Schubert's 'An die Freunde' D.654 is a charming and lyrical piano piece reflecting on friendship, likely a short character piece. It is characterized by its warm harmonies, flowing melodic lines, and intimate atmosphere.
Develop a smooth, legato touch throughout, with sensitive pedaling to support the melodic contours.
An die Freunde (D.654) is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 An die Freunde (D.654) lasts about 4.5 minutes.
An die Freunde (D.654) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.