For pianists:Which is the most difficult piece of music to play for you at the piano ?

Question

There are lots of hard pieces but some insist that Rachmaninof's are the hardest...

Answer 1

Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies especially No3
Beethoven Appassionata Piano Concerto (First Movement)

Rachmaninof Piano Concerto No3 is by no means the hardest technically, however the film Shine depicts it as a difficult piece emotionally which it is.

The speed and amount of notes in a piece doesn't always mean it's harder than a slower piece. I think if someone can play a slow piece such as the Moonlight Sonata well it shows a deep understanding and knowledge of the piano as it's harder to delay playing a note and play it soft than to play it qick and loud.

Answer 2

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 3, Ravel Ondine, Chopin Etude op. 25 no. 6, Prokofiev Piano Sonata no. 8, Petroushka

Answer 3

I found Balakirev's Islamey to be extremely difficult. Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, 3rd movement Presto Agitato is also a technically challenging piece for me.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I think Billy Joel's 'Root Beer Rag' is the hardest for me!

Answer 6

i find very slow tunes are the hardest as i am a very high-strung and active woman, especially when i am on my diet meds, so that makes me unable to hold back. gotta boogie!

Answer 7

toccata de fuege in D minor wow i still cant master that. or the proper version of chopsticks

Answer 8

touching the long hard pianis also known as the monkey

Answer 9

rachmaninov's 3rd

Answer 10

the bumble bees.......