A contemporary character piece by Patricia Molina characterized by its introspective nature and emotional intensity. The piece invites expressive phrasing and sensitive tonal control.
Develop a cantabile touch to sustain the long, expressive lines throughout the work.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Alienación (Op.15) 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 Alienación (Op.15) lasts about 4 minutes.
Alienación (Op.15) 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 Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, Gymnopédie No. 3 by Erik Satie, Berceuse triste by Mel Bonis — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.