The Alexandrinen-Walzer is a classic mid-19th-century salon waltz typical of Joseph Labitzky's prolific output of dance music. It is marked by graceful melodic lines and a straightforward, swaying accompaniment pattern.
Prioritize a graceful, singing tone in the right hand while maintaining a gentle, flexible waltz rhythm in the left.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alexandrinen-Walzer (Op.43) 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 Alexandrinen-Walzer (Op.43) lasts about 5 minutes.
Alexandrinen-Walzer (Op.43) 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 Alferne by Joseph Labitzky, Californier-Galopp by Joseph Labitzky, Belle of the Ball by Leroy Anderson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.