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Introduction:
Like my previous ranking video, this is less of a truly accurate list of difficulty but rather a compilation of interesting bits and pieces from great concertos throughout history. Because there’s a lot of endless note spinning in these concertos (big surprise), I tried to mix in as many lyrical sections as I could so that the entire video wouldn’t just be one big cadenza.
As far as a general idea of difficulty: The concerti ranked 100-75 are really not tremendously difficult and can be learned by early advanced students. 79-55 contain the bulk of the standard repertory as well as many other lesser known works. 54-30 contain the harder concerti that are played by virtuosos, 29-11 comprise the most difficult works in the standard repertoire, and then the works in the top 10 are truly monstrous works that require a lifetime dedication to master. Although I have to point out that the Ginastera Concerto No.1 is definitely not the most difficult concerto out there (that title goes to either a Xenakis or Sorabji work), and perhaps not even more difficult than some of the others in the top 10. I just wanted to end the video on that amazing ending.
Honorable mentions: These include pieces that would be on the list if I could find a proper recording or sheet music-for some I have neither. Or they might be pieces that didn’t make it on the list for sake of variety. If you want a solid answer to which are truly the most difficult piano concerti, it’ll likely be the top five on this honorable mentions list.
Xenakis Synaphai
Sorabji Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Xenakis Palimpsest
Sorabji Concerti
Denisov Concerto
Carter Concerto
Rzewski Concerto
Babbitt Concerto
A. Feinberg Concerto
Penderecki Concerto
Tveitt Concertos
Furtwangler Concerto
Ornstein Concerto
Liebermann Concerti
Yoshimatsu Piano Concerto
Rozycki Concerti
Bronsart Concerto
Dvořák Concerto
Perle Concertos
Balakirev Concerti
Schytte Concerto
Shchedrin Concerti
Ries Concerti
Kalkbrenner Concerti
Emerson Concerto
Moscheles Concerti
Rontgen Concerto
I do not own the recordings used in this compilation.
Special thanks to Jack, as well as all the performers who made this video possible.