Schubert's second setting of 'An den Mond' D.296 offers a more developed and harmonically richer exploration of the poem. The flowing piano part creates a sense of quiet contemplation.
Develop a graceful cantabile line and ensure the accompaniment flows seamlessly, supporting the vocal melody with subtle harmonic color.
An den Mond (Goethe, 2nd setting) (D.296) is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 An den Mond (Goethe, 2nd setting) (D.296) lasts about 4 minutes.
An den Mond (Goethe, 2nd setting) (D.296) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.