How difficult is Tchaikovsky piano concerto No 1?

The 1st piano concerto is still a tough piece (all the more, because it is so often played, which raises the challenge); however, the concerto that REALLY scares pianists is his SECOND piano concerto.

What is the most difficult piano concerto to perform?

That time is now. Trifonov, 24, is playing the legendary “Rach 3” in major concert halls worldwide, including three performances with the National Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Perhaps the most difficult piece ever written for piano, Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto is 40 minutes of finger-twisting madness.

Is the Grieg piano concerto difficult?

No. The Grieg concerto has very difficult passages, as you said. Comparing the overall difficulty of concerti against each other is incredibly difficult to do, so look at each concerto on its own…

Is Schumann piano concerto difficult?

The Schumann 3rd movement is enormously challenging because of the integration between piano and orchestra. There are an extremely high number of poor interpretations of that concerto, thus.

Who wrote the first piano concerto?

Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)

Piano Concerto in B♭ minor
The composer, c. 1875
Catalogue	Op. 23
Composed	1874–75
Dedication	Hans von Bülow

Who is the best pianist in the world?

The 31 Greatest Pianists of all time

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791, Austria)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827, Germany)
• Franz Schubert (1797-1828, Austria)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847, Germany)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849, Poland)
• Robert Schumann (1810-1856, Germany)

Is Brahms Piano Concerto 2 hard?

It is of course an extremely difficult piece in peculiar ways because, pianistically, technically, the language that Brahms uses to express his ideas is very simple, but at the same time very complex, very difficult, very elaborate and very subtle.

How hard is La Campanella?

‘La Campanella’, which translates as ‘little bell’, comes from a larger work – the Grandes études de Paganini – and is famous for being one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano. The piece’s technical demands include enormous jumps for the right hand played at an uncomfortably speedy tempo.

Is Shostakovich Piano Concerto 2 hard?

The Second Piano Concerto (1957) is interesting because it’s supposed to be a student piece (written for Shostakovich’s son, Maxim), so not too hard, but when I was learning it I found it very difficult technically, especially the last movement – much more difficult than anything in the First Piano Concerto.

Why are concertos so hard?

Mendelssohn No. 1—Looks scary and fast, but definitely try it out because it’s very pianistic. Mozart No. 21—Everybody loves Concerto 21, it’s sweet and loveable and not too difficult.