This contemporary caprice utilizes modern harmonic colors while maintaining the virtuosic, improvisatory spirit of the traditional caprice form. It stands out for its rhythmic vitality and idiomatic exploration of keyboard ranges.
Watch for the complex syncopations and coordinate the rhythmic alignment between the hands.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Caprice in E-flat major 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 Caprice in E-flat major lasts about 4 minutes.
Caprice in E-flat major 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 Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin, Rondo capriccioso in E major by Felix Mendelssohn, Rondo a capriccio in G major by Ludwig van Beethoven — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.