Recognized ranking of the ten most difficult piano pieces in the world:

1. "Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor" - Rachmaninov

"Piano Concerto No. 3" was composed in 1908-1909. This piece has three chapters and is standard classical music. The first chapter of the song has a relatively gentle and free melody. The second chapter's texture continues to expand and the tune changes faster. The entire third chapter is like being possessed by seven ghosts. The speed is faster and the emotions are deepened. It is the pinnacle of the whole song. .

This piece lasts for up to 40 minutes and requires a lot of physical strength from the performer. When Rachmaninov himself premiered this concerto as a piano soloist in New York, Nicknamed "Elephant's Work".

2. "Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor" - Prokofiev

This piano music was composed by Prokofiev for a deceased friend of his. , so this piece of music is a kind of outlet for his mood. This piece was criticized by the audience during a performance and was considered a work to vent anger, panic and depression. However, this piece was later revised, making it very difficult and requiring a lot of piano playing skills. It was evaluated as a "brilliant and crazy virtuosic piece".

3. "Memories of Don Juan" - Liszt

"Memories of Don Juan" is a piano piece adapted by Liszt based on Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni", with a difficulty level of This is ranked third on the list and is known as one of the most difficult piano pieces. Few people play it. Generally, those who dare to play this piece are warriors.

4. "Rondo Fantasy on a Spanish Theme" - Liszt

This piece is known as one of the most technically challenging solo piano pieces in the history of classical piano. Including agile jumps in long-distance intervals, rapid repetitions of octaves, etc., the technique of this piece is very difficult, and even Liszt himself was not easy to play this piece.

5. "Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major" - Brahms

Brahms can be said to be a very infrequent pianist. Although he only wrote four symphonies in his life, he is still known as one of the greatest symphony composers after Beethoven. "Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major" is the last piano concerto he composed, and it is also his representative work, but it is also quite difficult. This piece has a large number of chords and is technically difficult. It is one of the "three most difficult piano concertos in the world".

6. "Petrushka" - Stravinsky

"Petrushka" is one of Stravinsky's masterpieces. Some people have watched it After reading the score of this piece, I was shocked by the dense notes in it, which shows the high requirements for piano skills. There are also many people who can pop it up completely.

7. "Dance of Death" - Liszt

"Dance of Death" was dedicated by Liszt to his son-in-law. Liszt himself was very serious about this piece and composed it. After completion, it was revised twice. This piece is almost a summary and epitome of Liszt’s piano skills. Almost all the techniques you can imagine appear in this piece. Many netizens call this piece "Piano Divine Comedy".

8. "Norma's Memories" - Liszt

"Norma's Memories" was adapted by Liszt and inspired by an opera. Now this piano music is Considered one of the ten most difficult piano pieces to play in the world. "Norma's Memories" is technically difficult, grand in length, brilliant in tone, and majestic in emotion. Therefore, the player must not only pass the technical level, but also the emotions in it are very rich.

9. "Islamy" - Balakirev

"Islamy" was composed by Balakirev in 1869. The tune is cheerful and the ending is Speeding up the speed, which places high demands on the player's skills, ranks ninth in technical difficulty.

10. "Will-O-Wisp" - Liszt

The strange changes in sound patterns and the alternation of double tones in the music place extremely high technical requirements on the performers. Even Rahma Ninov said publicly that the piece was very difficult to play.