This modern composition reflects on contemporary themes through a programmatic narrative lens. It features varied textures and harmonic ambiguity characteristic of recent contemporary writing.
The primary challenge is interpreting the narrative flow and coloristic pedal effects required for the atmospheric sections.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alice Through the Covid Mirror (Op.58) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
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 Alice Through the Covid Mirror (Op.58) lasts about 5 minutes.
Alice Through the Covid Mirror (Op.58) 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 Blue Pimpernel, Opus 41 by Brian Henderson-Sellers, 11 Variations on a Theme from 'Kinderszenen' by Robert Schumann by Brian Henderson-Sellers, 11 Variations on a Theme from Kinderscenen by Robert Schumann by Brian Henderson-Sellers — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.