Suzuki Viola Level 4
Suzuki Viola School — Book 3 · ABRSM Grade 4
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 3
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Gavotte | G. B. Martini | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte in G Minor | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7 | A. Dvořák | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte | J. Becker | Listen on YouTube |
| Minuet, K. 439b | W. A. Mozart (arr. Preucil) | Listen on YouTube |
| Gavotte from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Bourrée | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
ABRSM Performance Grade 4
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 | ||
| Chanson favorite d’Henri IV, arr. Bass & HarrisTime Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Anon. | Listen on YouTube |
| German Dance, arr. DoktorSolos for the Viola Player (G. Schirmer) | Dittersdorf | Listen on YouTube |
| Siciliana (3rd movt from Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 2 No. 8)Flackton: Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 2 No. 8 (Schott) | Flackton | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegretto (4th movt from Sonata in E minor), trans. MarchetB. Marcello: Sonata in E minor for Viola (Stainer & Bell) | B. Marcello | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegretto, arr. Slokar & LuyB. Marcello: Adagio–Largo–Allegretto (Editions Marc Reift) | B. Marcello | Listen on YouTube |
| Rondeau (from Premier suite de fanfares), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Mouret | Listen on YouTube |
| Rondeau (from Abdelazar), arr. ArkellPurcell: Rondeau from ‘Abdelazar’ for Viola (Fentone) | Purcell | Listen on YouTube |
| Riguadon, trans. ApplebaumString Festival Solos for Viola, Vol. 2 (Alfred) | Rameau | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro moderato (1st movt from Concerto in E minor, Op. 35), trans. SassmannshausRieding: Concerto in B minor, Op. 35 (Bärenreiter) | Rieding | Listen on YouTube |
| March (from The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a), arr. NelsonPiece by Piece 2 for Viola (Boosey & Hawkes) | Tchaikovsky | Listen on YouTube |
| List B | ||
| IdyllNew Pieces for Viola, Book 2 (ABRSM) | Timothy Baxter | Listen on YouTube |
| How beautiful are the feet (from Messiah, HWV 56), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (from Nabucco), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Verdi | Listen on YouTube |
| Poco adagio (from String Quartet, ‘Emperor’, Op. 76 No. 3), arr. Wilkinson & HartFirst Repertoire for Viola, Book 3 (Faber) | Haydn | Listen on YouTube |
| To a Wild Rose (No. 1 from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51), arr. BirtelMacDowell: To a Wild Rose, Op. 51/1 (Schott) or Classical Highlights for Viola (Schott) | MacDowell | Listen on YouTube |
| Plaisir d’amour, arr. MaganiniConcert Album for Viola (Edition Musicus) | J. P. E Martini | Listen on YouTube |
| The Trout, Op. 32, D. 550, arr. Bass & HarrisTime Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Schubert | Listen on YouTube |
| Träumerei (No. 7 from Kinderscenen, Op. 15), arr. LoyViola Music for Beginners (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Schumann | Listen on YouTube |
| Sarabanda, arr. LoyViola Music for Beginners (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Tartini | Listen on YouTube |
| Romance (from The Gadfly, Op. 97), arr. OttyShostakovich: Romance from ‘The Gadfly’, Op. 97 (SJ Music) | Shostakovich | Listen on YouTube |
| Introspection (No. 7 from So Here We Are Again)Wendy Edwards Beardall-Norton: So Here We Are Again for Viola (80 Days Publishing) | Wendy Edwards Beardall-Norton | Link unavailable |
| Canzonetta (No. 3 from Album des enfants, Op. 123), arr. SpenceChaminade: Six Pieces from Opus 123 (Piper) | Chaminade | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| Paprika (Csárdás)Baratto: Paprika (Csárdás) for Viola (Editions Marc Reift) | Baratto | Listen on YouTube |
| Alla grecoNew Pieces for Viola, Book 2 (ABRSM) | Timothy Baxter | Link unavailable |
| Quizás, quizás, quizás, arr. Huws Jones, viola melodyThe Fiddler Playalong Viola Collection (Boosey & Hawkes) | Farrés | Listen on YouTube |
| La cumparsita, arr. Huws Jones, viola melodyThe Fiddler Playalong Viola Collection (Boosey & Hawkes) | G. M. Rodríguez | Listen on YouTube |
| Por una cabeza, arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Gardel | Link unavailable |
| Drama Queen (No. 3 from Character Pieces, Book 2)Patsy Gritton: Character Pieces, Book 2 (SJ Music) | Patsy Gritton | Listen on YouTube |
| Capriccio PolkaViola Recital Album, Vol. 4 (Bärenreiter) | Leonardi | Listen on YouTube |
| March (from Musiques d’enfants, Op. 65), arr. Wilkinson & HartFirst Repertoire for Viola, Book 3 (Faber) | Prokofiev | Listen on YouTube |
| March of the Toy Soldiers (No. 3 from Super Solos)Philip Sparke: Super Solos for Viola (Anglo Music) | Philip Sparke | Listen on YouTube |
| Cantina Band (from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), arr. Galliford, Neuburg & EdmondsonClassic Movie Instrumental Solos for Viola (Alfred) | John Williams | Listen on YouTube |
| Driving the Mule Team, arr. LongA Set of Chinese Folk Songs for Solo Viola (OUP) | Trad. Shaanxi | Listen on YouTube |
| The Puppet ShowI Love My Alto (Leduc) | Trott | Listen on YouTube |
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.”