Schubert's 'Auf der Bruck' is a brilliant and virtuosic Impromptu that showcases rapid arpeggiated figures and energetic melodic passages. It demands considerable technical command and a sense of exuberant momentum.
Develop evenness and speed in the arpeggiated passages, ensuring clarity and drive throughout the piece.
Auf der Bruck (D.853) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 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 Auf der Bruck (D.853) lasts about 3 minutes.
Auf der Bruck (D.853) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.