This contemporary work employs dark harmonies and sudden dynamic shifts to represent the obscuring of light. It relies on atmospheric textures rather than traditional melodic structures.
The primary challenge lies in executing precise dynamic shifts to build the tension.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Before the eclipse op. 71 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 Before the eclipse op. 71 lasts about 4 minutes.
Before the eclipse op. 71 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 "Kennst du das Land?" op. 105 by Alexander Mekaev, Autumn is peaceful by Alexander Mekaev, Autumn is Peaceful by Alexander Mekaev — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.