Ravel Concerto G major WOAH

[musicsdarkangel]

Is it me or is this concerto REALLY difficult?

I just listened to it for the first time in a while, and noticed piano parts that I hadn't before.  I was actually listening closely rather than casually.


Does this compare with the Prok 3, Bartok 3, Rach 3, Brahms 2, etc.? In terms of difficulty?

[viking]

I wouldn't say it compares to Rach 3, Brahms 2, prok, bartok, etc..  I am basing my opinion on a performance of it that I saw by a person who is quite talented but could never play any of the above "toughest" concertos.  The person did an extraordinary job only playing the 1st movement, but I hear the 2nd mvmt is super tough, and im only basing my opinion on the 1st movement. 
SAM

[iumonito]

It compares to Bartok 3 (which is easy), but not the others in your list (which are hard).  This is a beatiful and easy concerto.  A very good choice to get to after you have done at least one Mozart and the Grieg or Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Another one right there is Shostakovich 2.

[keys]

I don't understand these threads. Why don't you just sight read through the piece and see how difficult it is for yourself? If it's the Ravel  Concerto I'm thinking of, then it has glissandi in it - I can't play glissandi. I assigned a gr.2 RCM piece to one of my students that featured glissandi and I couldn't play it for her. Also, impressionistic music  is the one genre I have little interest in, and little motivation to learn.  Thus, for myself, Ravel in G = impossible to play. Difficulty is personal.

[Dazzer]

the g major is very easy to play, of course a certain level of proficiency is required. I love the last mvt. The melody is played using your two thumbs, with the other fingers adding the rest.

the hard part is to play it expressively. the 2nd mvt can be abit confusing, and took me awhile to memorise.

[musicsdarkangel]

I don't understand these threads. Why don't you just sight read through the piece and see how difficult it is for yourself?

I would if I had money or new what site to get the music from, but sometimes, sightreading doesn't prove how difficult a piece is to master.

I'm not going to buy a concerto that I will not play.

[Dazzer]

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problem solved:D

[apion]

Is it me or is this concerto REALLY difficult?

Does this compare with the Prok 3, Bartok 3, Rach 3, Brahms 2, etc.? In terms of difficulty?

Overall, it is of comparable difficulty to Rach 2 and Beethoven 5, but not nearly as tough as Brahms 2 or Bartok 2.