Violin Level 8
Suzuki Violin School — Book 7 · ABRSM Grade 8
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 Violin School, Book 7
| Piece Title | Composer | YouTube Link |
|---|---|---|
| Minuet | W. A. Mozart | Listen on YouTube |
| Courante | A. Corelli | Listen on YouTube |
| Sonata No. 1 in A Major, 1st Movement (Andante) | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Sonata No. 1 in A Major, 2nd Movement (Allegro) | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Sonata No. 1 in A Major, 3rd Movement (Adagio) | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Sonata No. 1 in A Major, 4th Movement (Allegro) | G. F. Handel | Listen on YouTube |
| Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 1st Movement | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 2nd Movement | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 3rd Movement | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Gigue | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Courante | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro | A. Corelli | Listen on YouTube |
ABRSM Performance Grade 8
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 | ||
| Allegro (4th movt from Sonata in E, Op. 2 No. 11)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Dauvergne | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro con spirito (1st movt from Sonata No. 6, K. 306)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Mozart | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro moderato (1st movt from Concerto in E minor), arr. HauserViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Nardini | Listen on YouTube |
| Allemanda (1st movt from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004)J. S. Bach: Three Sonatas and Three Partitas, BWV 1001–1006 (Bärenreiter) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| 1st movt (from Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041), violin to play in tuttisJ. S. Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (Henle or Bärenreiter) | J. S. Bach | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro vivace (3rd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 30 No. 3)Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 2 (Henle) | Beethoven | Listen on YouTube |
| Vivace, Adagio and Allegro (3rd, 4th and 5th movts from Sonata in F, Op. 5 No. 4), ornamentation in 4th movt optionalCorelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Vol. 1 (Wiener Urtext) or Corelli: 12 Sonatas, Op. 5, Vol. 1 (Schott) | Corelli | Listen on YouTube |
| Tempo giusto (3rd movt from Sonata in A, Op. 10 No. 2), bb. 44–45, 102–3 & 110–111 may be separately bowedBohemian Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Henle) | Kammel | Listen on YouTube |
| Largo–Allegro (1st movt from Sonata in B flat, K. 454)Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Vol. 3 (Henle) or Mozart: Complete Works for Piano and Violin, Vol. 2 (Bärenreiter) | Mozart | Listen on YouTube |
| Larghetto and Vivace (2nd and 1st movts from Sonata in E flat)Schreivogel: Sonata in E flat (Edition HH) | Schreivogel | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro moderato (1st movt from Concerto in G, Hob. VIIa:4)Haydn: Concerto No. 2 in G, Hob. VIIa/4 (Peters) | Haydn | Listen on YouTube |
| Introduzione and Serenata (1st and 2nd movts from Suite Italienne), trans. Stravinsky & DushkinStravinsky: Suite Italienne for Violin (Boosey & Hawkes) | Stravinsky | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro (1st movt from Concerto in E, ‘La Primavera’, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269)Vivaldi: Concerto in E, Op. 8 No. 1 ‘Spring’ (Peters) | Vivaldi | Listen on YouTube |
| List B | ||
| Romance, Op. 23Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | A. Beach | Listen on YouTube |
| African Dance No. 2 (from Four African Dances, Op. 58)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | S. Coleridge-Taylor | Listen on YouTube |
| Un poco triste (No. 3 from Four Pieces, Op. 17)Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Suk | Listen on YouTube |
| Tango, Op. 165 No. 2, arr. KreislerAlbéniz: Tango for Violin, arr. Kreisler (Schott) or Fritz Kreisler Repertoire (Schott) | Albéniz | Listen on YouTube |
| Presto agitato (4th movt from Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108)Brahms: Sonata in D minor, Op. 108 (Bärenreiter) or Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin, Op. 108 (Wiener Urtext) | Brahms | Listen on YouTube |
| Andante (4th movt from Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21)Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (Peters or Henle) | Lalo | Listen on YouTube |
| Chant (3rd movt from Suite pour violon, Op. 50)Florentine Mulsant: Suite pour violon, Op. 50 (Furore Verlag) | Florentine Mulsant | Listen on YouTube |
| Élégie, Op. 143Saint-Saëns: Élégie, Op. 143 (Durand) | Saint-Saëns | Listen on YouTube |
| Canzonetta: Andante (2nd movt from Concerto in D, Op. 35)Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (Peters) or Three Romantic Violin Concertos (G. Schirmer) | Tchaikovsky | Listen on YouTube |
| Hatikvah, arr. AndrewHatikvah (Hal Leonard) | Trad. Hebrew | Listen on YouTube |
| Romanza (No. 2 from Trois morceaux, Op. 31)Chaminade: Trois morceaux, Op. 31 (Masters Music Publications) | Chaminade | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegretto tranquillo (2nd movt from Sonata in G, Op. 13)Grieg: Sonata in G, Op. 13 (Peters) | Grieg | Listen on YouTube |
| Remembrances (from Schindler’s List), observing printed cadenzaJohn Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List (Wise) | John Williams | Listen on YouTube |
| List C | ||
| D’un matin de printempsViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | L. Boulanger | Listen on YouTube |
| VarshaViolin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Reena Esmail | Listen on YouTube |
| Mazurka No. 2, Op. 23Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, Grade 8 (ABRSM) | Drdla | Listen on YouTube |
| Buciumeana, Poargă românească and Mărunțel (Nos. 4, 5 and 6 from Romanian Folk Dances), trans. SzékelyBartók: Romanian Folk Dances for Violin (Boosey & Hawkes or Universal) | Bartók | Listen on YouTube |
| Fisherman’s SongChen Yi: Fisherman’s Song (Presser) | Chen Yi | Listen on YouTube |
| Hornpipe rondo (3rd movt from Concerto for Violin)Finzi: Violin Concerto (Boosey & Hawkes) or The Boosey and Hawkes Violin Anthology (Boosey & Hawkes) | Finzi | Listen on YouTube |
| It ain’t necessarily so (from Porgy and Bess), trans. HeifetzPorgy and Bess Selections for Violin (Faber) | G. & I. Gershwin & Heyward | Listen on YouTube |
| Allegro brillant, Op. 19ten Have: Allegro brillant, Op. 19 (Bosworth) or Solos for Young Violinists, Vol. 4 (Alfred) | ten Have | Listen on YouTube |
| November: Eleven (from Once Around the Sun), with repeatJoby Talbot: November: Eleven for Violin (Chester) | Joby Talbot | Listen on YouTube |
| Polish CapriceBacewicz: Polish Caprice (PWM) | Bacewicz | Listen on YouTube |
| Romance for ViolinHelen Grime: Romance for Violin (Chester) | Helen Grime | Listen on YouTube |
| CzardasV. Monti: Czardas for Violin (Ricordi or Peters) | V. Monti | Listen on YouTube |
| Blues–Moderato (2nd movt from Violin Sonata No. 2)Ravel: Sonate pour Violon (Durand) | Ravel | 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.”