This piece is a contemporary pastiche styled after the Baroque era by Japanese composer Michio Aramaki. It blends characteristic Baroque formal sensibilities with accessible modern harmonic language.
Maintain clarity of articulation throughout the intricate polyphonic lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Baroque fantasy (Op.49) 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 Baroque fantasy (Op.49) lasts about 3 minutes.
Baroque fantasy (Op.49) 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 Baroque fantasy (Additional option) by Michio Aramaki, Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki, Baroque fantasy by Michio Aramaki — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.