Suzuki Viola Level 3
Suzuki Viola School — Book 2 · ABRSM Grade 3
A curated home-listening list combining the Suzuki method repertoire with the matching ABRSM Performance Grade syllabus. Click each link to hear a quality performance, then sequence your practice with the recordings as your reference.
Suzuki Repertoire
From Suzuki Viola School, Book 2
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Musette (Gavotte II from English Suite No. 3, BWV 808) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Hunters’ Chorus from Der Freischütz | C. M. von Weber | Listen on YouTube |
| Long, Long Ago and Variation | T. H. Bayly | Listen on YouTube |
| Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 | J. Brahms | Listen on YouTube |
| Bourrée from Sonata in F Major for Oboe | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| The Two Grenadiers, Op. 49, No. 1 | R. Schumann | Listen on YouTube |
| Theme from Witches’ Dance | N. Paganini | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte from Mignon | A. Thomas | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte | J. B. Lully | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet in G, WoO 10, No. 2 | L. van Beethoven | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet from String Quintet, Op. 11, No. 5 | L. Boccherini | Listen on YouTube |
ABRSM Performance Grade 3
From the ABRSM Performance Grades — Bowed Strings 2024 syllabus. Candidates choose one piece each from List A, List B, and List C.
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| List A | ||
| Presto (from Battalia, C. 61), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | Biber | Listen on YouTube |
| Intrada (1st movt from Suite de danses), arr. SturzeneggerM. Franck: Suite de danses (Editions Marc Reift) | M. Franck | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet No. 3 in F, trans. ApplebaumString Festival Solos for Viola, Vol. 2 (Alfred) | Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Cantabile (1st movt from Sonata in C, Op. 3 No. 1), arr. SturzeneggerJean Baptiste Loeillet: Sonata for Viola (Editions Marc Reift) | Jean Baptiste Loeillet | Listen on YouTube |
| German Dance, K. 600 No. 2, arr. LoyViola Music for Beginners (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Mozart | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet in D, arr. PreucilSuzuki Viola School, Vol. 3 (Alfred) | Mozart | Listen on YouTube |
| Sonata, arr. GregoryVamoosh Viola, Book 3 (Vamoosh) | S. Paxton | Listen on YouTube |
| English Folk Song, arr. C. & K. Sassmannshaus, lower note optional in bb. 9, 13 & 24Viola Recital Album, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) | Trad. English | Listen on YouTube |
| Pas redouble, arr. C. & K. SassmannshausViola Recital Album, Vol. 3 (Bärenreiter) | Volti | Listen on YouTube |
| At the Hearth (Winter from The Four Seasons), arr. Arnold, trills optionalThe Young Violist, Vol. 2 (Viola World) | Vivaldi | Listen on YouTube |
| Kazotsky Kick (No. 19 from Top Banana)Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell: Top Banana for Viola (Stainer & Bell) | Celia Cobb & Naomi Yandell | Link unavailable |
| Rabbit Foot, arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Mix 3 (ABRSM) | F. Price | Listen on YouTube |
| A Picture (No. 3 from From the Carolina Hills, Op. 15), arr. CooperViola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 (Sleepy Puppy Press) | Winn | Listen on YouTube |
| List B | ||
| Mist at Dawn (No. 2 from Jungle Adventures)Daphne Baker: Jungle Adventures for Viola (Spartan Press) | Daphne Baker | Listen on YouTube |
| Habanera (from Carmen), arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Time Sprinters (OUP) | Bizet | Listen on YouTube |
| Andante pastorale, arr. Gazda & ClarkCompatible Duets for Strings, Vol. 2: Viola (Carl Fischer) | G. Concone | Link unavailable |
| Floating (No. 1 from Character Pieces, Book 1)Patsy Gritton: Character Pieces, Book 1 (SJ Music) | Patsy Gritton | Link unavailable |
| When Autumn ComesNew Pieces for Viola, Book 1 (ABRSM) | Jacob | Link unavailable |
| Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 3, arr. BirtelClassical Highlights for Viola (Schott) | Mendelssohn | Link unavailable |
| Bitte (No. 4 from Zehn kleine stücke, Op. 213), arr. KreuzerReinecke: Ten Little Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 213 (Schott) | Reinecke | Link unavailable |
| Andante (2nd movt from Concerto in E minor, Op. 35), trans. SassmannshausRieding: Concerto in B minor, Op. 35 (Bärenreiter) | Rieding | Link unavailable |
| In Dreams (from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), arr. Galliford, Neuburg & EdmondsonClassic Movie Instrumental Solos for Viola (Alfred) | Howard Shore | Listen on YouTube |
| Waltz (from The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | Tchaikovsky | Listen on YouTube |
| Waiting (No. 12 from Modern Mosaics)Jennifer Bowman: Modern Mosaics for Viola (80 Days Publishing) | Jennifer Bowman | Listen on YouTube |
| Mi Teresita, arr. K. & D. BlackwellViola Mix 3 (ABRSM) | Carreño | Listen on YouTube |
| The Sunshine Lad (No. 4 from From the Carolina Hills, Op. 15), arr. CooperViola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 1 (Sleepy Puppy Press) | Winn | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| Pillow Dance (No. 14 from 44 Duos), trans. Maurice & BigelowBartók: 44 Duets for Two Violas (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Bartók | Listen on YouTube |
| Wild WestViola Time Sprinters (OUP) | Kathy & David Blackwell | Link unavailable |
| Stiffkey Blues (No. 21 from Shooting Stars)Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Shooting Stars for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | Katherine & Hugh Colledge | Listen on YouTube |
| I got plenty o’ nuttin’ (from Porgy and Bess), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 1 (ABRSM) | G. & I. Gershwin, D. & D. Heyward | Link unavailable |
| Banana Skin (No. 5 from Got those Position Blues?)Huws Jones: Got those Position Blues? (Faber) | Huws Jones | Listen on YouTube |
| Toad in the Hole, without improvisationTechnitunes for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | S. Nelson | Listen on YouTube |
| Blue Waltz, arr. Birtel, grace notes optionalClassical Highlights for Viola (Schott) | E. Pütz | Listen on YouTube |
| Could You Repeat That?Skilful Solos for Viola (Anglo Music) | Philip Sparke | Link unavailable |
| Hevenu Shalom Alechem, arr. PrzystaniakThat’s Klezmer for Clarinets or Violas: Viola parts (Peters EP11109B) | Trad. Klezmer | Listen on YouTube |
| Scherzo, trans. GeraldSolos for Young Violists, Vol. 1 (Alfred) | C. Webster | Listen on YouTube |
| I Let Her Go Go, arr. A. & J. OosthuizenDuets for Improvers for Two Violas (Wild Music Publications) | Trad. Trinidad & Tobago | Link unavailable |
YouTube links curated for high audio/video quality and reliable performance. ABRSM repertoire is drawn from the 2024 Bowed Strings Performance Grade syllabus, organised by List A / B / C as in the official syllabus. Some niche method-book pieces may not have verified YouTube recordings — those rows are marked “Link unavailable.”