Au Lido is a rare salon work by the lesser-known composer Henri Verley. It reflects the era's fascination with picturesque and exotic titles, utilizing a standard Romantic harmonic palette.
The primary challenge lies in phrasing the melody with enough nuance to convey a sense of atmosphere.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Au Lido (Op.17) 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 Au Lido (Op.17) lasts about 4 minutes.
Au Lido (Op.17) 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 Aleksandr Ilyinsky, 'Neath Swinging Roses by Albert William Ketèlbey, Boneca Yayá by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.