This second version of the piece explores expanded harmonic variations of the original motif. It is distinctive for its use of unexpected syncopation and varied phrase lengths.
At Henle 3 this is a late-beginner piece — comfortable hands-together playing is assumed, and musical shaping starts to matter. The main demands: precise articulation — the difference between crisp and blurred is the piece; fine finger independence within the hand; and chord voicing — bringing out one note inside a handful of others.
Focus on balancing the voice leading between the right and left hand lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Lesser-known works by the same hand, at a comparable level.
Citrus Fruit V2 (Op.79b) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 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 Citrus Fruit V2 (Op.79b) lasts about 3 minutes.
Citrus Fruit V2 (Op.79b) 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 Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki, Citrus Fruit by Michio Aramaki, Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.