A work by contemporary Russian composer Dmitry Blagoy, focusing on clear textures and nimble finger-work. It demonstrates a neoclassical approach to the capriccio form.
Focus on precise, detached articulation in the faster registers of the piano.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Capriccio brilliant 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 Capriccio brilliant lasts about 3 minutes.
Capriccio brilliant 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 Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Canto del guajiro by Ernesto Lecuona, Black and White Rag by George Botsford — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.