Félicien David is better known for his orientalist orchestral works, but this piano piece showcases his command of light, agile textures. It relies on a perpetual motion feel that requires consistent finger control.
Achieve a clean, crisp articulation in the sixteenth-note passages without rushing the beat.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Allegretto agitato is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
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 Allegretto agitato lasts about 3 minutes.
Allegretto agitato 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 Solfegetto in C minor, H 220 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Allegro in D minor by George Frideric Handel, Alerta!.. by Chiquinha Gonzaga — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.