A potpourri of themes from Maritana designed for theatrical piano effect. It is noted for its ability to condense operatic grandiosity into a solo keyboard format.
Ensure seamless transitions between the distinct sections of the potpourri through careful management of tempo.
Brilliant Potpourri on Maritana is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 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 Brilliant Potpourri on Maritana lasts about 8 minutes.
Brilliant Potpourri on Maritana is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.