Hardest piece you know?

Originally Posted by Eddwin0072

The Rachmaninoff concerti were pretty fun. Quite challenging though.

The first Tchaikovsky concerto was some of the most fun Ive ever had playing the piano. Probably because it's just so physical. I only played the first movement.

The Fantaisie impromptu was a killer.

Hmm... what else. The stupid Black key etude.

I almost broke myself playing the Fountains of Villa d' este by Liszt. Liszt is just too weird. It's all more virtuosic than it should be. But that's just me.

I've been seeing alot of people talking about Rhapsody in Blue. That one's lots of fun. Not INSANELY hard but pretty hard nonetheless. I checked out the original score a while back.

Rachmaninoff's piano transcription of Flight of the Bumblebee... When i tried it at the tempo I desired, i almost broke my wrist. not really. But I'm leaving that one alone for now.

Now that you mention Liszt; isn't he renown for very virtuous piece?

In Storm and Sunshine. That is a difficult march for Percussion.

(no kidding)

Originally Posted by violinfiddler

The first movement of Medelssohn's e minor violin concerto. Brutal. Mostly because of the hard shifts and the musicality of the piece.

Nah. I played it, it's not easy, but definitely not a killer either. If you want great difficulty in both technique and musicality, go for Brahms'.

(Not to say Mendelssohn isn't musical, cuz it very much is.)

Anyone know any good mallet pieces?

Originally Posted by M_is_D

Nah. I played it, it's not easy, but definitely not a killer either. If you want great difficulty in both technique and musicality, go for Brahms'.

(Not to say Mendelssohn isn't musical, cuz it very much is.)

Full agree. There are enough more difficult violin concertos, e.g. the Brahms you mentioned, or Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, many 20th century concertos (Bartok 2nd!)

Don't you mention that little bitch Bartok hahaha jk agreed.

Another gorgeous concerto is Bruch's first. I'm playing it too. Lovely.

I am another one for the Bruch violin concerto. Imagine, I am 17 years old, and the hardest piece I can play is the Bruch! I almost have it learned, though, and I'll move on to something more challenging soon, I hope.

Anything by Stockhausen or the like...

Originally Posted by M_is_D

Nah. I played it, it's not easy, but definitely not a killer either. If you want great difficulty in both technique and musicality, go for Brahms'.

(Not to say Mendelssohn isn't musical, cuz it very much is.)

The question was hardest piece you know. Right now, that is the first movement of Mendelssohn's second violin concerto.

A hard piece that I can play (though still learning) is the Bach Violin Ciaconna from Partita BWV 1004. Very good piece, written for the death of his cousin, Maria Barbara Bach.

...that is, if his purpose was to show himself off during her funeral.