Most Famous Violin Pieces Ranked from Easiest to Hardest 

Thanks to the influences of TwoSet, I have heard almost all the pieces mentioned in the video even though I am neither classically trained nor taught. You guys are REALLY doing a marvellous job on spreading classical music to the world!

I can basically spend hours and hours hearing them talking about music just like this since their passions make it so engaging and intriguing.

I'm smiling so hard right now. Seeing Twoset with violins playing from memory and having fun. It's like the old days. I love it so much!

I like these kind of episodes where they EXPLAIN and DEMONSTRATE why a piece is difficult or special.

Just wanna say that ive been watching twoset for a few uears now and i love how there content has evolved (bubble tea stuff, collabs, etc) yet they havent lost sight of the core of their channel. Theyre still 2 awesome guys who love classical music and love sharing it with us. 😁😁

These two went on and on about how hard a piece is, and how only virtuosos can play it, and then, played it... And they've played almost all of these pieces... Twoset never disappoint.

Paganini goes from "impossible" to "doable" surprisingly quickly, once you start practicing it seriously. There's a huge drop in difficulty once you start cracking all his little tricks, which you inevitably will if you throw enough "grind hours" at it. But Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc., on the other hand... some of the passages in those pieces just never sit well, even if you practice for a lifetime. They are never not hard to get to sound right. My personal nemesis currently is the 3rd Bach solo sonata, that thing is just borderline abusive.

I’m a 47yr old non-musician. Before twoset - I listened to blues and jazz and had no idea what bubble tea was. As soon as I finish writing this comment - I’m about to order bubble tea and choose some of the pieces from this video for a playlist. That’s how much this one weird channel has influenced and affected me!

I like how when Brett flexes Tzigane, Eddy acts surprised and just makes that face at 9:41

I think devil’s trill should be ranked higher, the original manuscript has a lot of uncomfortable double stops and the Kreisler arrangement and cadenza are pretty fiery. I think it’s at least hard

Would be interesting to see how other violinists list these difficulty levels

Other contributors have mentioned Tartini's Devil trill: I was in London many many years ago, when as an ENCORE the great David Oistrakh propped his violin under his generous chin and played this truly demonic piece ! he played it as if it were the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, i.e. effortless beyond belief. I recall all the string players of the London Symphony orchestra craning their necks to try and see him do it.... a memory I shall always have.

don't even play classical music but still watch these videos the second they come out

I would love to see where Hilary Hahn and Ray Chen would place these exact same pieces on the same chart. How differently would they be compared to twoset??

The pieces in order are: Easy: Elgar salut d'amour Brahms Hungarian dance no. 5 Massenet meditation (from thais) Kreisler liebesleid Monti csárdás Medium: Sarasate zigeunerweisen Waughan Williams the lark ascending Franck violin sonata Lalo symphonie espagnole Tartini devil's trill sonata Bruch violin concerto no. 1 Beethoven spring sonata Vivaldi summer concerto Mozart violin concerto no. 3 Hard: Tchaikovsky violin concerto Ravel tzigane Bach adagio (from sonata no. 1 in g minor) Saint Saëns introduction and rondo capriccioso Mendelssohn violin concerto Beethoven kreutzer sonata God level: Ysaye sonata no. 3 ballade Brahms violin concerto Shostakovich violin concerto no. 1 Dvořák violin concerto Sibelius violin concerto Paganini caprice no. 24 Bach chaconne (from partita no. 2 in d minor) Ling ling: Ernst der erlkönig Ernst the last rose of summer Paganini violin concerto no. 1

pronouncing "Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)" as "Liebeslied (Love Song)" is just like 2 entirely different things but still makes sense somehow.

Devil's trill is way harder than medium in my opinion. One cadenza is by Sauret, who also wrote the Paganini violin concerto cadenza. But Kreisler's cadenza is much more prevalent, and incredibly difficult to play clearly. I highly recommend Oistrakh's recording with Frida Bauer

I'm so proud to be finnish. Our country is small but we gave birth to Sibelius, an amazing composer and it feels great to see that he's surprisingly known around the world

I agree with most of them but, in my opinion, Devil's Trills Sonata should definitely be on Hard-Hard level because of some of the later-er parts. Reasons - *Firstly, it lasts a good more than 15 minutes. *It requires another level of musicality. *In the 4th movement, the violinist has to do trills while simultaneously playing arpeggiated triads. *And then there's the cadenza. Note- It is just my personal opinion.

I love this episode so much. It reminds me of what it felt like to fall in love with your channel at the very beginning.

I started playing violin in September and I nearly have my first grade done. TwoSet was the reason I started to play, so THANK YOU , from one of your biggest fans!!!!!

twoset: *ranks piece as hard* also twoset: *plays it effortlessly*

9:36 one perfect pizz boi :3

Ernst was not jealous of Paganini, on the contrary! There is a story: Paganini had been performing many concerts around Europe, and Ernst was following him everywhere he went, he even stayed in hotel rooms right next to Paganini's, trying to learn his "secrets", but rarely did Paganini practice during his stays. Later, at a concert that Paganini attended, Ernst played Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento with "accuracy that shocked the audience and Paganini". At the time of that concert, the piece was not published yet, so Ernst would have had to learn it by ear from Paganini's concerts.

Should do an easiest to hardest video for piano repertoire with Sophie!

The way Brett’s bow gets in Eddy’s face. 😆 You know you have watched enough TSV videos when you are familiar with the pieces even if you’re not a musician yourself 😂

I just realized that I've achieved a goal of mine and that is largely thanks to you guys! Two years ago I knew nothing about classical music and wanted to learn to appreciate it. I am a musician and grew up with a lot of different music (classical was however not one of the genres played at home) so I knew by theory how composers such as Mozart and Beethoven were great but I couldn't feel it or really enjoy it. Hence I wanted to explore more classical and learn more. One way to do it was to make sure to be more exposed to classical and by subscribing to you guys the journey was a treat. Before I knew it my playlists were full of classical music. This video just reminded me of how far I've come with my goal and also gave some tips of new pieces to listen at :D Just wanted to thank you guys for all you do and let you know that I really appreciate it and that The Ling Ling Academy really delivers!

watching now how Brett's trying to decide where to put Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.... and now he is preparing for A SOLO WITH AN ORCHESTRA guys i feel so proud ❤

Who else wants to see more charades? Love you guys by the way

Oh my god them playing little snippets of various concertos/sonatas are so beautiful and for some reason it makes me tear up 🥺 Now this is my new favorite video of theirs

« Bach makes you feel very naked » - Brett

I've never heard Ernst' Erlkönig so I went and listened to it. I have been properly educated as a classical music listener, but I have never, ever felt what this piece did to me. Incredible.

Thank you twoset for introducing me to so many classical bangers

honorable mention to Schubert who wrote Erlkönig originally for Voice and Piano (after a poem by Goethe) Ernst adapted it for Violin as did Liszt for just Piano

Is no one gonna comment that Brett actually can *play* Ysaye 3 (a borderline LingLing piece) so well that Vengerov himself congratulated him?? Like obviously he's not world-class soloist level (that would be physically impossible with what they're doing with twoset) but he could get *musicality* and *subtle phrasing* in a piece this difficult! Not to forget Eddy's Sibelius of course, that Ray Chen was very complimentary of!

14:50 stooop he is already deeeead 😭

Eddys face when brett did the pizz... brett is perfect pizz boi after all lol

I'm amazed how frequently you're posting!! I feel blessed 🙏 Just don't burn out.

Thank you. I have decided to add "Never play after a prodigy" to my life rules. You guys just tossed off demos of every piece - that was crazy! So impressed with your retention of pieces you might not have played in a while along with the skill. Yowza!

Just a reminder to like the video so Brett can perform Last Rose of Summer, Erlkonig and Paganini Concerto No. 1.

Me, started the violin half a year ago, clicked in to see whether there are famous pieces I can begin to play for fun, only to find out that probably they are all ranked "hard" or "god" level lol See you in my next life, famous pieces!

Sibelius: i wish i was a violinist Ernst: i wish all violinists would just quit

I just came across this vid. Thanks ! I know many of the pieces but I'm delighted to that you revel a number that I've either did not know or hadn't paid attention to.

13:54 haha love this 😆 it's ok Eddy, even if you're not Chloe-prodigy level, you're still #1 (with Brett) in our books 😘😘😘

1:55 This is why i like two set. They've been making videos for seven years, and Brett still waves his bow in front of the camera like a noob

Compiling the new TwoSet Playlist of the Week. What are your favorite recordings of these pieces? Ling Ling - Ernst - Erlkönig Ling Ling - Ernst - Last Rose of Summer Ling Ling - Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 1 God Level - Ysaye - Sonata No. 3 'Ballade' God Level - Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1 God Level - Brahms - Violin Concerto God level - Dvorak - Violin Concerto God Level - Sibelius - Violin Concerto God Level - Paganini - Caprice No. 24 God Level - Bach Chaconne (Partita No. 2 in D minpor Hard - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto Hard - Ravel Tzigane Hard - Bach Adagio (Sonata No.1 in G minor) Hard - Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Hard - Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in e Hard - Beethoven 'Kreutzer' Sonata Medium - Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen Medium - Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Medium - Franck - Violin Sonata Medium - Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole Medium - Tartini - 'Devil's Trill' Sonata Medium - Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 Medium - Beethoven 'Spring' Sonata Medium - Vivaldi - 'Summer' Concerto Medium - Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 3 Easy - Elgar - Salut D'Amour Easy - Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5 Easy - Massenet - Méditation (from 'Thais') Easy - Kreisler - Liebesleid Easy - Monti - Csárdás

your voices are so damn soothing, if you have a podcast I would use it to cure my insomnia. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD IMAGINE TALKING WHILE PLAYING WITH YOUR VIOLINS!!!

This is my favorite kind of TwoSet videos! Fun and beauty in one swoop!❤❤

Love the pool of pieces you guys selected! I played Tzigane and Chaconne for my senior recital in high school, but haven't really played consistently after that. Your recent videos have encouraged me to start playing again after 15 years. It's harder now with young kids, but just go through the first page of Ysaye (trying not to get depressed from the Chloe recording though).

Y'all are crazy good content creators and even crazier violinists. I came hoping to find out the name to a piece and ended up watching the whole thing through, subbing, and watching other vids. Still haven't found the piece I've been looking for😂😂😂

I love how creative and interesting your videos are! I’m not really a classical music person, but videos like this make me want to explore listening to more music.

4:45 a moment of appreciation for how in tune they were

Yesterday I was having a mental breakdown over a piece and then I realized that Brett and Eddy could probably sightread it in double time immediately after waking up yet here I was crying over it ;-;

Listening to these pieces in the background, just made it easier for me to finally get started on my classical music playlist i've been meaning to set up for months, so thank you.

Twoset : THESE ARE THE HARDEST VIOLIN PIECES Also twoset : plays them all flawlessly

3:50 well Eddy you better already prepare for the 5 Mil Brahms ! ;)

well you guys have outdone ur selves once again. this video is probably one of the best videos u guys have ever done. you’ve labeled about every song you’ve guys used in ur videos, and it was very nice seeing ur guys chemistry when playing. keep doing this, great video!

I don't play violin (but do play other instruments) but I do listen to Devil's Trill pretty much everyday and the second half of the piece with the (you guessed it) trills and also secondary voicing merit it a higher ranking

ive been waiting for this video for a while now! thanks!

It's such a pleasure to see you interact and have fun and try stuff...your videos are also educational! Thank you, you make me feel good.

The Devils Trill Sonata has a ridiculous cadenza, I personally think it deserves a higher ranking.

4:47 Twoset telepathy (or telekinesis according to Brett) let's go!!!

Love these episodes! As a non musician, can know more about classical or violin more!

Let us never forget how skilled these two goofs are

6 months into this channel, Twoset has taught me enough that I can rank along with them (Surprisingly similar thoughts too) Btw, I think Brett already "promised" to play the last rose of summer in a previous video? Let's get this to 80000 likes because I would love to see you try Erlkonig!

they're so impressive, my god!!! they keep getting better and better and becoming an improved ling ling version of themselves.

This video is just 16 minutes of pure serotonin! I just love you guys' passion for music❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, guys. I’ve wanted to learn music since I was 10, and you guys convinced me to start after 9 years of wanting to learn. I got a guitar 3 days ago and started with music theory beginning of this month. Keep on! And practice!

Amazing, you guys always outdo yourselves

9:35 Enjoy Brett being perfect pizz boi ✨

9:36 Perfect Pizz Boi strikes again 👀 Also Eddy's reaction at 9:41 lol

Funny as always guys and so nice seeing and hearing you play together. Would like to see Paganini clothing merch 🙏

I really appreciate that you two complement each other than being in constant one upsmanship that I see so often. Hope your friendship stays humble to each other and respectful to each other’s strengths. You two are a pleasure to watch!

Ive been watching you for a year now and I finally got my first violin and just started playing violin 2 days ago, because of you😁 Thank you so much Eddy and Brett! Love both of u lol

Love you Twoset, thank you for these types of videos 💚💚

Love it, more videos like this!

I just love them so much

The energy of 14:20 talking about how they got killed so hard by Chloe that it made them lose the ability to play out of sheer awe. Yeah, I think you haven't lived as a person until you have felt that feeling when you meet someone in your "field" that just warps your own bubble of reality. Combination of jealously, pride(that they are in the same "field" as you) and sheer respect. Truly a cluster of strong feelings. XD

I've only been watching twoset for 2 months now so I was pleasantly surprised when I recognized 90% of the pieces mentioned here (I'm a total non musician btw) I really love these type videos, just them geeking out about classical music is soo fun to see🤩

Nice, videos like this are a goldmine of new pieces to check out!

Why is all of your videos so amazing of what you guys are trying to show your passion with music

It is time for Brett's pizz to shine!

great tier list. thanks tsv!

I am new to this channel but I've been binge watching even on work 😂 I love how I'm learning classical music because of you two. Kudos and keep it up. ❤️❤️❤️

I secretly wanted this as a video without knowing I wanted it

I need brett to play those three Ling ling tier pieces. All twosetters need that shi..eet music

This video, especially the ending joke bit brings me back to 2019-20's twoset! Waiting for ur lingling level performance Brett😉😉

As someone new to the channel, what’s ling ling? Also, glad I found you guys. I love your content x😊

Exactly the same video with Sophie for Piano Repertoire? Anyone else who d Love to see that?

Merry Christmas and happy holidays and happy new year! Love you guys, thanks for keeping us entertained (and educated!)!

Love this channel cause these are really charismatic and I also get to know more beautiful pieces

This is great, I learned the names of so many pieces I've been trying to find!

My violin teacher definitely has a similar ranking based on how she let me advance thru the concertos when I used to play. Thanks twoset for contextualizing and helping me appreciate again why I learned the repertoire in the order I did. Feeling nostalgic now for when I used to play 🎻💫

3:40 "You have to be like the fattiest sound." Eddy Chen 2021

Before school ended, the 8th grade orchestra performed Hungarian Dance No. 5. While not a professional orchestra, they performed it pretty well considering its difficulty. I cannot wait to be in 8th grade next year and be playing songs like that. I love playing violin.

Bruch violin concerto was the piece I was practicing when I was at my best, and it was super hard. Double stops are hard, chromatic scales are hard, just the first page took me ages to get through. But I guess in the grander scheme of things it's just 'medium'. Consider me humbled.

The pieces were so beautiful and amazing Going into my playliszt

Does no one here realize what the last few minutes of this video are about? They’re talking about an impromptu performance by Chloe Chua of the Ysaye. They make her out to be totally goddess-like. As much as musicians love to heap praise on each other, it’s very rare to see it expressed at such a giddy, hysterical matter. Can’t wait til she begins to tour.

Love this video

4:10 Am I the only one who heard the super high pitch sound?