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Mendelssohn G minor
Mendelssohn D minor
Ravel G Major

I am considering these to learn. I have already done Mozart's D minor no.20 K.466. I am looking for a little of bit a challenge from the Mozart. Which one of the 3 do you like the most? Are any of them too hard for me? Thanks.

(Other pieces I am working on: Ravel Sonatine, Rach Prelude Op.23 and Beethoven Sonata 2/2.)

verywellmister :

I really don't understand your questions. What bearing would my saying which of those concerti I like best have on your choice? We may have entirely different tastes. Saying that you have already "done" Mozart's K466 and the other works you mentioned still doesn't really tell me whether any of these concerti are too difficult for you, because I don't know how long it took you to master these other works nor, indeed, if you have mastered them, and how proficiently you play them. Are they "performance-ready" now?

Are you learning the concerti for the purpose of playing them with an orchestra or with a second piano? The chances one gets to perform concerti are somewhat limited, as I'm sure you know.

It seems to me that the best resource to answer your questions is your teacher. S/He would best know your current skills and your potential for these works. As for liking them, you have to decide which one you like best.

Regards,

Jeez, BruceD you love giving responses like this that are totally dismissive of the original post. Using your logic I could say that basically NOTHING posted on these forums has any kind of worth or pertinence. We're just having fun, and verywellmister just wanted to see what we thought about these concertos. Big deal. Of course we aren't able to form a perfectly accurate evaluation of his playing. That's not the point. Posts like this start threads that allow us to talk about our own experiences and what we think about these pieces.

As for my response to verywellmister:

I would play the Mendelssohn D minor. It's a great piece and not played as often as the other two. I think all three would be challenging but not out of your league technically, based on the other pieces you play.

The Ravel is a really cool piece, but it might be too difficult - stick with the Mendelsohn. The G minor is particularly good IMO.

If I could learn any one of them, personally I would choose the Ravel, although they are all wonderful.

I would choose the Ravel as well. Its wonderful and filled with color.

Having just learned the Mendelssohn G minor, I'm a little biased towards that one, but the D minor is amazing also. I like the Ravel, but the D minor is much better imo.

I vastly prefer the Ravel musically, but I don't know exactly how hard it is...
Mozart is very hard to play WELL. If you can really make it sound good, that's an accomplishment.

Out of those three I prefer Ravel, but the Ravel has a difficult orchestra part, so keep that in mind if you are trying to play it with a school orchestra.

Yes, VERY good point! I played a Mozart with my school orchestra, and they did a nice job with it. Another girl played Prokofiev 3 with them, and she was awesome, but the orchestra totally bombed it.

Doesn't the Ravel require a (good) harpist as well? They are fairly hard to come by in a smaller orchestra.

The Ravel is a wonderful piece and the 2nd movement is one of the most moving pieces I feel has been composed. However, it is true that the Ravel requires a good orchestra. You might want to consider Saint Saens's concerti instead. They are challenging for the pianist and manageable for most school orchestras.