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What to play after Sonata in C minor, Wq. 60, H. 209: II. Largo ?
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · difficulty 26/100

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Gentle step

The safest next step.

Gentle
Variations, K.Anh.137
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30/100 +4 pts 3-6 weeks
close skills low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 3 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.
Gentle
Divertimento in F major, Hob.XVIIa:1, "Il Maestro e lo Scolara"
Franz Joseph Haydn
30/100 +4 pts 3-6 weeks
close skills low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM). New compared with the previous piece: Demi-pédale and Style classique — the pedal is set by ear, note by note: misjudged, it blurs the harmony instead of joining it.
Gentle
Allegretto in F major, H.301, Wq.116, no. 19
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
30/100 +4 pts 3-6 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Gentle
Allegro in D minor, Wq.113, H.203
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
30/100 +4 pts 3-6 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
A short step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM). The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Balanced step

A genuine step up, without a jolt.

Balanced
Sonata
Johann Christian Bach
40/100 +14 pts 8-16 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 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
Piano Sonata in F major, K. Anh.135
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
40/100 +14 pts 8-16 weeks
close skills moderate risk to confirm
A real step up, staying in Elementary (around grade 4 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.
Ambitious challenge

A useful leap with guided practice.

Challenge
Sonata in C minor, H. 209, Wq.60
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
44/100 +18 pts 16-32 weeks
close skills high risk to confirm
An ambitious leap while staying in Elementary (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. 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.
Challenge
Sonata in D major, H.505, Wq.83
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
45/100 +19 pts 16-32 weeks
close skills high risk to confirm
An ambitious leap into Intermediate (around grade 5 ABRSM/RCM) — only worth starting if the practice time is really there. 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.
Same level

To widen the repertoire without raising the level.

Same level
Minuets, K.315a
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
27/100 +1 pts 1-2 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. The skill that will carry the work: Style classique and Connaissance des formes — the notes are not enough: articulation and ornaments follow performance conventions best checked in an urtext edition.
Same level
March for Harpsichord in F major, CW A22
Johann Christian Bach
25/100 -1 pts 1-2 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Staccato and Style classique — practise it slowly and hands separately before any attempt at tempo: that is where tension builds up.
Same level
Singode: Belinde, H.695, Wq.112, no. 14
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
28/100 +2 pts 1-2 weeks
partial transfer low risk to confirm
Equivalent demands, still Elementary (around grade 3 ABRSM/RCM): what changes is the ground. What changes is the skill in play: Mémorisation and Style classique — memorise in sections and on harmonic landmarks, never by restarting from the top.
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