A high-energy showpiece meant to evoke the speed of a carriage gallop. It utilizes standard 19th-century salon figurations and rapid scale passages.
The technical challenge lies in the rapid articulation of the sixteenth-note passages at high speed.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Berlin Gallop 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 Berlin Gallop lasts about 3 minutes.
Berlin Gallop 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 Cahokia Polka by Charles Balmer, Blue Beard Schottisch by Charles Balmer, Blanche Alpen with Variations by Charles Balmer — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.