easiest piano concerto

[musical_fingers]

:)what is the easiest piano concerto?

[fnork]

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  

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.

[fnork]

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  

[sharon_f]

I'm not sure if it's the "easiest", but the Haydn D major is considered one of the easier concertos.

[aki]

some of Mozart's earlier concertos are easy, because he wrote them when he was very young.

[rph108]

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.

[shasta]

From my own experiences, I would say Mendelssohn's G minor and Gershwin's Rhapsody.  The Schumann isn't bad, either.

[kempff]

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.

[Spatula]

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. 

[kempff]

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.

[maxy]

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...

[kempff]

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.

[anda]

and Beethoven 2nd is definitely easier than 3rd

[DarkWind]

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?

[sharon_f]

:)what is the easiest piano concerto?

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.

[Ludwig Van Rachabji]

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.

[Pumpkinhead]

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 

[maxy]

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...

[kempff]

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.

[squinchy]

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.]

[Jeremy C.]

for me, playing Beethoven's third is very exciting. it is a little tricky in some spots, but it is a very nice piece

[anda]

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.

[hodi]

I learnt Mozart and Beethoven both in one month.

you must be a prodigy.

[ravel]

 I 'd say Prokofiev 2nd concerto   

[jcromp78]

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.

[Jeremy C.]

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.

[rachlisztchopin]

which beethoven concerto? the 5th? 

[zemos]

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... (:

[m]

:)what is the easiest piano concerto?

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).

[Jeremy C.]

rachlisztchopin, not the 5th. the 3rd

[hodi]

schumann is easy???

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

[Jeremy C.]

you all can't possibly think that Rachmaninov's second is easy

[Vivers]

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.

[pianomayg]

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.

[apion]

:)what is the easiest piano concerto?

Mozart 17

Mendelssohn G Minor

[fred smalls]

schumann is easy???

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.

EDIT: Haydn: D Major

[BoliverAllmon]

I think bach's d min isn't too bad. Nothing too crazy and the tempo is not up there.

The shostakovich 2nd is not that easy. It is pretty straightforward, but the speed and technique required are not a walk in the park.

[wintervind]

I don't believe any concerto is very easy, but if there are some the Schumann isn't one of them. IMO all of Schumanns music is difficult

[Dazzer]

the concerto's i've played which i found the easiests are either the beethoven 1st, and the ravel g maj (which i think is harder than it sounds. but maybe for a lower level not really)

and really... who gives a **** how fast it takes you to learn it. Can you play it well enough?

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.

On a different note, egos are important in playing the piano. If you're too confident, you won't want to improve. If you're too "unconfident" you won't want to play. That's why i suck. Cuz i see other people play, and i go "okay look they can play much better than i can, and i can't, so what's the ****ing point.

Just my 5cents...

(oh and yes, the grieg has alot of technically tricky bits... never could play it well enough)

[apion]

the concerto's i've played which i found the easiests are either the beethoven 1st, and the ravel g maj (which i think is harder than it sounds. but maybe for a lower level not really)

Ultimately, whether a concerto is hard or easy depends on both your personal technical fortes and where your technical proficiencies are their strongest.  I find the Ravel G Major challenging -- maybe that's just me.

[musicsdarkangel]

claiming that Mendelssohn is easier than Haydn, is hysterical....

I actually also think the Grieg is easier.


Haydn concertos = easiest.

[apion]

Haydn concertos = easiest.

I thought Haydn had one concerto (#11?) that was semi-challenging? 

[musicsdarkangel]

I thought Haydn had one concerto (#11?) that was semi-challenging? 

Sorry, I believe that you're right.

However, I think that is the easiest concerto.

[thierry13]

and really... who gives a **** how fast it takes you to learn it. Can you play it well enough?

When someone is amazed, or is jealous in this forum, it's allways the same reply : can you really play it well ? you must suck ! it must not be good ! you must play it without any emotion !

YOU NEVER HEARD HIM!! STOP THINKING THINGS LIKE THAT!!

And those two in one month is not that much of a miracle.

[clavicembalisticum]

There is no such thing as easy.

[rach n bach]

Are you telling me that you bumped a thread that is nearly 2 years old to sound like Volodos' evil twin? 

[clavicembalisticum]

I could not resist 

[verywellmister]

They're all so hard

even the relatively easy Ravel i found difficult.

[amelialw]

the schumann concerto is not that easy...whoever thinks it is should try it and the same goes for mendelssohn besides, the schumann concerto is seldom played

[retrouvailles]

the schumann concerto is seldom played

You have GOT to be kidding me.

If you want a seldom played concerto, try Bortkiewicz's left hand piano concerto.