Which of these three piano concerti is the flashiest?

[romanticpianissimo]

I love all 3 of these and have been given the choice to study a concerto.

Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in c minor
Saint Saens Concerto No. 2 in g minor
Chopin Concerto No. 2 in f minor

So which out of these is the most difficult or most demanding? Thank you!

[dima_76557]

Which of these three piano concerti is the flashiest?

Dunno. Flash Player shows them all three equally well on my system.

[superman1980]

So which out of these is the most difficult or most demanding? Thank you!

The Saint-Saens is wayy overplayed and the Chopin is also very popular....
...choose the Beethoven.

[perfect_pitch]

The Saint-Saens is wayy overplayed and the Chopin is also very popular....
...choose the Beethoven.

Beethoven's too boring and the Chopin is way too overplayed. Go for the Saint-Saens.

[theholygideons]

Beethoven's too boring and the Chopin is way too overplayed. Go for the Saint-Saens.

they're all sh*t. what are you arguing about.

[perfect_pitch]

Oh come on - the Saint-Saens isn't that mundane. When you hear the concerto played EXCEPTIONALLY well, then it's far more interesting than the Chopin or the Beethoven.

[dima_76557]

Beethoven's too boring

Only if the pianist lacks imagination.

Beethoven #3: Sviatoslav Richter/Kurt Sanderling, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (1962)

[visitor]

The three are equally difficult (to listen to).

-V

[gapoc459]

I worked on Beethoven 3 for a few months preparing for a competition and it was the most rewarding musical experience I had experienced. The music is absolutely profound, and I never tired of it. Chopin 2 is exceptionally beautiful, and I personally feel much more at home in Chopin's expressive language than in Beethoven, but after a while it does become apparent that the Chopin was a work of a young prodigy, the Beethoven of an already established master. I am not familiar with the Saint-Saens, but I do not imagine it can hold a candle to Beethoven.

[thalbergmad]

Neither of them are what I would call flash.

Beethoven 3 is preferable, as you could have a couple of pints of beer before the piano part starts.

Thal

[ahinton]

Neither of them are what I would call flash.

Beethoven 3 is preferable, as you could have a couple of pints of beer before the piano part starts.

What? In front of the orchestra, conductor and audience? You could have a half bottle of Amarone before the piano part of the Busoni starts - or as much beer as you'd like before the commencement of Brahms 1...

Best,

Alistair

[perfect_pitch]

Neither of them are what I would call flash.

Beethoven 3 is preferable, as you could have a couple of pints of beer before the piano part starts.

Thal

SERIOUSLY???

None of them are flashy??? Compared to the Beethoven and Chopin - this is a whirlwind of HOLY CRAP!!!

(On a side note - Thanks to Liszt1022 for the help)

[liszt1022]

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[perfect_pitch]

Did they change it recently??? Never usually had any trouble before...

[pianoman53]

Yeah, let's have an argument on which we personally think is flashiest. Gotta love the internet.

[quantum]

They are all "way overplayed" concerti.

Personally, I'd pick the one that is the way mostest overplayed of the three and play it way differently.

[thalbergmad]

SERIOUSLY???

Dreyschock is flashy, and so is Schytte, Winding and a hundred others. Saint Saens is just tame.

Thal

[eusebius12]

Dreyschock is flashy, and so is Schytte, Winding and a hundred others. Saint Saens is just tame.

Thal

I have a feeling that Schytte reflects most of your tastes and opinions.

[thalbergmad]

I have a feeling that Schytte reflects most of your tastes and opinions.

If you were sufficiently educated to know how Schytte was properly pronounced, you would not have made that pathetic comment.

Thal

[eusebius12]

Look, feel free to enjoy your Schytte. I'm sure your life doesn't have enough Schytte in it. Fill your life with end to end Schytte. I think that Schytte finds its own true level.

[thalbergmad]

Your attempt at humour fails due to your inability to correctly pronounce the composers name.

Thal

[visitor]

 

[flashyfingers]

I really think you should go with the Schoenberg, on this one...

[eusebius12]

Your attempt at humour fails due to your inability to correctly pronounce the composers name.

Thal

You know what they say, Schytte in Schytte out.

[eusebius12]

I love all 3 of these and have been given the choice to study a concerto.

Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in c minor
Saint Saens Concerto No. 2 in g minor
Chopin Concerto No. 2 in f minor

So which out of these is the most difficult or most demanding? Thank you!

The Chopin is the most demanding, but the Beethoven is the most interesting (and easiest of the 3)

[thalbergmad]

You know what they say, Schytte in Schytte out.

It is pronounced "shooter" you imbecile. You keep attempting the same joke which fails each time.

Thal

[superstition2]

I am not familiar with the Saint-Saens, but I do not imagine it can hold a candle to Beethoven.

I am no fan of Beethoven's 3rd. I do, though, adore his 5th and like his 4th very much. Chopin's orchestral parts are on the dull side but both of his concertos are definitely listenable, with more complex piano writing than the Saint-Saëns. Saint-Saëns' concerto has an unfortunate anticlimax to resolve the entrance. However, it's still a good piece. Rachmaninov's 4th has an unsettling "dissolution" anticlimax as well first at the start, although it makes more sense in the context of the music — particularly for the original version.