This is a variant title for the same salon fantasy by Rosellen based on Bellini's work. It reflects the period's fashion of adapting popular vocal melodies into showy piano reductions.
At Henle 4 this is an intermediate piece that expects secure technique and real attention to phrasing. The main demands: a true singing tone, with the melody floating above the accompaniment; sweeping arpeggio figures that must stay smooth across positions; and ornaments that need to sound effortless, not squeezed in.
Beyond that, expect continuous sixteenth-note figuration that must ripple, not chatter, and rubato that must breathe naturally without losing the pulse.
Students must focus on maintaining a clear vocal line while navigating the surrounding decorative ornamentation.
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.
Fantaisie élégante sur 'I puritani' (Op.73) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
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 Fantaisie élégante sur 'I puritani' (Op.73) lasts about 6 minutes.
Fantaisie élégante sur 'I puritani' (Op.73) 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 élégante pour le piano sur l'opéra I Puritani by Henri Rosellen, Fantaisie sur la romance favorite de 'Beatrice di Tenda' de Bellini by Henri Rosellen, Fantaisie sur la romance favorite de 'Beatrice di Tenda' by Henri Rosellen — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.