Piano Concertos

[hermanberntzen]

Can you guys mention some of your favorite piano concertos , i want something new to play on the piano !
Thanks for the help

[healdie]

which ones have you already done? but mmm my personal favourite at the moment would be
the Schoenberg piano concerto

[hermanberntzen]

I've never done a concerto , it's not easy to make a one man orcehstra , That's why i wanna try a concerto really .
I really like Mozart's Andante no.21 and Griegs piano Concerto in A

[drkilroy]

Hm, my favourite concerto is also Grieg's, but I also like Ravel's Concerto in G and Mozart's Concerto in d (KV 466, no. 20).

I do not know what is your level, but generally piano concertos are quite hard to play. If you are not an advanced player, try some miniature concertos.

Plus, think that you need an orchestra to perform it.

Best regards, Dr

[hermanberntzen]

Ah , i don't have an orchestra , then ill just stick too Sonatas and Beethoven and Johann Burgmüller iguess !
What's a minature concerto  , mention some?

[drkilroy]

Well, miniature concerto is a concerto, but usually in one part and much easier than a regular concerto. I know Alec Rowley has composed some.

If you do not have an orchestra, you can get some other pianist to play piano reduction of the orchestra part (but then you must have two pianos...).

Best regards, Dr

[amelialw]

My teacher always says do the smaller ones...then go to the bigger ones gradually...

there are more miniature concertos like Chopin's Rondeau de Concerto as well as Mendelssohn's Cappricio Brilliant...so on...

However it's not necessary to learn miniature concertos. You could always start with an easier Mozart/Beethoven or a Bach or something.

Don't you have a teacher?

[hermanberntzen]

Not for the very moment , Soon .. After the Holiday !

[pianoviolin]

my faaaavourite.. Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3
love it!

[amelialw]

Not for the very moment , Soon .. After the Holiday !

then ask your teacher when you start again after the holiday

[werq34ac]

my faaaavourite.. Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3
love it!

I wouldn't recommend this as your first concerto...

Yeah I recommend starting with a Mozart/Bach/Haydn or if your up to a Beethoven. Also I hear Schumann isn't that bad technical but musically its really difficult. Grieg might be a bit of a stretch for your first concerto but I think it's doable assuming you have the fingers and musicality for it.

I started with Beethoven's 1st concerto if that helps you any

[precipitato]

liszt 1
liszt totentanz
rach 2
rach 3
rach rhapsody on a theme of paganini (if counted as concerto)
chopin 1
chopin 2
tchaikovsky 1
beethoven 5 "emperor"

[49410enrique]

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[drkilroy]

My favourites are Gershwin's in F, Ravel's in G and Grieg's in A.

Best regards, Dr

[pianoplayjl]

My favourite piano concerto is Rachmaninoff's 3rd. Other concertos that I like include Rachmaninoff's second, Tchaikovsky's 1st and Grieg's in A minor. might add more as I hear more.