A companion piece to the E major concerto movement, reflecting the darker, more turbulent harmonic language of Anzoletti's style. It utilizes heavy chordal writing and relentless sixteenth-note figures.
Students must master the physical stamina required for sustained fortissimo octaves and rapid-fire scale patterns.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Allegro di Concerto in E minor is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 10.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 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 Allegro di Concerto in E minor lasts about 8 minutes.
Allegro di Concerto in E minor is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Allegro di Concerto in E major by Marco Anzoletti, Ballata No.1 in G minor by Marco Anzoletti, Allegro di Concerto by Marco Anzoletti — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.