Expeggio is an etude-like work designed to develop technical dexterity through rapid arpeggiation. Its motoric drive and clean, scalar textures place it firmly in the tradition of technical bravura pieces.
At Henle 5 this is a late-intermediate piece — technically substantial, with musical demands to match. The main demands: sweeping arpeggio figures that must stay smooth across positions; fast passage work that stays light and even at tempo; and fine finger independence within the hand.
Achieving evenness in the rapid, overlapping arpeggiated figures is the main difficulty.
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.
Lesser-known works by the same hand, at a comparable level.
Expeggio is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 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 Expeggio lasts about 2 minutes.
Expeggio 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 Electra by Clark Kimberling, Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.