A piece characterized by its intense harmonic color and focus on expressive dynamics. The writing reflects the late Romantic style found in mid-tier European conservatories.
Focus on the dramatic weight of the left-hand bass lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Amor ardente 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 Amor ardente lasts about 4 minutes.
Amor ardente 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 Canto del esclavo by Nicolás Ruiz Espadero, Ballade by Adolf Gutmann, Ballade by Jacob Rosenhain — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.