Piano Concertos

[jezza_0410]

Hi!
I am planning on tackling a piano concerto (possibly with a full orchestra), but I cannot decide which one to play, as there are so many "fun" ones!
I do, however, have a few which I like in particular:
Prokofiev No.2
Tschaikovsky No.1
Liszt No.2

Which of those concertos would you recommend I attempt? Or are there others of similar style/difficulty that I should check out?

Thanks!

jezza_0410

[birba]

This is your FIRST concerto?!?
Prokofiev 2nd is one of the most difficult ones out there!
You've never done any mozart?

[jezza_0410]

well in my school the custom is to tackle a very demanding concerto after 2 years of in depth studying. Last year it was Rach 3 and one of the Chopin concerti.

[amelialw]

well in my school the custom is to tackle a very demanding concerto after 2 years of in depth studying. Last year it was Rach 3 and one of the Chopin concerti.

what do you mean? do you mean u tackled Rach 3 & a chopin concerto? or are you referring to someone else...

no matter what. if it's your 1st concerto, you shouldn't go for the prokofiev or tchaikovsky or Liszt. Among the 3, the Liszt is the easiest and the other 2 are very very difficult.

Anyway you should ask your teacher....really!

[birba]

well in my school the custom is to tackle a very demanding concerto after 2 years of in depth studying. Last year it was Rach 3 and one of the Chopin concerti.

You did the Rach 3?!

[keys60]

My daughter started her first concerto a few weeks ago. Actually, since she's a really good reader, she's moving along quite quickly on it as opposed to Chopins Ballade No.1 which took her a year to play well. She's working on Mozart Concerto No.20 in D minor k.466. Its not over challenging/frustrating. She's been taking lessons for 7 years and is aged 16.

 Another possibility is the Haydn Concerto in C maj, Hob.VII, no.1 for cello and piano. We have the music for it, so maybe next on the list. Comes in handy too because she also plays the cello and her piano teacher would be happy to accompany her for her cello recital.

Both are published by IMC.

[orangesodaking]

Ah, if someone played Rach 3, you need to outdo them and do Busoni's piano concerto! Hey, at least it's in C major.

But seriously, if you are not limited in choice, some of my favorites are:

-Ginastera's first piano concerto
-Debussy's Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
-Saint-Saens' 5th piano concerto
-Brahms' 1st piano concerto
-Any Mozart Concerto
-Any Beethoven Concerto

Liszt 2 is a good choice (Liszt 1 wouldn't be bad either).