Im in the midst of playing all 9 pieces from the new exam pieces of ABRSM 2027-2028 and I will also give a review on whether to pick each piece by ranking its difficulty and musicality.

Overall: I will only recommend this piece if the student has a strong sense of musical shaping and phrasing.

It is not the easiest List B pieces in the book.

Difficulty : 3/5

Main Technical Challenges

The notes themselves are not particularly difficult. The challenge is that everything is exposed.

Voicing

The melody is often embedded inside textures.

You need to:

* bring out the melodic line

* keep accompaniment soft

* avoid striking all notes equally

Pedalling and rubato can be also an issue at the moderate tempo if not well controlled.

But it is still a good piece to practice musicality.

Musicality 4/5

It is easily one of the better sounding pieces in the book. It features many modulation and pitch registers. Making it a fairly pleasing performance piece.

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Difficulty is ranked relative to its grade

Musicality is ranked by its general appeal