Que jouer après Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 ?

Choose your level of commitment: consolidate, move up a tier or prepare a challenge. The top-ranked cards combine difficulty, risk, shared skills and confidence.

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle

Sonata in A minor, K.54, L.241

Domenico Scarlatti

63/100 +6 pts 6-12 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

A short step up, staying in Intermediate (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Connaissance des formes and Ornements baroque — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Gentle

Sonata in G major, K.13, L.486

Domenico Scarlatti

64/100 +7 pts 6-12 weeks

partial transfer low risk to confirm

Gentle

Fugue no. 9 en Mi Majeur, BWV.878

Johann Sebastian Bach

60/100 +3 pts 6-12 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 baroque 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

Fugue no. 15 en Sol Majeur, BWV.884

Johann Sebastian Bach

60/100 +3 pts 6-12 weeks

close skills low risk to confirm

Gentle

Praeludium et Fantasia in A minor: Fugue in A minor

Johann Pachelbel

60/100 +3 pts 6-12 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 baroque and Analyse harmonique — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced

Sonata in D major, K.96, L.465

Domenico Scarlatti

66/100 +9 pts 12-24 weeks

partial transfer moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Connaissance des formes and Ornements baroque — understand the form and the harmony before memorising, or memory collapses the moment you play for someone.

Balanced

Fugue in A major, BWV.949

Johann Sebastian Bach

65/100 +8 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Ornements baroque and Indépendance des mains — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Balanced

Sonata in B flat major, K.47, L.46

Domenico Scarlatti

65/100 +8 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

Balanced

Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227)

Johann Sebastian Bach

65/100 +8 pts 12-24 weeks

close skills moderate risk to confirm

A real step up: this piece moves you into Advanced (around grade 7 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Ornements baroque and Style baroque — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge

Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV.826

Johann Sebastian Bach

76/100 +19 pts 28-56 weeks

partial transfer high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Ornements baroque and Connaissance des formes — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Challenge

Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor Op.31

Frédéric Chopin

73/100 +16 pts 28-56 weeks

new reflexes high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Staccato — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Challenge

Fugue no. 5 en Ré Majeur, BWV.874

Johann Sebastian Bach

73/100 +16 pts 28-56 weeks

close skills high risk to confirm

An ambitious leap into Advanced (around grade 8 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. New compared with the previous piece: Ornements baroque and Indépendance des mains — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level

French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV.813

Johann Sebastian Bach

57/100 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: Ornements baroque and Connaissance des formes — ornaments must be secure before the piece goes up to tempo, otherwise they break the line instead of decorating it.

Same level

Sinfonia No.9 in F minor BWV 795

Johann Sebastian Bach

55/100 -2 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: Indépendance des mains and Style baroque — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.

Same level

Moment Musical in F minor Op.94 No.3

Franz Schubert

55/100 -2 pts 4-6 weeks

new reflexes 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: Contrôle du toucher — what matters is quality of attack and evenness of tone, not speed.

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.