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Offline chopinlover23

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Starter Romantic Concerto
on: June 27, 2011, 01:46:13 PM
Hi there! I just wanted some suggestions, in what Romantic concerti should I start with?
My first concertos were Mozart (5,20,23) Beethoven (1 and 3).

Or rank these according to difficulty:

Schumann Piano Concerto
Grieg Piano Concerto
Chopin Piano Concerto no. 1
Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto 1
Saint Saens Piano Concerto no. 2
Tchaikovsky no. 1 (I know it sounds crazy and difficult)

If you can suggest anymore manageable romantic concertos please suggest!! =)

Offline pianovlad1996

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Re: Starter Romantic Concerto
Reply #1 on: June 27, 2011, 02:56:14 PM
Hello! ;D
I am 15 and I play Chopin 1. 8)
It's not that difficult and more than that some people say that is easier than some Mozart Concertos. Mozart is hard to articulate. It's easy to play a Rachmaninoff piece where you can make legato with the pedal and bring out beautiful colours but it's hard to play Mozart right.  :'(
I don't like Grieg. It's too weird. But you decide if you want to play it.
Schumann Concerto is tooooo hard to understand. Schumann, in my opinion, is one of the hardest composers and his works are probably easier (technically) than Rachmaninoff's or Liszt's but have hidden difficulties. ;)
I don't know the Mendelssohn or Saent Saens but I know the Tchaikowsky and it's haaaaaaaaard.
My teacher heard me playing the Tchaikowsky (it was a knew concerto for me and I wanted to play it ) and said that I'm a fool. She said that even her teacher with 30 years of experience  in piano played it with fear on the concert stage. It's a monster and if you don't have decades of experience you can't play it.
There are other concertos you can play like the Scriabin. It's not very demanding and it's a gem.
Rach 1 or 4 are also managable but Rach 4 is weird (for me) and underplayed.
Liszt 1 is not that hard but depends on your technique. I played it last year and was really easy.
Current repertoire:
Bach Toccata in E minor
Beethoven Sonata op.110
Rachmaninov Corelli Variations
Liszt Paganini Etudes No.2 and 6.
Strauss Burlesque in d minor, Brahms piano concerto No.2.

Offline franz_

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Re: Starter Romantic Concerto
Reply #2 on: June 27, 2011, 04:29:08 PM
If you played Mozart 5,20,23 and Beethoven 1 and 3. I think you're ready to play any of those you mention.
Currently learing:
- Chopin: Ballade No.3
- Scriabin: Etude Op. 8 No. 2
- Rachmaninoff: Etude Op. 33 No. 6
- Bach: P&F No 21 WTC I

Offline bachbrahmsschubert

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Re: Starter Romantic Concerto
Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 04:30:25 PM
Hello! ;D
I am 15 and I play Chopin 1. 8)

Liszt 1 is not that hard but depends on your technique. I played it last year and was really easy.

You're worried about how you are going to interpret a Scriabin impromptu or Brahms intermezzo, but you have played Liszt's piano concerto "with ease" and can play Chopin's first? Uhhhh...

To the OP: just play whichever one you enjoy the most. They are all incredibly difficult. I would avoid Tchaikovsky 1, Rachmaninoff and Grieg due to their popularity and difficulty. They will take you years to learn, and I have to say, in my opinion, not as rewarding once learned. If you choose Chopin, his second (which chronologically is his first) is more difficult in my opinion.

There are many many many many many piano concertos. Don't discount Brahms or Hummel. Just choose what you like, each is going to be difficult.

Best wishes,
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