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Solo piano and concerto are apples and oranges. Also, by pitting works against each other to "match up" to (?), you might consider that to be shooting yourself in the foot because it will be more difficult to listen to the work itself while comparing it to some pre-conceived ideal. Please consider listening to what each individual work has to say.The best solo piano works of Rachmaninoff are the 2nd piano sonata, certain preludes op 23 and 32, certain etude-tableaux from op 33 and 39, variations on a theme of Corelli, morceaux de fantaisie op. 3, six moment musicals op 16...Of these, try:-the 2nd piano sonata, as performed by Horowitz;-preludes op 23 nos. 2, 4, 5;-op 32 nos. 10, 12;-Etudes op 33 no. 8(in some numbering schemes, 7) in g minor;-op 39 nos. 2, 5, 6;-moment musicals 4 and 5,-elegie and prelude from morceaux de fantaisie, and-variations on a theme of Corelli.Additional Rachmaninoff listening recommendations involving piano, but not solo piano :Cello sonata in g minor, especially the 3rd mvt;Suite for two pianos no. 1, especially the 1st mvtSuite for two pianos no. 2 - all of itRhapsody on a theme of Paganini (a concerto)Piano Concerto no. 1 (revised version)Vocalise- exists in many versions."How fair this place" - an art songAnd just for good measure, listen to his symphony no. 2- especially the adagio!

I think this would be approximately in correct order of difficulty to learn (so there is weight given to both length/difficulty of memorization and technical difficulty), this is just gut feeling not something I’ve thought carefully about. I’ve tried my best to use all the very popular pieces I can think of.Unless a movement or part is specified, larger works listed are referring to the entire thing.Once it gets to around #25, I frankly don’t know how to rank them in difficulty, so I’m not going to defend any of the choices. It’s based on how much time I imagine I would spend learning them.Clementi Sonatina op.36 no.1Mozart Sonata in C major, K545Beethoven “Moonlight” Sonata (Quasi una fantasia, op.27 no.1), mvt. 1Mozart “Rondo alla Turca” (Sonata K331, mvt. 3)Schumann Traumerei (from Kinderzenen, no.7)Chopin Nocturne op.9 no.3Debussy “Clair de Lune”Schubert Impromptu op.90 no.4Rachmaninoff Prelude op.3 no.2Chopin Nocturne op.27 no.2Chopin Grande Valse Brillante op.18Liszt “Liebestraum” no.3, S. 541Beethoven “Moonlight” Sonata, mvt. 3Chopin Etude op.10 no.5 “Black Key”Liszt Concert Etude no.3 S.144 “Un Sospiro”Ravel Jeux d’eauChopin Etude op.10 no.8 “Sunshine”Beethoven Sonata op.31 no.2 “Tempest”Rachmaninoff Etude-tableaux op.39 no.5Chopin Scherzo no.2, op.31Chopin Ballade no.1, op.23Beethoven Sonata op.53 “Waldstein” (op.57 “Appassionata” is I believe comparable in difficulty)Chopin Etude op.25 no.11 “Winter Wind”Liszt Transcendental Etude (S. 139) no.11 “Harmonies du Soir” (no.10 in F minor is comparable, maybe a little harder)Chopin Etude op.10 no.1Liszt Grand Paganini Etude no.3 “La Campanella” (I think to play this at a good tempo, it’s probably a little harder than no.6, the Paganini Variations).Chopin Ballade no.4, op.52Ravel “Ondine” from Gaspard de la NuitChopin Etude op.10 no.2 (“Chromatic”)Chopin Etude op.25 no.6 (“Thirds”)Liszt Sonata in B minor, S.178Chopin Sonata no.3, op.58Brahms Sonata no.3 op.5Ravel “Scarbo” from Gaspard de la NuitRachmaninoff Sonata no.2, op.36 (either 1913 or 1931 version)Beethoven Sonata op.106 “Hammerklavier”Some pieces I like that you might not have heard of and approximately where they would go on this list:>30:Liszt Transcendental Etudes no.4 (“Mazeppa”), no.5 (“Feux Follets)Scriabin Sonata no.5, op.53Scriabin Sonata no.9 “Black Mass” op.68Medtner Sonata “Romantica” op.53 no.1Medtner Sonata “Minacciosa” op.53 no.2Medtner Sonata “Night Wind” op.25 no.2Beethoven Sonata no.32, op.111~25–30:Liszt Ballade no.2 S. 171Scriabin Sonata no.2 op.19Liszt Transcendental Etude no.12 “Chasse neige”Chopin Scherzo no.3, op.39Beethoven Sonata nos 30 and 31, op.109–110Scriabin Etude op.42 no.5Prokofiev Sonata no.3 op.28~15–25 :Mozart Sonata K576Beethoven Sonata op.10 no.3Chopin Scherzo no.1 op.20Chopin Ballade no.3 op.47

I’m not sure I would say “stress reducing”, as 8–12 is quite an intense piece. Some of his other intense pieces that I really like include:Prelude Op 11 No 14Sonata 2 (Op 19) Mvt IIPrelude Op 13 No 6Etude Op 42 No 5