I want to play a Concerto

[christiaan]

Hi there

I have just completed Rachmaninov`s Prelude op. 3 no. 2 and Chopin`s Etude Op. 25 no. 1 in two and a half weeks. I`m looking for a new piece(Chopin) to start with. It must be a challange, but stil playable. I don`t want to play a Nocturne or a Mazurka. Any advice?

O, and I want to start a concerto. Which one will also be a challange but not MUCH more difficult than my two works I have just completed?

[amelialw]

you could try Mozart's Piano Concerto's. If you want to learn another chopin that is challenging and is sort of a solo concerto try Andante Spinato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante. Anyway you could get Chopin's here https://imslp.org/wiki/Andante_Spianato_et_Grande_Polonaise_Brillante_Op.22_%28Chopin%2C_Frederic%29

oh yeah, i want to learn a concerto too,my teacher has all the solo mozart piano concerto sheets but im waiting for her to give me the signal that i can learn one.

[desordre]

 Dear Chrstiaan:
 Early Mozart's are indeed a good suggestion.
 Another possibility, quite manageable and a common first choice, is Grieg's.
 Best!

[the_duck]

the grieg concerto is much (MUCH!) harder than the chopin etude/rach prelude. and the grande polonaise is even harder! i'd stay well away from them for the time being and get more rep under your belt first. a moz concerto might be fine though if you've played some of his stuff already.

[elevateme_returns]

do the poulenc concerto!!! its orgasmic

[phil13]

If Mozart is not your thing, you could try one of the Haydn concerti. Or possibly Beethoven 1? (though this is more difficult)

Phil

[amelialw]

or you could try mendelssohn's concerto no 1, it is'nt terribly difficult although it will take quite a lot of practise. https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.1%2C_Op.25_%28Mendelssohn%2C_Felix%29 If you don't want to make it too long, you could just play the presto.   I could email you the recording as well, i have it.

[dnephi]

I think the best concerto for a budding pianist who's not very advanced would probably be the Beethoven Rondo in Bflat, WoO (Forget the number ).

Besides that, why not look at a Hummel?  Quite hard, but good for your tech.

[christiaan]

Is Beethovem No. 2 a possibility? And what solo works can I play? The easiest Chopin Ballade? No. 2??

[amelialw]

great!my teacher just assigned me Schumann's Piano Concerto in a minor today,can't wait till im done learning it...and this is my 1st concerto  its so long