This waltz by the 'Strauss of the North' captures the light, airy aesthetic of the mid-19th-century ballroom. It features flowing melodic lines supported by a classic dance accompaniment.
Maintain a smooth, lyrical phrasing in the waltz melody while balancing the bass notes in the left hand.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Catharina Vals is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
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 Catharina Vals lasts about 4 minutes.
Catharina Vals 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 Cathinka Polka Mazurka by Hans Christian Lumbye, Alhambra, Romantisk Vals by Hans Christian Lumbye, Blanca Vals by Hans Christian Lumbye — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.