Some of the hardest codas and piano finals ever written, from hard to impossible. -1-

Some insane codas and pieces are here;
Chopin, Ballade 1,
Liszt, El Contrabandista,
Alkan, Concerto for solo piano,
Prokofiev, toccata,
Balakirev, Islamey
Cziffra/Strauss, Tritsch-Tratsch polka,
Mereaux, Scherzo Alla Napolitaine (etude 45).

Played by Valentina Lisitsa, Yuja Wang, Marc-André Hamelin, Kristina Miller, Georges Cziffra.

[davisatdavis]

Finally I'm not clickbaited by a silly tempting thumbnail

[CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Regarding El contrabandista, actually there's a Russian guy called Sergei Belyavsky, he took it casually at an even faster tempo, devilishly fast. He hits the nail with it.

[CalamityInAction]

Am I the only one who thinks that the octave part at the end of Chopin’s coda was the easiest part of the coda?

[elmis]

A lot of work for the first opus of this serie!
Pieces;
Chopin, Ballade 1,
(Valentina Lisitsa) 0:00
Liszt, El Contrabandista,
(Valentina Lisitsa) 1:42
Alkan, Concerto for solo piano,
(Marc-André Hamelin) 3:14
Prokofiev, toccata,
(Yuja Wang) 4:29
Balakirev, Islamey
(Kristina Miller) 6:05
Cziffra/Strauss, Tritsch-Tratsch polka,
(Georges Cziffra) 7:55
Mereaux, Scherzo Alla Napolitaine (etude 45)-NOT IMPOSSIBLE- 8:31

[ewartsmith]

I just discovered El Contrabandista a few months back, so it was nice to hear it here (and so early, as well)

[teodorb.p.composer]

I think that Liszt's and Alkan pieces are best. (And Alkan's piano concerto is the hardest)

[joutube]

It’s not how hard it is, it’s how beautiful the piece sounds. I think Chopin and Liszt’s piece are better then any of the other pieces. I think that’s why they are one of the most famous classical composer.

[tomaten]

You know the coda will be impossible when you hear it being played by a synthesiser

[Romanbastoni]

I watched this video first 2 years ago now I can play ballade 1 Etude 45 and half of Alkans concerto, the toccatto is by far the hardest piece I’ve come across in the video😂😂 and tristch tratch

[Asmobia]

watch?v=kmblAR1V_Fo
Mereaux, Scherzo Alla Napolitaine (etude 45)

I won't say he played it as the fastest possible tempo but it is still very impressive.

[CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

I think Beethoven/Liszt symphony #9 mov.4 could be there as well, but great Liszt!

[randmgenericname]

Why did you not put le Preux in this? The finale is absolutely rediculous. The piece itself has never been played at tempo. (Barbaro doesn't count because he hit more wrong notes than he did right)

[oneninetyfourXOcom]

8:30

Well I saw a video that somebody played this piece

[waidi]

What about Liszt Paganini Etude no.4 1838 version?

[leobozkir]

Isn’t 8:37 supposed to be played 1 octave higher?

[ufab]

i still think ballade 4 coda is harder than ballade 1 coda

[aliceko]

How about Chopin's f minor ballade?

[ethanhopper]

you know it’s a crazy list when Prokofiev toccata is probably the easiest on here

[Romanbastoni]

I also figured Etude 45 is not that hard of a piece but still very hard

[jerzyadacha]

if I am not mistaken, seong young hwang hav played scherzo alla neapolitana really good.