Canto della pioggia is a contemporary Italian work capturing the evocative sounds of falling rain. It is distinguished by its impressionistic texture and subtle harmonic shifts.
The primary challenge is maintaining a consistent, delicate touch while managing atmospheric pedaling.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Canto della pioggia (Op.189) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
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 Canto della pioggia (Op.189) lasts about 4 minutes.
Canto della pioggia (Op.189) 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 Canto del doppio by Fulvio Caldini, Black sun 1 by Fulvio Caldini, Bagliori e tremori, Marginalia No.308 by Fulvio Caldini — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.