Louis Brassin was a virtuoso pianist whose works are characterized by high technical demand and brilliant passagework. This waltz is a quintessential concert piece designed to display the performer's agility and keyboard command.
At Henle 7 this is a late-advanced work — the technical demands are serious and sustained. The main demands: fast passage work that stays light and even at tempo; sweeping arpeggio figures that must stay smooth across positions; and a waltz lilt that needs charm and a flexible left hand.
Beyond that, expect big chords that need weight without harshness.
Achieving precise control over the rapid, wide-spanning arpeggios is essential for a clean performance.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Deuxième Valse-Caprice de Concert (Op.11) is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 7 — meaning you can already play level 6–7 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 Deuxième Valse-Caprice de Concert (Op.11) lasts about 6 minutes.
Deuxième Valse-Caprice de Concert (Op.11) 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 Deuxième Grand Polonaise by Louis Brassin, Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin, Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano) by George Gershwin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.