Schubert's 34 Valses Sentimentales are a collection of short, characterful dances that showcase his lyrical gift. They are distinctive for their spontaneous melodic invention and often surprising harmonic shifts.
Focus on capturing the subtle character of each waltz and achieving a refined legato touch.
34 Valses Sentimentales (Op.50) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 34 Valses Sentimentales (Op.50) lasts about 1.5 minutes.
34 Valses Sentimentales (Op.50) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.