32:13 has got to be the most heartfelt playing of the piano I've ever heard; it's so far away and longing, like a gust of cold air in a calm orange autumn afternoon. Such glamor from a forgotten time ❤
54:22 recently performed this in a competition. Besides being tremendously demanding mentally, I can speak with certainty that this has been one of the greatest enjoyments I've had in years. Best wishes to anyone who is willing to learn this masterpiece
@@zgart lol same just played the first movement and called it a day. Good luck to you if you're going to play the entire thing, damn that'd be a pain haha
I'm so happy to find the 5th of Prokofiev! That concerto is SOOOO GOOD, was the first I played and I fell in love with it, easily in my top 10 favorite pieces to play
@@johanjohansen7572 Every single damn bar of it is sooooo good! It has everything! The big 10 voice choral, the impressionist part, the pure lyric part, top 5 on the slow movements of al PC (that's just my taste hahaha)
This moment, when the orchestra returns is certainly a fasten your seat belt moment. It is probably the most intensely emotional moment in piano concerto literature!
Absolutely worshipped this! I am an 84 your old non-prodigy pianist who dreams of these pieces but who never could even come close to performing the difficult ones. Loved your selection, your fabulous commentary, and the humor that makes the absurd difficulty of some of these other-worldly piano concertos approachable. Loved learning about some unknowns and others that I will avoid like the plague. I have one very small quibble: present the title and composer and performer in parenthesis. I had to "skirt around" to find the name and missed the excerpt completely.
if you've watched all of his lists (you should if you haven't!) available on this channel, try this video too! ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html basically he actually made a sequel to this video, for pieces written after 1920, but it was taken down and so i reuploaded it.
The Scriabin deserves to be part of the standard repertoire, imo... Early Scriabin may be "immature" but c'mon, that concerto is just exquisite (late Scriabin's pretty cool too)
This and the Moskowski are two of the most heart-achingly beautiful concertos ever. No, not in a class with Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, but in a world of their own. (Tears every time.)
@@leoinsf definitely, like a month ago I started listening to the Moszkowski and literally left me speechless, I had never listened to Moszkowski but now he has become one of my favorite composers just for the concerto
@@jorgefraile218 My first introduction was Vladimir Horowitz's performance of Moskowski's "Etincelles" (Sparks). Being a pianist I attempted to play it but found it almost unlearnable because you need a concert level technique to perform it. Then I played his Etudes and loves those I attempted. (Much more playable than "Etincelles". Then I heard his Concerto and realized what a great composer he was. For your own interests, he wrote other piano concertos.
I wasn't planning on watching the whole video, but the amazing pieces and your commentary (+ very knowledgeable, hilariously creative) made me enjoy and laugh throughout the video :) Great job!
@@GUILLOM that's indeed another amazing chorale, heard of it very well and it's one of my favourites as well, but lol it didn't strike my mind when I was writing this. 😂
be sure to check out his videos too! (and this one: ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html a list for pieces after 1920, which was sadly taken down previously, which is why it is now reuploaded and unlisted on my channel)
Amazing video! You got almost all my favorite concerti here, perhaps Medtner's first or second are missing. I was going to comment that you left out Ginastera's but I was happy to see it in the list as well. A lot of concerti I didn't know are here also! Other two of my liking are Ludwig Thuille's and Gioacchino Raff's. While I was watching I was also thinking "he must put Hummel's 2nd here, and focus on the coda of the 1st movement" and indeed, that's what you did! I thoroughly enjoyed your video and can't wait for the next one. Also, commentary was hilarious!
Yes, I might have to agree... that toccata might be the most driving, primal, raw, and intense piece of music composed to date... absolutely breathtaking
Great list - surprised we didn't see Hummel 3, Villa Lobos 5, Ornstein (IMSLP), or Medtner 1 & 2. I love this format and watching these videos though, because you're digging up so many underrated gems and also pieces to which I've never listened. Just a thought, maybe if you run out of forms you could do videos on difficult kinds of passage elements, cadenzas, etc...
I love the dedication you have put in these two videos. The personal taste and oh,the comments too(such a huge sense of humor)! Love it all bro. It's just mesmerising. I love the Brahms 1st too😂😂😊😊😊
As someone learning Ravel's left hand concerto, I can say, good job spotting the hardest part. It shows up again later (transposed and with a few other differences), and then there's also the cadenza, but that's more than difficult to play softly, not so much to play the notes themselves with clarity.
I found that particular passage to be pretty straight forward, the staccatos in the allegro I found harder to play clearly. Then there’s the “piu vivo ed accel” passage before the return of the opening lent theme...
Great work! Fantastic list and many works to discover...Ginastera is really worth this position...mindblowing difficult and fantastic piece as well! But there is a lot of contemporary stuff that really brake your fingers...
You ommited some wonderful perfect piano concerto and I disagree with the order (if it's by order), but thank you for whetting my appetite to explore new concertos I heard here first!
These lists are amazing! This and your piano solo edition video are great and must have taken hours and hours. I would love to see a list for solos/concertos of your personal favorites, or attempt to make a "best" list, that aren't necessarily just the most difficult. I know that the subjectivity goes through the roof in that category, but it would be a great reference for pianists looking for challenging/amazing/beautiful pieces to listen to and play
Excellent work and helpful commentary! I don't agree with everything, but that's not the point, no two people are ever going to fully agree on something this complex. But I was happy enough with it to subscribe to your channel.
You, sir, are a genius! Also, you are a master musicologist, and historian, possess the wit of Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, and are a musical George Carlin! A thousand thanks for assembling this great collection with such great and knowledgeable commentary, and SUPER LAUGHS along the way! Just amazing! / By the way, did you know that Bruno Walter became so pissed off by Wittgenstein that he renamed him......."Shitinstone!" 💣--- I know!
Amazing - listened to the first few, wondered if the Lutoslawski would make an appearance, skipped to the end to have a look at the big ones and landed right in the middle of it!
you should check out his violin list too if you haven't already! and this one too if you're okay with modern music (it's on my channel because the original got taken down due to copyright): ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html
Geez you are so funny. All the smart music allusions ("leck mich im Arse" misapplied) combined with modern colliquialisms, jokiness and sarcasm (and freakish encyclopedic knowledge of the repertoire) . You must be a hoot to drink with.
Love this vid and I can’t help but agree with most of it. I wonder where Dvorak/Britten concertos would place. Richter said he had far more difficulty with Dvorak than Bartok 2 (he’s probably alone on that one; but still the Dvorak looks insanely difficult)
It's weird, I have never thought that the Dvořák concerto looked particularly difficult but both Richter and Leslie Howard have said that it is one of the hardest concertos. I have no idea where to place it without trying it myself.
Listening to this reminds me of the first time I ate Roquefort cheese. I couldn't believe people actually enjoyed it. But like Roquefort, one can develop the taste and preference for modern music over time.
Good list! So divers and interesting. Honestly i didnt expect rach 2 to be before his paganini variations. And i thought that alkans solo-piano-concerto would have a spot (since you also included solo piano pieces like totentanz).
I probably would have added the craziness of Messiaen's 'Turangalila' into it. Not exactly a concerto, but with solo piano part hard enough to warrant a GOOD soloist.
Duuuuuuudddeeee i know i should have pursued piano performance TT honestly these videos are so well made! if only i have more time to practice and appreciate all these pieces you've listed. unfortunately my parents were too focused on other things, unintentionally manipulated me and causing me to go into law school. by the time i know i would be far far more happy if i continue to pursue piano seriously, it's already too late. i'm so mad because since at a young age people keep telling me "wow i'm so gifted and talented" but i was not given the opportunity to excel and upgrade my skills, i was not supported into making my enjoyment into a committed passion, not even my parents. what's the point of having the "talent" if i cannot achieve much more better? i was not trained correctly from the very start, the teachers i've had were not serious either to teach me the discipline. it was not until age around 16-17 when i had very brief classes with an actual serious teacher (the type that would coach student for intl competitions, not just for exams) to realize that there's so much more to discover in the world of piano playing, and to the realization that i would very much enjoy them. i am so envious of those who are confident enough to decide to go to music school, or have good teachers or good support from family. my opportunity are unfortunately wasted by those around me...but i dont want to give up on improving. i still practice, even more serious than before and simply for the sake of playing the pieces i want to. the obstacle so far is i dont have enough time and energy to practice consistently, and also "real life" is just super hard to even relax and just practice for fun while living in a toxic environment... sometimes i do wonder if i did pursue music, would i really be happy? either way i will have to make do with what i have right now... my next goal is to at least get a diploma(?) in music performance, eg. ACTL type of exams. anyway, sorry for long rant, time to practice now XD
Funny, I have the opposite situation-I'm in music school right now, but I'm planning to get a law degree!Anyways, thanks for watching and good luck in finding a life path that suits you.
Same situation here haha I almost had to give up piano for academics and pursue an architectural degree mostly influenced by my parents at a very young age, and towards the end of my high school life I picked back up piano and continued to play till today, it’s never too late to restart and practice as much as you can outside your work hours. Though it might be hard to become a concert pianist in the future, it’s lots of fun consider there are endless music in the piano repertoire, as demonstrated really well by this video. Try to squeeze some time outta your life to practice it’s more than rewarding to say the least
@@calebhu6383 i know this has been a loooong time because i just noticed i got a reply, thanks for your kind words. hope you enjoy pursuing law, the process can be fun in learning but also brutal at times, but with what you've accomplished with piano i'm sure you will do fantastically! Ps. reading my post 9 months ago was a bit embarrassing...i was extremely emotional during that time, sorry about that!
@@scottguo1222 you're absolutely right! it reminds me of a friend who was extremely good in academics from a young age, always tested top. But when he made a mistake, he hit rock bottom very hard. I think that moment it just completely changed him. When he entered high school he ignored all classes and just started to pursue piano performance. He is much happier as a person now than what he was as a quiet and stressed out child. Unfortunately I work in a very busy firm now that i literally do not have the time to practice. Just hope i can make something out after changing to a better job or doing master's degree.
A few thoughts: 1. Ligeti DEFINITELY is #1. I'm sure it's harder than the Ginastera and the Lutoslawski (i'd say even Bartok #2 is harder than both of these) 2. Tchaik #2 is harder than #1 3. The Berg concerto is a concerto for EVERYONE, not just piano :)
42:12 "like there are zero notes you could possibly add or take it away to make it better" you say, whilst the score shows a ton of optional notes, which you could possibly add or take away
Right, Brian. He, Bach is the GOAT, along with those guys called the three B's. Add Mr. Schubert to the mix, and you score, big time. But!! The Brandenburg no.5 is not a concerto. The Harpsichord writing is called Continuo; though it is a solo, like a cadenza or Abligato. Also not belonging to this category of concertos.
100. Gershwin Variations on “I’ve Got Rhythm” (1934) 0:05
99. Shostakovich Concerto No.2 (1957) 0:27
98. Saint-Saëns Concerto No.2 (1868) 0:53
97. Grieg Piano Concerto (1868) 1:31
96. Ustvolskaya Concerto (1945) 2:07
95. Saint-Saëns Concerto No.1 (1858) 2:39
94. Cramer Concerto No.8 (1825) 3:08
93. de Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1916) 3:32
92. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 (1721) 3:59
91. Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (1924) 5:04
90. Poulenc Concerto (1949) 5:51
89. Gershwin Concerto in F (1925) 6:21
88. Saint-Saëns Concerto No.4 (1875) 7:10
87. Mozart Concerto No.20 (1785) 7:50
86. Beethoven Concerto No.5 (1811) 8:22
85. Massenet Concerto (1902) 9:00
84. Hahn Concerto (1930) 9:39
83. Saint-Saëns Concerto No.5 (1896) 10:04
82. Reinecke Concerto No.1 (1860) 10:29
81. Mozart Concerto No.27 (1791) 11:10
80. Mendelssohn Concerto No.1 (1837) 11:29
79. Sgambati Concerto (1880) 11:56
78. Reinecke Concerto No.2 (1872) 12:29
77. Thalberg Concerto No.1 (1830) 12:50
76. Franck Symphonic Variations (1885) 13:24
75. Debussy Fantasia (1890) 14:01
74. Arensky Concerto (1882) 14:28
73. Ravel Concerto in G (1931) 14:59
72. Cras Concerto (1931) 15:29
71. Beethoven Concerto No.4 (1806) 16:03
70. Liszt Concerto No.2 (1857) 17:10
69. Weber Konzertstück (1821) 17:43
68. Schumann Concerto (1841) 18:07
67. Chopin Concerto No.1 (1830) 18:43
66. Beach Concerto (1899) 19:39
65. Alkan Concerti da camera (1837) 20:07
64. Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy (1884) 21:06
63. Xinghai - Yellow River Concerto (1969) 21:47
62. Liszt Concerto No.1 (1849) 22:49
61. Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto (1883) 23:23
60. Chopin Variations on “La ci darem la mano” (1827) 24:08
59. Vaughan-Williams Concerto (1931) 24:44
58. Bartok Concerto No.3 (1945) 25:10
57. Rachmaninov Concerto No.2 (1901) 25:43
56. Ravel Concerto for Left Hand (1929) 26:37
55. Scriabin Concerto (1896) 27:02
54. Tchaikovsky Concerto No.2 (1880) 27:58
53. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (1934) 28:31
52. Macdowell Concerto No.2 (1885) 29:34
51. Czerny Piano Concerto (1829) 30:19
50. Hindemith Concerto (1945) 30:53
49. Liszt Totentanz (1859) 31:29
48. Lyapunov Concerto No.2 (1909) 31:51
47. Prokofiev Concerto No.5 (1932) 32:46
46. Busoni Indian Fantasy (1914) 33:07
45. Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1 (1875) 33:32
44. Rubinstein Concerto No.4 (1864) 34:17
43. Moszkowski Concerto No.2 (1898) 34:48
42. Khachaturian Concerto (1936) 35:51
41. Rachmaninov Concerto No.1 (1917) 36:21
40. Hummel Concerto No.2 (1816) 37:14
39. Prokofiev Concerto No.3 (1921) 38:37
38. Copland Concerto (1926) 39:10
37. Chen - Er Huang (2009) 39:50
36. Atterberg Concerto (1936) 40:47
35. Scharwenka Concerto No.4 (1908) 41:20
34. Brahms Concerto No.1(1858) 41:58
33. Henselt Concerto (1846) 43:43
32. Prokofiev Concerto for Left Hand (1931) 44:22
31. Medtner Concerto No.3 (1943) 44:43
30. Marx Concerto (1920) 45:36
29. Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds (1924) 46:15
28. Ireland Concerto (1930) 46:52
27. Bliss Concerto (1938) 47:22
26. Bortkiewicz Concerto for Left Hand (1924) 47:57
25. Kapustin Concerto No.6 (1996) 48:34
24. Korngold Concerto for Left Hand (1923) 49:17
23. Strauss Burleske (1886) 49:44
22. Scriabin Prometheus: The Poem of Fire (1910) 50:13
21. Bartok Concerto No.1 (1926) 50:41
20. Rachmaninov Concerto No.3 (1909) 51:17
19. Brahms Concerto No.2 (1881) 52:24
18. Schnittke Concerto (1979) 53:22
17. Britten Diversions for Left Hand (1950) 53:49
16. Prokofiev Concerto No.2 (1913) 54:22
15. Berg Chamber Concerto (1925) 56:40
14. Rautavaara Concerto No.1 (1969) 57:09
13. Reger Concerto (1910) 57:48
12. Messiaen Exotic Birds (1955) 58:33
11. Busoni Concerto (1904) 59:02
10. Barber Concerto (1960) 1:00:30
9. Schoenberg Concerto (1941) 1:00:57
8. Ligeti Concerto (1988) 1:01:20
7. Rautavaara Concerto No.2 (1989) 1:01:55
6. Feinberg Concerto No.1 (1932) 1:02:33
5. Lutoslawski Concerto (1987) 1:04:15
4. Bartok Concerto No.2 (1931) 1:05:06
3. Messiaen From the Canyons to the Stars (1974) 1:06:55
2. Corigliano Concerto (1968) 1:07:40
1. Ginastera Concerto No.1 (1961) 1:08:55
Which concerto on this list is your favorite?
Holy
Ginastera in no. 1 😱
Reallly didn’t expect Yellow River Concerto, good stuff, didn’t realize how technically difficult it is
@@kaidipan7269 first I've ever heard of it
@@kaidipan7269 It is hard, but the techniques in it are the typical liszt stuff so pretty pianistic overall
55:51 "Conversation between two super sarcastic teenagers" is the most evocative description I have ever come across of this section.
It does sound like it at the last.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yeshusush
Came for the music, stayed for the Paul Wittgenstein shade
32:13 has got to be the most heartfelt playing of the piano I've ever heard; it's so far away and longing, like a gust of cold air in a calm orange autumn afternoon. Such glamor from a forgotten time ❤
Medtner's piano concertos are the best! And I think that his 1st and 2nd piano concertos should be on the list too!!
Man I really like the humourous commentary you left there, so much thats notable, awesome work with unimaginable amounts of effort
54:22 recently performed this in a competition. Besides being tremendously demanding mentally, I can speak with certainty that this has been one of the greatest enjoyments I've had in years. Best wishes to anyone who is willing to learn this masterpiece
nice
you’re good, huh
Ayy i played it too not the whole thing tho :( i want to some day
@@zgart lol same just played the first movement and called it a day. Good luck to you if you're going to play the entire thing, damn that'd be a pain haha
@@l2k245 but isn't this like the "hard part"?:v hahaha
I'm so happy to find the 5th of Prokofiev! That concerto is SOOOO GOOD, was the first I played and I fell in love with it, easily in my top 10 favorite pieces to play
I also love that concerto! The fourth movement is so good it always brings me to tears.
@@johanjohansen7572 Every single damn bar of it is sooooo good! It has everything! The big 10 voice choral, the impressionist part, the pure lyric part, top 5 on the slow movements of al PC (that's just my taste hahaha)
Prokofiev #2 's cadenza is a beast and when the orchestra is coming back at 55:27 I get so excited ! #epic
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This moment, when the orchestra returns is certainly a fasten your seat belt moment. It is probably the most intensely emotional moment in piano concerto literature!
Absolutely worshipped this! I am an 84 your old non-prodigy pianist who dreams of these pieces but who never could even come close to performing the difficult ones.
Loved your selection, your fabulous commentary, and the humor that makes the absurd difficulty of some of these other-worldly piano concertos approachable.
Loved learning about some unknowns and others that I will avoid like the plague.
I have one very small quibble: present the title and composer and performer in parenthesis. I had to "skirt around" to find the name and missed the excerpt completely.
You can always find the excerpt using the timestamps in the comment section. Anyways, thanks for listening!
From one piano nerd to another: thank you very much for posting this and other videos in your series. Done with humor and thought!
if you've watched all of his lists (you should if you haven't!) available on this channel, try this video too!
ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html
basically he actually made a sequel to this video, for pieces written after 1920, but it was taken down and so i reuploaded it.
I love this video so much. It's good to keep my memory fresh for each of the 100 concertos which, of course, I learned.
Medtner 3 is the best concerto of all times. I am so glad, that it's here!
The Scriabin deserves to be part of the standard repertoire, imo... Early Scriabin may be "immature" but c'mon, that concerto is just exquisite (late Scriabin's pretty cool too)
I completely agree with you
This and the Moskowski are two of the most heart-achingly beautiful concertos ever. No, not in a class with Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, but in a world of their own. (Tears every time.)
@@leoinsf definitely, like a month ago I started listening to the Moszkowski and literally left me speechless, I had never listened to Moszkowski but now he has become one of my favorite composers just for the concerto
@@jorgefraile218 My first introduction was Vladimir Horowitz's performance of Moskowski's "Etincelles" (Sparks).
Being a pianist I attempted to play it but found it almost unlearnable because you need a concert level technique to perform it.
Then I played his Etudes and loves those I attempted. (Much more playable than "Etincelles".
Then I heard his Concerto and realized what a great composer he was. For your own interests, he wrote other piano concertos.
Early Scriabin is still a rich man's Chopin
Moszkowski’s 2nd Piano Concerto will always have my heart. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written
probably my favourite piece of music ever. E major is such a beautiful key
40:47 That passage of Atterberg's concerto always marveled me. Great video!
I’m so glad you included Rubenstein’s fourth concerto - that’s a great concerto often overlooked!
It was super popular in its say. Anyone who was anyone played it. I guess people just stopped liking it.
55:28 I view that baleful blare of horns as the most epic orchestral reentry after a cadenza.
yes, that one is epic! but the beethoven 4 entry is so warm and cuddly 16:03
Omg the whole concerto is superb! Love Prokofiev. Also the horns in the 4th movement are magnificent in the B theme 😍
Indeed it is (one of the most epic!), One of my favourite moments in piano concerti.
I wasn't planning on watching the whole video, but the amazing pieces and your commentary (+ very knowledgeable, hilariously creative) made me enjoy and laugh throughout the video :)
Great job!
Ah, nice selection of concertos that I will enjoy listening to in full. Thanks!
1:07:14 Let’s play a game called “how many times you can change the tempo on one page”
42:40 one of the best chorales I've ever heard along with the one in Huguenots, Chopin's Op.49, Consolation #4, and many more!!!
Messiaen's O Sacrum Convivium
@@GUILLOM that's indeed another amazing chorale, heard of it very well and it's one of my favourites as well, but lol it didn't strike my mind when I was writing this. 😂
@sinihcam ed mueD ok
@Schuyler Bacn ok
54:22 My favorite concerto all the times
unbelievable isn't it? My favourite as well, along with Ravel in G, Rach2, Rach3 and Tchaikovsky 1st. Oh yeah, and both Chopin concertos.
@@geuros Ravel’s left hand concerto is a personal favorite of mine.
@@geuros bruh tchaikovsky 2> and ravel lh>concerto in g by far
Yes, prok2 is so out of the world
One of the greatest videos ever created, this is amazing work. Legendary.
be sure to check out his videos too!
(and this one: ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html
a list for pieces after 1920, which was sadly taken down previously, which is why it is now reuploaded and unlisted on my channel)
Amazing video! You got almost all my favorite concerti here, perhaps Medtner's first or second are missing. I was going to comment that you left out Ginastera's but I was happy to see it in the list as well. A lot of concerti I didn't know are here also! Other two of my liking are Ludwig Thuille's and Gioacchino Raff's.
While I was watching I was also thinking "he must put Hummel's 2nd here, and focus on the coda of the 1st movement" and indeed, that's what you did!
I thoroughly enjoyed your video and can't wait for the next one.
Also, commentary was hilarious!
this video is literally a gold mine of melodies lmao. i think it might be the most lyrical out of all the 100 list videos lul
The end of the Ginastera concerto may be the most exciting minute of music ever written.
Yes, I might have to agree... that toccata might be the most driving, primal, raw, and intense piece of music composed to date... absolutely breathtaking
Great list - surprised we didn't see Hummel 3, Villa Lobos 5, Ornstein (IMSLP), or Medtner 1 & 2. I love this format and watching these videos though, because you're digging up so many underrated gems and also pieces to which I've never listened. Just a thought, maybe if you run out of forms you could do videos on difficult kinds of passage elements, cadenzas, etc...
Next up is violin works!
@@calebhu6383 ooh great, can't wait!
I haven't heard the Hummel concerto (37:13) before. It sounds like a lot of fun - the ending is ridiculously over the top, lol.
Played it for a concerto competition and got 2nd out of the whole state of Florida
Reminds me of ending of Mendelssohn’s A minor piano concerto… :P
I love the dedication you have put in these two videos. The personal taste and oh,the comments too(such a huge sense of humor)! Love it all bro. It's just mesmerising. I love the Brahms 1st too😂😂😊😊😊
I don't know why all the hatred for Wittgenstein, someone should really give him a hand.
good one lol
Gotta hand it to you, this one left me speechless
Right on!
@Felis Skalkotris Sorabjitus cmon its a joke. He doesnt have a hand so give him a hand
Lmao
36:21 I saw Simon Trpčeski live in Dublin in February this year. I was lucky to see him before Covid shut everything down.
As someone learning Ravel's left hand concerto, I can say, good job spotting the hardest part. It shows up again later (transposed and with a few other differences), and then there's also the cadenza, but that's more than difficult to play softly, not so much to play the notes themselves with clarity.
I found that particular passage to be pretty straight forward, the staccatos in the allegro I found harder to play clearly. Then there’s the “piu vivo ed accel” passage before the return of the opening lent theme...
I can play every piece in this list. Only takes 1 hour and 10 minutes.
underrated comment
Great work! Fantastic list and many works to discover...Ginastera is really worth this position...mindblowing difficult and fantastic piece as well! But there is a lot of contemporary stuff that really brake your fingers...
rhapsody in blue was so fun i played it in concert 2 weeks ago it is a good first one to play. I am 17 and it was a good skill level for me.
You ommited some wonderful perfect piano concerto and I disagree with the order (if it's by order), but thank you for whetting my appetite to explore new concertos I heard here first!
Fantastic compilation.So much wonderful music from which I didn‘t even know the name of the composer
you gotta check out his other lists to if you haven't already ;)
Glad to find so many underrated pcs in this video, thank you. Though I think Medtner's 3rd is the least technically demanding among his pcs, IMO.
Thanks for posting this! I found a few new concertos that I really like here!
this is incredible
These lists are amazing! This and your piano solo edition video are great and must have taken hours and hours. I would love to see a list for solos/concertos of your personal favorites, or attempt to make a "best" list, that aren't necessarily just the most difficult. I know that the subjectivity goes through the roof in that category, but it would be a great reference for pianists looking for challenging/amazing/beautiful pieces to listen to and play
Excellent work and helpful commentary! I don't agree with everything, but that's not the point, no two people are ever going to fully agree on something this complex. But I was happy enough with it to subscribe to your channel.
Reger’s PC is very dense and challenging, and Schwarenka’s PCs are definitely for advanced pianists too!
That was inspiring. You touched on all the ones I liked too💯
UNbelievable work Caleb!!! Thanks a ton... glad to see you have both Rautavaara concertos!
You, sir, are a genius! Also, you are a master musicologist, and historian, possess the wit of Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde, and are a musical George Carlin! A thousand thanks for assembling this great collection with such great and knowledgeable commentary, and SUPER LAUGHS along the way! Just amazing! / By the way, did you know that Bruno Walter became so pissed off by Wittgenstein that he renamed him......."Shitinstone!" 💣--- I know!
Amazing - listened to the first few, wondered if the Lutoslawski would make an appearance, skipped to the end to have a look at the big ones and landed right in the middle of it!
This is an enormous inspiration for piano listeners!
Thanks for making this list and the other one. I like it a lot.
you should check out his violin list too if you haven't already! and this one too if you're okay with modern music (it's on my channel because the original got taken down due to copyright):
ruclips.net/video/9DmEbZi4DnA/видео.html
Incredible, man!
Excellent selections! Thank you.
Hi I appreciate the fun facts/tidbits + video itself is great! Thanks
footnote: Bach is the GOAT
Finally thank you so much
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My favourite is probably Rachmaninoffs 1st, especially the cadenza! Where is his 4th though? Really like that one.
I love the 4th. But I had to take it off to make room for other works, since there is so much Rachmaninov on there already
@@calebhu6383 Yeah, I get it. Great list!
Rachmaninoff is a GOD
Geez you are so funny. All the smart music allusions ("leck mich im Arse" misapplied) combined with modern colliquialisms, jokiness and sarcasm (and freakish encyclopedic knowledge of the repertoire) .
You must be a hoot to drink with.
join me sometime
Reger's Piano Concerto has always reminded me of a giant noisy steel mill belching black smoke into the air. Industrial strength.
Ok btw, the subtitles for the 2nd Concerto of Tchaikovsky are absolutely HILARIOUS! hahahaha
Bravo for including Moszkowski!
Prokofiev 2 par Gutierrez. Une cadence inouïe et un orchestre titanesque
52:24 I'm currently playing Brahms 2. Such a beautiful piece. IMO not quite as bad as people say it is, but still very difficult.
Seeing the piano part for 'Er Huang' split into five staves makes my eyes cramp.
Well, imagine it was written on 2.
28:41 you're sooooo right😍
Heck what an interesting video.
Love this vid and I can’t help but agree with most of it. I wonder where Dvorak/Britten concertos would place. Richter said he had far more difficulty with Dvorak than Bartok 2 (he’s probably alone on that one; but still the Dvorak looks insanely difficult)
It's weird, I have never thought that the Dvořák concerto looked particularly difficult but both Richter and Leslie Howard have said that it is one of the hardest concertos. I have no idea where to place it without trying it myself.
it still astonishes me that the recording you used for ginastera's concerto is on the tamer side
yes, joao martins has a crazier recording
Listening to this reminds me of the first time I ate Roquefort cheese. I couldn't believe people actually enjoyed it. But like Roquefort, one can develop the taste and preference for modern music over time.
34:21 - otherwise known as the 'Sledgehammerklavier' Concerto.
Ravel. Could gave been written last week...Still stands out in originality.
easily one of my most favourite concertos. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Also the 2nd movement...
It seems like the more well known concertos are the more playable ones. Feinberg sounds like a demolition gone bad. The commentary is genius.
True, but Rach 3 is still a monster any way you look at it
And Brahms 2…..
Don't skip arm day.
@@daniellu8282 lol yeah
Great list! A bit sad not to see Wiklund 1 on it, though, such a gorgeous concerto.
28:11 es verdad! Yo no sabía que tenía otro concierto para piano! ... xD
Wow man I didn't even know there were a hundred piano concertos!!
The 1st mvt of Fumio Hayasaka's Piano Concerto is come great writing as well. Stongly recommend.
Beethoven's emperor concerto, one of the greatest piano concertos ever written
Thank you very much
I confess I find Messiaen's birdcalls irresistible.
Good list! So divers and interesting.
Honestly i didnt expect rach 2 to be before his paganini variations. And i thought that alkans solo-piano-concerto would have a spot (since you also included solo piano pieces like totentanz).
Totentanz is actually a concerto work. It has a solo version but you can find that in my other video.
@@calebhu6383 Ah, okay. Thank you for the clarification :)
I disagree about Yuja and Gersh. She's perfect for Gershwin. Her sense of rhythm and pulse is second to none. Awesome compilation and commentary, btw.
I probably would have added the craziness of Messiaen's 'Turangalila' into it. Not exactly a concerto, but with solo piano part hard enough to warrant a GOOD soloist.
I agree. It is a fabulous piece and the piano part is fantastic.
Great commentary :-)
I believe Bortkiewicz's 3rd concerto should have made it in this list. The end is also very reminiscent of Rach 2
Ginastera wins in terms of energy efficient effectiveness. 1:10:00
This channel is amazing
Duuuuuuudddeeee i know i should have pursued piano performance TT honestly these videos are so well made! if only i have more time to practice and appreciate all these pieces you've listed. unfortunately my parents were too focused on other things, unintentionally manipulated me and causing me to go into law school. by the time i know i would be far far more happy if i continue to pursue piano seriously, it's already too late. i'm so mad because since at a young age people keep telling me "wow i'm so gifted and talented" but i was not given the opportunity to excel and upgrade my skills, i was not supported into making my enjoyment into a committed passion, not even my parents. what's the point of having the "talent" if i cannot achieve much more better? i was not trained correctly from the very start, the teachers i've had were not serious either to teach me the discipline. it was not until age around 16-17 when i had very brief classes with an actual serious teacher (the type that would coach student for intl competitions, not just for exams) to realize that there's so much more to discover in the world of piano playing, and to the realization that i would very much enjoy them.
i am so envious of those who are confident enough to decide to go to music school, or have good teachers or good support from family. my opportunity are unfortunately wasted by those around me...but i dont want to give up on improving. i still practice, even more serious than before and simply for the sake of playing the pieces i want to. the obstacle so far is i dont have enough time and energy to practice consistently, and also "real life" is just super hard to even relax and just practice for fun while living in a toxic environment...
sometimes i do wonder if i did pursue music, would i really be happy? either way i will have to make do with what i have right now... my next goal is to at least get a diploma(?) in music performance, eg. ACTL type of exams. anyway, sorry for long rant, time to practice now XD
Funny, I have the opposite situation-I'm in music school right now, but I'm planning to get a law degree!Anyways, thanks for watching and good luck in finding a life path that suits you.
Same situation here haha I almost had to give up piano for academics and pursue an architectural degree mostly influenced by my parents at a very young age, and towards the end of my high school life I picked back up piano and continued to play till today, it’s never too late to restart and practice as much as you can outside your work hours. Though it might be hard to become a concert pianist in the future, it’s lots of fun consider there are endless music in the piano repertoire, as demonstrated really well by this video. Try to squeeze some time outta your life to practice it’s more than rewarding to say the least
@@calebhu6383 i know this has been a loooong time because i just noticed i got a reply, thanks for your kind words. hope you enjoy pursuing law, the process can be fun in learning but also brutal at times, but with what you've accomplished with piano i'm sure you will do fantastically!
Ps. reading my post 9 months ago was a bit embarrassing...i was extremely emotional during that time, sorry about that!
@@scottguo1222 you're absolutely right! it reminds me of a friend who was extremely good in academics from a young age, always tested top. But when he made a mistake, he hit rock bottom very hard. I think that moment it just completely changed him. When he entered high school he ignored all classes and just started to pursue piano performance. He is much happier as a person now than what he was as a quiet and stressed out child.
Unfortunately I work in a very busy firm now that i literally do not have the time to practice. Just hope i can make something out after changing to a better job or doing master's degree.
A few thoughts:
1. Ligeti DEFINITELY is #1. I'm sure it's harder than the Ginastera and the Lutoslawski (i'd say even Bartok #2 is harder than both of these)
2. Tchaik #2 is harder than #1
3. The Berg concerto is a concerto for EVERYONE, not just piano :)
I can see the ligeti being the hardest, especially due to the rhythmic challenges
@@calebhu6383 yeah lol not just his concerto but when it comes to solo piano, the 8:9 polyrhythm in one of his études is just so excruciating lol
and great commentary, too
very epic
So happy to see shostakovichs 2nd!!! Hardest thing I’ve ever played
Also man, how good does Jean-Yves Thibaudet play Messiæn @55:40!? It's like looking into another extra dimension in space and time
Really enjoyed this compilation you made! I wonder where Tippett's piano concerto would place on here, as it seems quite difficult.
God, the second movement of Prokofiev's second gives me nightmares
30:20 lmaooo czerny got roasted so good
I love how when Ginastera piano concerto ends some people in the audience just scream
0:30 I can hear Hanon's exercises !!!
Wow!!. Excelente, es increíble estas composiciones!!.
42:12 "like there are zero notes you could possibly add or take it away to make it better" you say, whilst the score shows a ton of optional notes, which you could possibly add or take away
I mean he's still not wrong, the optional notes don't make it better lol
I had a good time reading those captions 😂
4:53 "and that's why bach's the goat" YES
Right, Brian. He, Bach is the GOAT, along with those guys called the three B's. Add Mr. Schubert to the mix, and you score, big time. But!! The Brandenburg no.5 is not a concerto. The Harpsichord writing is called Continuo; though it is a solo, like a cadenza or Abligato. Also not belonging to this category of concertos.
1:01:00 "at first listen it might sound like a special kid banging his head on the piano" rofl fucking hilarious