Autumne Poem is a reflective, modern work that utilizes rich harmonic textures to paint a vivid, autumnal picture. It is a highly subjective piece that requires significant interpretative maturity.
The challenge lies in balancing the deep, resonant bass chords with the delicate, fragmented melody.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Autumne Poem 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 Autumne Poem lasts about 4 minutes.
Autumne Poem 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 Barcarolle by Sergei Lyapunov, Barcarolle by Sergey Lyapunov, Piano Sonata No. 14 'Moonlight', No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.