Which is the world's most challenging piano piece?

Answer 1

Chopin has some of the most challenging piano pieces ever.... Most of his pieces where "Etudes"..... which means they were created to teach piano students..... they were very demanding and require a great bit of agility at the piano..... hope that helps.

Answer 2

Such a difficult question to answer! How do you define challenging?

Even assuming you mean ferociously and technically out of the
'normal' pianists league, so many pianist-composers qualify.
Including a considerable number who have almost been
forgotten, until that is an interested party revives their works.
To a man ( and woman ) their exemplary technique and
execution was sometimes beyond their time, and literally
jaw-dropping.

But to give an answer ... If I had to fall down on one, maybe the
guy mentioned in the first link was the man. His extemporizations
on Chopin's two sets of Etudes are literally amazing. Suggest
you visit your local library or ( online ) music store, grab a good
recording, and listen in awe ..

The second link is one to some information to some other
almost forgotten pianist-composers, many of whom were
of the same ilk.

HTH

PS To the person who suggested Rach 1 .. which he finished
when only 19 years old, see the last link! :o)

Answer 3

I have seen Chopin's name appear twice amongst the answers to your question. One piece of his was especially difficult. I forget the opus number, but it was known also as the Revolutionary Etude. The piece is not seemingly that difficult at first glance, but throughout 95% of the song, the left hand is engaged in 16th note arpeggios. The fingering is outrageous. It was, however, a great audition piece for college, and given it's level of difficulty, I was accepted to the schools I really wanted to get into. It's certainly not the most difficult ever, I'm sure, but a priceless tutorial for a left-handed schooling.

Answer 4

Technically? Pieces on the level of Balakirev's Islamey, or Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto, perhaps?

Answer 5

The song is 18 hours long and it's a classical piece. I just can't remember the name of it.

Answer 6

I always understood it was Rachmaninoff's First - the Rach One.

No?

Answer 7

i'd like to know so i'm starring you sweety..i'm listining to "bach concerto for three violins" beautiful
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