Edouard Chavagnat’s work exhibits the showy, salon-oriented writing typical of late Romantic French composers. It requires agility and a light touch to capture the fleeting, breezy nature of the piece.
The performer must master rapid arpeggiated figures while keeping the arm tension low.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Au Gré des vents (Op.159) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
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 Au Gré des vents (Op.159) lasts about 3 minutes.
Au Gré des vents (Op.159) 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 Ballet des nymphes by Edouard Chavagnat, Bal champêtre by Edouard Chavagnat, Alla picciola by Edouard Chavagnat — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.