Beryllisations No.5 reimagines the waltz form through a contemporary lens, incorporating subtle harmonic clashes. It is distinct for its elegant, swaying momentum that occasionally breaks into sudden modern dissonance.
The pianist must avoid over-accenting the first beat to maintain the piece's modern, fluid character.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Beryllisations No.5 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 Beryllisations No.5 lasts about 3 minutes.
Beryllisations No.5 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 Beryllisations No.3 by Jailton de Oliveira, Beryllisations No. 2 by Jailton de Oliveira, Beryllisations No.10 by Jailton de Oliveira — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.