Separación is a sentimental Argentine salon waltz from the early 20th century. It is distinguished by its poignant melodic lines and the typical rhythmic lilt of the Latin-American romantic style.
Maintain a smooth legato melody while managing the subtle rubato required for the waltz accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
'Separación'. 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 'Separación'. lasts about 4 minutes.
'Separación'. 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 Butterfly Lovers by Shuwen Zhang, Arrependida by Américo Jacomino, Autumn Song by Joseph Kaspar Raff — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.