A delicate character piece that exemplifies the late 19th-century fascination with nature motifs in miniature piano forms. It uses light, fluttering textures to depict its subject matter.
Maintain a light, detached touch in the right hand to effectively simulate the movement of the butterfly.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blume und Schmetterling (Op.11) 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 Blume und Schmetterling (Op.11) lasts about 3 minutes.
Blume und Schmetterling (Op.11) 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 Au soleil by Sergey Vasilenko, Au soleil by Sergeĭ Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Bluette musicale by Giuseppe Lillo — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.