Louis Gobbaerts was a prolific composer of salon music, and this Bolero showcases his skill in creating idiomatic, pleasing textures for the piano. It balances a syncopated rhythmic drive with expressive, virtuosic flourishes.
Balance the melodic interest between the singing right hand and the rhythmic vitality of the accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bolero 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 Bolero lasts about 5 minutes.
Bolero 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, Canción de Margarita by Louis Gobbaerts — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.