A fascinating study of Alkan's ability to infuse rustic, dance-like themes with high-level virtuosic writing. It is distinguished by its biting accents and characteristic dark, dramatic shifts.
The main challenge is maintaining rhythmic accuracy at high speed during the complex syncopated sections.
Bourrée d'Auvergne is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Bourrée d'Auvergne lasts about 4 minutes.
Bourrée d'Auvergne is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.