Your Top Seven Concertos

[anasazi]

Only seven?

1. Mozart Piano concerto #18
2. Beethoven Piano concerto #5
3. Schumann Piano concerto
4, Bach Violin concerto in A minor
5. Sibelilus Violin concerto
6. Rachmaninoff piano concerto #2
7. Tchaikovsky piano concerto #1

[Novi]

NICE !

Why, thank you Mr Minor.

And lurking just outside the seven is Mozart PC 20 in D MINOR .

[karlhenning]

This morning's Top Seven Concertos (on the Henning scale):

Schuman Violin Concerto
Elgar Cello Concerto
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky Concerto for piano and winds
Schoenberg Piano Concerto
Rakhmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2

[Mozart]

What do you mean?

I mean that I wouldn't consider it in my top 10, maybe 20.

[johnshade]

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Beethoven: pf Concertos #3, #4, #5
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: pf Concerto #3
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Strauss: Burleske for pf & orchestra

Martha Argerich...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLFmOruNxos

[Joe_Campbell]

Brahm's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 in C minor fo Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Bartok 1st Violin Concerto
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Beethoven 2nd Piano Concerto

[Guido]

Bliss Cello Concerto
Finzi Cello Concerto
Walton Cello Concerto
Barber Cello Concerto
Dutilleux Cello Concerto
Shostakovich Cello Concerto no.2
Dvorak Cello Concerto

In no order

It feels very painful to leave out the Lutoslawski, Koppel, Englund, Schumann, Hindemith, Caplet, Martin and Goldschmidt cello concertos as well as the last 3 Beethoven Piano, Shostakovich's other concerti, Ravel's left handed concerto and a whole host of others... Favourite 50 might be more doable!

[Maciek]

Hi Guido!

I was waiting for your "top seven cello concertos" contribution!

Sadly, I don't even know who Bliss is... OK, I know he is a composer now.

[Guido]

Bliss is a very good English composer - the cello concerto is his last masterpiece. Written in 1970 and very out of date, it is evertheless stunningly beautiful and in a deeply personal and reflective voice. This CD is the very best recording of the piece and it also contains what most people consider his greatest achievement - Music for strings, and two beautiful very early orchestral works. His first in fact...

http://www.amazon.com/Bliss-Cello-Concerto-Music-Strings/dp/B00000147T/ref=sr_1_1/002-0464639-0016022?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1179859986&sr=8-1

[Maciek]

I wonder what violinconcerto is up to these days. I was looking forward to his "top seven violin concertos" contriubution as well...

[BachQ]

Strauss: Burleske for pf & orchestra

Martha Argerich...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLFmOruNxos

I love that piece.  Argerich is on the attack ! ........

[BachQ]

And lurking just outside the seven is Mozart PC 20 in D MINOR .

Yes ....... not lurking too far behind ........ 

[S709]

This is even harder than the symphonies list, but here goes:

1. Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 (the conclusion being one of the most moving things in all music for me)

2. Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (for the perfect slow movement particularly, but the outer ones are brilliant also)

3. Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (the buildup and climax of the 3rd movement being the best part)

4. Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (for the ultra-moving Passacaglia and violent fast movements)

5. Georgs Pelēcis: “Nevertheless”, concerto for violin, piano & chamber orchestra (gorgeous and wonderful simplicity; available on this CD)

6. Francis Poulenc: Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra (for sheer fun and melody)

7. Otar Taktakishvili: Violin Concerto in F minor (for some of the most lyrical violin passages of any concerto)

[Maciek]

Hi Chris! I see you're currently into our listmania?

5. Georgs Pelēcis: “Nevertheless”, concerto for violin, piano & chamber orchestra (gorgeous and wonderful simplcity; available on this CD)

Interesting, don't know that one. I know his Piano Concerto though. Also gorgeous and simple, and really very catchy. It's on this very good CD of piano concerti:

Do you know it?

Cheers,
Maciek

[S709]

Hi
Yes the lists are fun!
And yes I know that CD... I think "Nevertheless" is much much better than that Piano Concerto ("Concertino bianco"), which is quite catchy, yes!

[greg]

2. Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (for the perfect slow movement particularly, but the outer ones are brilliant also)


6. Francis Poulenc: Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra (for sheer fun and melody)

these 2 i really like as well.

[pjme]

Since almost all great favorites have been mentioned, I'll present 7 lesser known concerti :

André Jolivet : celloconcerto nr .1 ( André Navarra /composer) - a masterpiece!
Sergei Prokofiev : pianoconcerto nr 5 ( wizardry, invention, poetry & power combined)
Frank Martin : Polyptique for violin and strings ( a late work - ca 1970 - lyrical, serious & religious inspiration)
Peter Mennin : pianoconcerto ( towering power & drive ,the slow movement is ravishing)
Roy Harris : violinconcerto ( i have a weak spot for Roy - the violinconcerto is full of endless melody)
Paul Hindemith : organconcerto ( ca1960) ( the aged master shows his skills )
Hilding Rosenberg : pianoconcerto nr 1 ( unfinished) ( only 2 movements - yet a big ,mysterious work)

[BachQ]

1. Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 (the conclusion being one of the most moving things in all music for me)

....... I wish Pettersson had composed a PIANO concerto .........

[Danny]

Shostakovich Piano Concerti
Shosty Cello Concerto No 1
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Prokofiev PC no 1
Brahms PC no 1
Brahms Double Concerto

[Lilas Pastia]

OK, most of my real favourites have been chosen already, so I'll put up a list of works not yet in the charts:

- Weber, clarinet concerto no 1
- Vainberg, trumpet concerto
- Poulenc: concerto for organ, timpani and strings
- Ravel, the left hand concerto (mentioned, but unaccountably left out )
- Mozart: sinfonia concertante for violin and viola
- Strauss: oboe concerto
- Bartok: piano concerto no. 3

Why is everybody ignoring Vivaldi's Four Seasons