Clement Harris was an English pianist whose works were often influenced by the German Romantic tradition. This piece displays a strong sense of formal narrative and emotional intensity.
Pay close attention to long-range phrasing to ensure the dramatic climax feels properly prepared.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Ballade 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 Ballade lasts about 5 minutes.
Ballade 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 Canon by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Bilder aus Osten by Robert Schumann, Nocturne in C minor, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.