This waltz exemplifies the refined ballroom style of the late Romantic era, characterized by smooth, flowing melodic lines. It is distinguished by its graceful architecture and idiomatic writing for the piano of the time.
Focus on shaping the long, lyrical melodic lines using tasteful rubato and controlled pedaling.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bella (Op.113) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 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 Bella (Op.113) lasts about 5 minutes.
Bella (Op.113) 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 Camarade by Emile Waldteufel, Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich, Waltz in C-sharp minor, No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.