These two piano pieces by Raff offer a glimpse into his lyrical and often sentimental compositional style. They are characterized by beautiful melodies and idiomatic piano writing, making them pleasant to play and hear.
Developing a singing tone and managing the legato phrasing with sensitive pedaling are key technical considerations.
2 Piano Pieces (Op.157) is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 2 Piano Pieces (Op.157) lasts about 3 minutes.
2 Piano Pieces (Op.157) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.