This specific designation highlights the Brazilian Tango aspect of Nazareth's work, which bridges classical piano technique with the emerging urban sounds of Rio. It features refined melodic lines that demand delicate control.
Ensure the independence of the voices in the inner texture to maintain the elegance of the tango melody.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
1922 (Tango brasileiro) 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 1922 (Tango brasileiro) lasts about 3 minutes.
1922 (Tango brasileiro) 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 Beija-flor, IEN 4 by Ernesto Nazareth, Beija-flor by Ernesto Nazareth, 1922 by Ernesto Nazareth — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.