Part of a collection of character pieces, this waltz adopts a quintessentially Romantic melodic style with a light, nostalgic quality. It exemplifies Niemann's talent for creating accessible yet expressive salon music.
Balance the bass accompaniment so that it does not overpower the delicate, lyrical melodic line.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Altenglischer Walzer (Op.173) 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 Altenglischer Walzer (Op.173) lasts about 3 minutes.
Altenglischer Walzer (Op.173) 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 Butterfly by Walter Niemann, An der Quelle by Walter Niemann, Altenglischer Weihnachtstanz by Walter Niemann — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.