This work by Schubert is a charming and relatively early piece that showcases his melodic gift. It contrasts a lyrical adagio with a more lively rondo section, demonstrating his developing compositional voice.
Requires sensitive phrasing and smooth transitions between sections.
Adagio e Rondo concertante (D.487) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Adagio e Rondo concertante (D.487) lasts about 10 minutes.
Adagio e Rondo concertante (D.487) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.