This is the most famous excerpt from Glazunov's ballet, known for its lush orchestration and virtuosic writing. It features sweeping melodies and brilliant flourishes characteristic of late Romantic ballet music.
Focus on maintaining clarity and brilliance in the rapid passages and balancing the melodic line with the orchestral texture.
'Raymonda' - Ballet (Op.57) is rated Henle level 7 of 9 — late advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grade 8 and above. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 7.
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 'Raymonda' - Ballet (Op.57) lasts about 12 minutes.
'Raymonda' - Ballet (Op.57) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.