Que jouer après Intermezzo a minor op. 76,7 ?

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Piano Variations on the Hymn "Gott erhalte" from the Kaiserquartett Hob. III:77 G major

Franz Joseph Haydn

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Phrasé — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Gentle

Capriccio in A minor, for organ

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Gentle

Naama, for harpsichord

Iannis Xenakis

55/100 +3 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Gentle

Intermezzo in A minor Op.76 No.7

Johannes Brahms

59/100 +7 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Legato — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Gentle

Intermezzo in E minor Op.119 No.2

Johannes Brahms

59/100 +7 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

Intermezzo Op.118 No.2 in A major

Johannes Brahms

61/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Voix chantante and Balance mains — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Balanced

Legend op. 18,1

Fanny Hensel

61/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). The demand here is musical rather than mechanical: Phrasé — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Balanced

Rhapsodies, op. 79

Johannes Brahms

64/100 +12 pts 12-24 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Contrôle du toucher — what matters is quality of attack and evenness of tone, not speed.

Balanced

Sonata movement from the Piano Sonata E major op. 14,1

Ludwig van Beethoven

61/100 +9 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23

Frédéric Chopin

71/100 +19 pts 28-56 weeks

partial transfer high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Connaissance des formes and Octaves — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Challenge

Intermezzo Op.117 No.2 in B-flat minor

Johannes Brahms

68/100 +17 pts 24-48 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Indépendance des mains — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Challenge

Intermezzo Op.117 No.1 in E-flat major

Johannes Brahms

68/100 +17 pts 24-48 weeks

partial transfer high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Voix chantante and Balance mains — the notes will be secure long before the musical line: work in whole phrases, singing the main voice.

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

Sonata in C major K.330 (I)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

52/100 same level 4-6 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Connaissance des formes and Indépendance des mains — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Same level

Nocturne in E-flat major Op.9 No.2

Frédéric Chopin

51/100 -1 pts 4-6 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Ornements romantiques and Voix chantante — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Same level

Arabesque No.1

Claude Debussy

49/100 -3 pts 3-4 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Equivalent demands, still Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Ornements romantiques — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

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