RyGuy Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 Just a question. Has anyone here ever played Tchaikovsky's violin concerto in D Major, and, how hard is it on a scale of 1-10.I would love to play it someday, just trying to figure out when, lol. Thanks for any advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicaelaB Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 I've played the second movement. As an uneducated guess, I'd put the difficulty at an 8 or 9 *technically* among other popular concertos and an 8 if you count Ernst, Paganini, and other weird stuff. It's tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iupviolin Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 Definately 10. Hard in every respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRoll Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 But Sarah Chang described it as "concerto that you can even play in your sleep", unlike the extremely difficult Sibelius concerto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiolmattias Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 I can play EVERY concerto in my sleep fiolmattias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technique_doc Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 The D major op.35 is THE Tchaikovsky Concerto. In no repects is it the hardest concerto but on a scale of 1-10 it really should be viewed as at least 9. It doesn't contain many of the 'tricks' of other concertos (excessive double stops, near impossible bowings, silly left hand pizz etc.) but it's long, the double stop passages take a lot of hard work and to produce an acceptable quality of tone, musical interpretation and intonation all takes good technical skill and lots of dedication. It is my life's work (I work on it regularly) and the only concerto I would consider not playing unless 100%. I have done others (Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Lalo, Saint-Saens) without concern but because I hold it in such high esteem (boyhood memories of Heifetz, Milstein) it (along with Brahms) will always have a special place and one day...... TD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technique_doc Posted October 25, 2002 Report Share Posted October 25, 2002 Do you agree with this? I disagree, having played Sibelius 3 times and have yet to properly finish Tchaikovsky. It may be because my Teacher offered Sibelius first. TD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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