Scriabin's 'Allegro appassionato' is a tempestuous and harmonically adventurous work, often associated with his early mature style. Its dramatic intensity and rich textures create a powerful, almost overwhelming emotional experience.
Master the wide leaps and powerful chordal textures while maintaining a sense of forward momentum.
Allegro appassionato is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 9.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 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 Allegro appassionato lasts about 10 minutes.
Allegro appassionato is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.