita no. 1 for Solo Violin in B minor, BWV.1002
Johann Sebastian Bach
close skills
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8): what changes is the ground. The skill that will carry the work: Positions hautes and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly, separating left hand from bow: bow alone on open strings, then the fingering silently.
Same level
Chaconne from The Red Violin, for violin and piano
John Corigliano
partial transfer
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Harmoniques — practise it slowly, separating left hand from bow: bow alone on open strings, then the fingering silently.
Same level
Partita no. 2 for Solo Violin in D minor, BWV.1004
Johann Sebastian Bach
close skills
low risk
to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Great repertoire (diploma level, beyond grade 8): what changes is the ground. The skill that will carry the work: Intonation and Connaissance des formes — practise it slowly, separating left hand from bow: bow alone on open strings, then the fingering silently.