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« on: October 12, 2004, 10:38:40 PM »
:)what is the easiest piano concerto? Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2004, 12:54:21 AM »
probably one of the two I wrote when I was 8-10 years old and thought you could write a concerto out of two themes and then just do scales and chromatics for the remaining part of the concert  Wink

Jokes aside, I'd say some of Bachs concertos aren't technically demanding. They might be difficult in other ways, though. Check out his f-minor concerto, it's really beautiful and not so difficult. It's god a very famous Largo movement.
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2004, 01:04:19 AM »
By the way, it's very refreshing to see a "what's the easiest..." kind of thread, among all of these "what's the most badass piece" threads  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2004, 01:25:53 AM »
I'm not sure if it's the "easiest", but the Haydn D major is considered one of the easier concertos.
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2004, 08:57:12 AM »
some of Mozart's earlier concertos are easy, because he wrote them when he was very young.
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2004, 10:36:44 AM »
It would be difficult to say what is the easiest concerto. Bach is difficult for the mind and to stay with the orchestra, Mozart is difficult because it is very exposed and the slightest mistake is noticeable, and most other concertos are just technically difficult. So I suppose you would have to categorize it according to the composer or music period.
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2004, 01:56:52 PM »
From my own experiences, I would say Mendelssohn's G minor and Gershwin's Rhapsody.  The Schumann isn't bad, either.
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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2004, 05:27:43 AM »
Mozart Piano Concerto no.20 in Dminor K.466. It's not that hard. Grieg Aminor one is also quite managable. Also Beethoven 3rd. I learnt Mozart and Beethoven both in one month.
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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2004, 06:43:09 PM »
Quote from: kempff on October 14, 2004, 05:27:43 AM
Mozart Piano Concerto no.20 in Dminor K.466. It's not that hard. Grieg Aminor one is also quite managable. Also Beethoven 3rd. I learnt Mozart and Beethoven both in one month.

The Grieg concerto for some reason is plagued with memory traps. 
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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2004, 04:19:06 AM »
Quote from: Spatula on October 14, 2004, 06:43:09 PM
Quote from: kempff on October 14, 2004, 05:27:43 AM
Mozart Piano Concerto no.20 in Dminor K.466. It's not that hard. Grieg Aminor one is also quite managable. Also Beethoven 3rd. I learnt Mozart and Beethoven both in one month.

The Grieg concerto for some reason is plagued with memory traps. 

Yeah, Grieg is a bit trickier than others.
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« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2004, 04:32:31 AM »
Beethoven 3 is not easy... I find it is very easy to "slip" in it.  Schumann?  the third movement is no cakewalk.  I don't think any "standard" concerto can be considered easy.  But if I have to make a pick, I would go for an early Mozart concerto.

But thinking about it, once you have the technique required, Tchaikovsky 1 is much more confortable than most Mozart...
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« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2004, 07:11:50 AM »
Quote from: Maxy on October 15, 2004, 04:32:31 AM
Beethoven 3 is not easy... I find it is very easy to "slip" in it.  Schumann?  the third movement is no cakewalk.  I don't think any "standard" concerto can be considered easy.  But if I have to make a pick, I would go for an early Mozart concerto.

But thinking about it, once you have the technique required, Tchaikovsky 1 is much more confortable than most Mozart...


Don't know about Tchaikovsky but Beethoven 3rd was easy for me compared to other concertos.
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« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2004, 07:39:33 AM »
and Beethoven 2nd is definitely easier than 3rd
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« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2004, 10:17:50 AM »
Quote from: Aki on October 13, 2004, 08:57:12 AM
some of Mozart's earlier concertos are easy, because he wrote them when he was very young.

Didn't he write all his music when he was very young? Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2004, 12:27:05 PM »
Quote from: musical_fingers on October 12, 2004, 10:38:40 PM
:)what is the easiest piano concerto? Smiley

Once again, if you're looking for the "easiest" concerto, then look at the Haydn or one of the easier Mozart concertos (K. 414 is not too bad.) ALL the other concertos mentioned - the Mendelssohn, the Grieg, the Schumann, any of the Beethoven, the Tchaikovsky (what are people thinking!!!!!!!??) - are SIGNIFICANTLY more difficult.
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« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2004, 01:08:35 AM »
The Grieg is, by no means, easy. It is *probably* the easiest of the Romantic concerti, but I am not sure. However, my first concerto was the Grieg, which I was able to learn at 13.

I would recommend an early Mozart concerto. Maybe the first one. His first few concerti are among the easiest around.

The Haydn is nice as well.
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« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2004, 02:32:16 AM »
Wow, I'm surprised that noones said the Shostakovich. I don't find it terribly easy, but a lot of people on this forum do  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2004, 02:03:30 AM »
Shostakovich 1 is not easy.  #2 is not hard. 

Anyhow, looking for the easiest piano concerto is weird.  Piano concertos are usually big time show-off pieces.

From what I have heard here are the most popular concertos for young students:
Grieg, Schumann, Beethoven 3, Mendelssohn (g minor), some Kabalevsky, Shostakovich 2, Saint-Saens 2.  They all sound harder than they are...
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« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2004, 03:29:40 AM »
Quote from: Maxy on October 17, 2004, 02:03:30 AM
Shostakovich 1 is not easy.  #2 is not hard. 

Anyhow, looking for the easiest piano concerto is weird.  Piano concertos are usually big time show-off pieces.

From what I have heard here are the most popular concertos for young students:
Grieg, Schumann, Beethoven 3, Mendelssohn (g minor), some Kabalevsky, Shostakovich 2, Saint-Saens 2.  They all sound harder than they are...

Well, I know Grieg and Beethoven. Grieg is not hard if you are good with big chords and have fairly big hands. Beethoven needs stamina and requiers lots of emotions.
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2004, 06:22:30 PM »
Mozart's Coronation Concerto K. 537 in D isn't too hard, I don't think. [Or maybe this just shows my musical ignorance, that I can't spot its difficulties.]
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« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2004, 11:20:09 PM »
for me, playing Beethoven's third is very exciting. it is a little tricky in some spots, but it is a very nice piece
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« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2004, 01:11:54 PM »
and mendelssohn is way easier than grieg.

also, the coronation (mozart) isn't easy at all - better try the camera concerti (413, 414, 415) or c dur 246.
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« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2004, 01:54:24 PM »
Quote from: kempff on October 14, 2004, 05:27:43 AM
I learnt Mozart and Beethoven both in one month.

you must be a prodigy.
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« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2004, 07:29:06 PM »
 I 'd say Prokofiev 2nd concerto   Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2004, 08:24:58 PM »
well I will have to say the Henselt F Minor or the Schwarenka No 4. No just kidding The Dvorak Concerto is not too bad nor is the Beethoven 1st or 2nd. The third fourth and fifth on the other hand imho are on a much larger scale.
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« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2004, 03:50:52 AM »
how hard of a piece really is the Beethoven concerto? I can't really tell the difference. Latley everthing has been so easy for me. I learned the Beethoven concerto in just 2 weeks.
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« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2004, 04:19:24 AM »
which beethoven concerto? the 5th?  Shocked
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« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2004, 01:50:18 PM »
My god... How can anyone say that Grieg's concerto is easy?? also the Mendelssohn and Beethoven are very hard! I agree that Mozart's early concertos are not that hard. Anyhow, there's nothing like an EASY piano concerto, they are all hard... (:
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« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2004, 07:59:13 PM »
Quote from: musical_fingers on October 12, 2004, 10:38:40 PM
:)what is the easiest piano concerto? Smiley

I am not sure what do you mean by "easiest concerto" and what level you are referring to, but two easiest Concerti are Berkowitch Piano Concerto (appr. second grade) and Kabalevsky Concerto No.3 (may be fifth or sixth grades).
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« Reply #29 on: December 28, 2004, 08:28:52 PM »
rachlisztchopin, not the 5th. the 3rd
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« Reply #30 on: December 28, 2004, 08:50:34 PM »
schumann is easy?HuhHuhHuh??

for young students??
what are you talking about
this concerto is difficult
especially the 3rd part
it seems that in this forum everyone thinks every musical piece is easy except rach3
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« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2004, 03:30:47 AM »
you all can't possibly think that Rachmaninov's second is easy
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« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2004, 04:11:14 AM »
For myself and most of the other kids I see at the music festival, the first piano concerto we play is the Miniature Concerto by Rowley. It's not really considered a concerto in that I have never seen or heard anyone play it with an orchestra, but it was written for younger students and doesn't require maturity.
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« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2005, 03:58:28 AM »
i agree that mendel.'s Gm is easier than it sounds, but still fun to play.  I have never found Mozart to be "easy."  Sure, you get all the notes, but the articulation kills me.  I played Mozart better as a kid than I do now, which never ceases to frustrate me.

I don't know about easy, but someone said something about prokofiev... all things aside, I find Prokofiev 3 to be pretty tricky.
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« Reply #34 on: April 04, 2005, 04:22:36 AM »
Quote from: musical_fingers on October 12, 2004, 10:38:40 PM
:)what is the easiest piano concerto? Smiley

Mozart 17

Mendelssohn G Minor
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« Reply #35 on: April 04, 2005, 04:29:12 AM »
Quote from: Hodi on December 28, 2004, 08:50:34 PM
schumann is easy?HuhHuhHuh??

for young students??
what are you talking about
this concerto is difficult
especially the 3rd part
it seems that in this forum everyone thinks every musical piece is easy except rach3

I agree.

FOR @*#%^ SAKE! THIS IS ABOUT THE EASIEST CONCERTO!!!!!!
Stop your bragging by saying that pieces you know are challanging are the easiest!!

Thanks. Wink

EDIT: Haydn: D Major
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