Question..I've never really played a piano concerto, but now I'm at the level that I'd be able to.Any advice which piano concerto may be do-able for someone who hasn't really played piano concerti before?[ The level of my playing: Chopin etudes op. 10, Rach Etudes-Tableaux op. 33, Prokofiev Suggestion Diabolique, Chatschaturjan Toccata, Schumann Fantasiestücke, and many others.. ]
Question..I've never really played a piano concerto, but now I'm at the level that I'd be able to.Any advice which piano concerto may be do-able for someone who hasn't really played piano concerti before?[ The level of my playing: Chopin etudes op. 10, Rach Etudes-Tableaux op. 33, Prokofiev Suggestion Diabolique, Chatschaturjan Toccata, Schumann Fantasiestücke, and many others.. ]Thnx
On this subject, can anyone tell me why violinists play Vivaldi violin concerto movements at (UK) Grade 6 level, and have available 'training concertos' by the likes of Rieding and Kliegel, and yet most pianists would not play any concerto movement until they are post-Grade 8? Maybe it is the shortage of two-piano facilities, although these days one can always use a keyboard as a second piano substitute.Incidentally, a couple of years ago I accompanied on a second piano at a local music festival two girls from Kent, both under 12, who were pupils of the late Ronalld Smith. He encouraged them to play concerto movements as soon as they could manage them.Phillip
Rimsky Korsakov C# minor....GREAT GREAT choise for a simpler first concerto...it's also fairly short so you'll be able to play it sooner