Que jouer après Mazurka no. 9 in C major, op. 7 no. 5 ?

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Diva sin par, mazurka for piano

Isaac Albéniz

55/100 +5 pts 5-10 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Rythmes pointés — the pitfall is the pulse drifting as soon as the writing thickens: subdivide with the metronome.

Gentle

Recuerdos, mazurka for piano, op. 80

Isaac Albéniz

55/100 +5 pts 5-10 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Gentle

2 Mazurkas, op. 62, M73

Karol Szymanowski

55/100 +5 pts 5-10 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). 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.

Gentle

Mazurka no. 8 in A-flat major, op. 7 no. 4

Frédéric Chopin

54/100 +4 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Ornements romantiques and Indépendance des mains — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Gentle

Mazurka no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 6 no. 2

Frédéric Chopin

54/100 +4 pts 5-10 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

Mazurka in G major

Frédéric Chopin

62/100 +12 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Rythme général — the pitfall is the pulse drifting as soon as the writing thickens: subdivide with the metronome.

Balanced

Mazurka de salon in E flat major, op. 95, B.31/1, "Amalia"

Isaac Albéniz

60/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Staccato and Rythmes pointés — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Balanced

Mazurka de salon in D minor, op. 96, B.31/2, "Ricordatti"

Isaac Albéniz

60/100 +10 pts 12-24 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

Balanced

Mazurka no. 7 in F minor, op. 7 no. 3

Frédéric Chopin

58/100 +8 pts 10-20 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 6 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Passages rapides and Ornements romantiques — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Mazurkas, op. 50

Frédéric Chopin

67/100 +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. The skill that will carry the work: Contrôle du toucher — what matters is quality of attack and evenness of tone, not speed.

Challenge

Mazurkas, op. 41

Frédéric Chopin

66/100 +16 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. 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.

Challenge

6 Mazurkas de salon, for piano, op. 66, B.12

Isaac Albéniz

65/100 +15 pts 24-48 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

2 Bourrées

Frédéric Chopin

50/100 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: Staccato and Rythmes pointés — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Same level

Bourrée No. 2

Frédéric Chopin

48/100 -2 pts 3-4 weeks

close skills 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: Style baroque and Indépendance des mains — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.

Same level

Variation on a Waltz by A. Diabelli D 718

Franz Schubert

47/100 -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: Connaissance des formes and Passages rapides — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Progressions computed from difficulty, skill overlap and style between works. A What do we play next? recommendation should remain a pedagogical starting point, not an automatic prescription.