Widor's '3 Nouvelles pièces' Op.87 are substantial Romantic works that often explore virtuosic passagework and dramatic contrasts. These pieces showcase a composer comfortable with grand gestures and intricate textures.
Requires significant finger strength and stamina for rapid scales and arpeggiated figures.
3 Nouvelles pièces (Op.87) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 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 3 Nouvelles pièces (Op.87) lasts about 8 minutes.
3 Nouvelles pièces (Op.87) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.