Viola Level 6
Suzuki Viola School — Book 5 · ABRSM Grade 6
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 5
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Sonata in G Major (Largo, Allegro, Largo, Presto) | B. Marcello | Listen on YouTube |
| Country Dance | C. M. von Weber | Listen on YouTube |
| Nina | G. B. Pergolesi | Listen on YouTube |
| Spinning Wheel | N. Rubinstein | Listen on YouTube |
| Gigue | F. M. Veracini | Listen on YouTube |
| Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Prelude, Courante, Gigue) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Moto Perpetuo from Little Suite No. 6 | C. Bohm | Listen on YouTube |
| Four French Dances (L’Agréable, La Provençale, La Matelotte, La Basque) | M. Marais | Listen on YouTube |
| Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 12, 1st Movement (Allegro Risoluto) | F. Seitz | Listen on YouTube |
ABRSM Performance Grade 6
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 | ||
| Menuet 1 and Menuet 2 (from Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007), trans. Rowland-Jones or trans. ForbesJ. S. Bach: Six Cello Suites (Peters or Chester) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| La marche du Czar, arr. ClassensL’Alto classique, Vol. C (Combre) | Caix d’Hervelois | Listen on YouTube |
| Tambourin, arr. ClassensL’Alto classique, Vol. C (Combre) | Leclair | Listen on YouTube |
| Andante larghetto and Allegro (1st and 2nd movts from Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 6), trans. PilkingtonHandel: Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 6 (Stainer & Bell) | Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (from Étude No. 2), starting at b. 39Robin Ireland: Concert Etudes for Viola (Clifton Edition) | Robin Ireland | Listen on YouTube |
| Notturno No. 2 (from Six Nocturnes, Op. 186)Kalliwoda: Six Nocturnes for Viola, Op. 186 (Peters) or Concert Pieces for Viola (Bärenreiter) | Kalliwoda | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 9), arr. MorganSenaillé: Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 9 (Stainer & Bell) | Senaillé | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (2nd movt from Sonata in A minor, TWV 41:a6)Telemann: Sonata in A minor for Viola (Schott) or Telemann: Two Sonatas for Viola da Gamba or Viola (Essercizii Musici) (Amadeus) | Telemann | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (2nd movt from Concerto in G, TWV 51:G9)Telemann: Concerto in G, TWV 51:G9 (Bärenreiter) | Telemann | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in G minor, RV 417), arr. Bársony & NagyVivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 417 (EMB Zeneműkiadó) | Vivaldi | Listen on YouTube |
| List B | ||
| Tango (No. 2 from España, Op. 165), arr. ClassensL’Alto classique, Vol. C (Combre) | Albéniz | Listen on YouTube |
| Andante (from String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18), arr. Lamb & MeredithMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Brahms | Listen on YouTube |
| LullabyP. 2 from R. Clarke: Shorter Pieces for Viola (OUP) | R. Clarke | Listen on YouTube |
| Berceuse, Op. 16, arr. SassmannshausConcert Pieces for Viola (Bärenreiter) | Fauré | Listen on YouTube |
| Andante, arr. RitterConcert Pieces for Viola (Bärenreiter) | Viotti | Listen on YouTube |
| No. 1 (from Hebräische Melodien, Op. 9), lower 8ve optional in bb. 58–59Joachim: Hebrew Melodies for Viola, Op. 9 (IMC or Breitkopf & Härtel) | Joachim | Listen on YouTube |
| Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 2, arr. ForbesP. 11 from Chester Music for Viola (Chester) | Mendelssohn | Listen on YouTube |
| Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6, arr. BirtelClassical Highlights for Viola (Schott) | Schubert | Listen on YouTube |
| No. 4 (from Märchenbilder, Op. 113)Schumann: Märchenbilder for Viola, Op. 113 (Peters or Henle) | Schumann | Listen on YouTube |
| Romanze, trans. La-DeurSchweikert: Romanze for Cello (Violin/Viola) (Furore Verlag) | Schweikert | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegretto (No. 2 from Three Romances, Op. 22), arr. B. & S. KalinowskyC. Schumann: Three Romances for Viola, Op. 22 (Robert Lienau) | C. Schumann | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| Berceuse (No. 2 from Three Pieces, Op. 40), trans. GrantA. Beach: Three Pieces for Viola, Op. 40 (Spartan Press) | A. Beach | Listen on YouTube |
| Rondo, WoO 41, arr. ForbesBeethoven: Rondo for Viola, WoO 41 (Schott) | Beethoven | Listen on YouTube |
| The Czar of Muscovy (No. 6 from Six Country Dances), arr. JacobsR. R. Bennett: Six Country Dances for Viola (Novello) | R. R. Bennett | Listen on YouTube |
| Fantasia – La Cenerentola, Op. 86 No. 7, trans. BarberSolos for Young Violists, Vol. 2 (Alfred) | C. Dancla | Listen on YouTube |
| Presto for Frankie (No. 2 from Character Pieces, Book 3)Patsy Gritton: Character Pieces, Book 3 (SJ Music) | Patsy Gritton | Listen on YouTube |
| Novelette, with repeatA. H. Hill: Two Pieces for Viola (Stainer & Bell) | A. H. Hill | Listen on YouTube |
| Presto (3rd movt from Kleine Suite, Op. 19c)B. Hummel: Kleine Suite for Viola, Op. 19c (Simrock) | B. Hummel | Listen on YouTube |
| AvrilPascal Proust: Avril (De Haske) | Pascal Proust | Listen on YouTube |
| Carol (No. 2 from Suite for Viola, Group 1)Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola (OUP) | Vaughan Williams | Listen on YouTube |
| Mack the Knife (from The Threepenny Opera), arr. ReiterMore Time Pieces for Viola, Vol. 2 (ABRSM) | Weill & Brecht | Listen on YouTube |
| Windy Nights (No. 5 from A Violist’s Garden of Verses)Elaine Fine: A Violist’s Garden of Verses (IMSLP) | Elaine Fine | Link unavailable |
| The Easy Winners, arr. BirtelJoplin: Three Ragtimes for Viola (Schott) | Joplin | Listen on YouTube |
| In a Spanish Garden, arr. CooperViola Music By Women – A Graded Anthology, Vol. 3 (Sleepy Puppy Press) | 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.”