Op. 83 by Cyril Plante is an expansive work that tests technical endurance and dramatic range. It synthesizes traditional virtuosic patterns with a contemporary tonal palette.
Focus on integrating rapid arpeggiated figures with the larger dramatic structure of the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Ballade No.1 for Piano (Op.83) is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 10.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 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 No.1 for Piano (Op.83) lasts about 8 minutes.
Ballade No.1 for Piano (Op.83) 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 Ballade No1 pour piano by Cyril Plante, Ballade No.2 for Piano by Cyril Plante, Ballade No.4 by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.