Cantando by Dries Leys is a contemporary lyrical piece focused on vocal-like piano textures. It stands out for its sustained melodic lines and modern harmonic color.
Work on finger substitution and weight distribution to connect the legato melodic lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Cantando is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
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 Cantando lasts about 3 minutes.
Cantando 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 Ave Maria in A (1860) by Camille Saint-Saëns, Bohemian Melody by William Vincent Wallace, Berceuse by Laura Netzel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.