Which piano concerto is the most 'easy' from those 4?

[franz_]

Liszt 1

Liszt 2

Rachmaninoff 1

Tchaikovsky 1

[dnephi]

Prok 2

[kitty on the keys]

1. Liszt  2

2. Rach 1

3. Liszt 1

4. Tchk 1

kitty on the keys

[i heart xenakis]

Tchaikovsky No. 1
Liszt No. 2
Liszt No. 1
Rachmaninov No. 1


Easiest to hardest, judging only on technical difficulty.  I would probably go with the Liszt 1 because it's the easiest to give a convincing performance of though.  Liszt 2 you should definitely avoid if you have to ask this question.

[dnephi]

Tchaikovsky is terribly awkward.  I wouldn't touch it if it wasn't such incredible music.

[viking]

I would rate them as follows on terms of pure technical difficulty:

Liszt 2
Liszt 1
Tchaikovsky 1
Rachmaninoff 1

[franz_]

So you guys think I should give Liszt 2 a try?
Anyone of you played one of those concertos?

[franzliszt2]

I play Liszt 2 and Tchaik 1.

Liszt 2 isn't that bad, but it has it's nasty moments, and musicaally it is very hard and very weird.

Tchaik one is very awkward, and doesn't fit well under the hand AT ALL. It's awkward to phrase and get good fingerings that actually work. 2nd mvt Presstissimo is the hardest section.

I think Liszt one is hard. I havn't played it properly, but i have spent time on it. It's very pianistic, full of leaps and fast passages. But it fits nicely under the hand.

Rach 1 is very hard. It has some really nasty moments. Again I havn't played this, and don't think I ever will becasue I just don't like it enough, and it would take a lot of hard work.

What other concerto's have you played?