Piano Forum

Hey all, I've graduated music high school 5 years ago but I've continued practicing for my own satisfaction and I participate in amateur concerts here and there

Since I got fed up with Beethoven's sonatas (all I've been practicing last two years), I was thinking of going back to Chopin, tackling his f minor concerto. Obviously, without an orchestra, I just want to do it for myself. Now, at the first sight, first movement and especially third seem ridiculously difficult to me (all these runs through both hands, while maintaining crystal clarity).

How difficult is it compared to some of Chopin's solo piano compositions? Obviously, don't consider the difficulties that arise while playing with an orchestra, since I won't be doing that.
I'd say my current technical limits are Polonaise-Fantaisie Op. 61 and 1st movement of Hammerklavier sonata. I could pull these two pieces off on a level I found satisfactory (on the other hand, I'm not satisfied with my 4th movement of Hammerklavier, but I'd say that its difficulties are far different than this concerto's)

Should I invest time in learning this concerto, based on my abilities? I don't just want to play it on some messy meh level, I want it to actually sound good. Cheers!