A typical salon-style miniature reminiscent of the mid-19th century character piece. It features a sweeping, lyrical melody supported by arpeggiated accompaniment.
Focus on the blend of long, vocal-like phrasing with appropriate pedal depth to achieve a singing tone.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Berline bleue (Op.340 No.2) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Berline bleue (Op.340 No.2) lasts about 4 minutes.
Berline bleue (Op.340 No.2) 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 Alla stella confidente by Louis Gobbaerts, Blüthenduft by Louis Gobbaerts, Bolero by Louis Gobbaerts — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.