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Artran

#180
March 26, 2017, 10:19:09 AM Last Edit: March 27, 2017, 04:50:55 AM by Artran
Quote from: Mirror Image on March 26, 2017, 09:28:35 AM
In my opinion, Karlowicz isn't well-known. I mean there are recordings of his music available of course, but he's still off-the-beaten-track not that this matters. This said, I've heard his VC and wasn't too terribly impressed with it. I guess I was expecting something a bit more unique, but his music is certainly Straussian in terms of sound.

Well, Karlowicz isn't on the same level of originality, as say, Berg, but I still find his violin concerto to be quite beautiful, with some really lovely moments. It fits nicely to the mood of fin de siècle. We also shouldn't forget he composed his VC when he was only 26.

yekov

#181
October 13, 2017, 02:17:31 PM
1. Brahms
2. Tchaikovsky
3. Mendelssohn
4. Bruch
5. Sibelius
6. Beethoven
7. Paganini No. 1
8. Mozart No. 5
9. Mozart No. 3
10. Berg

Christo

#182
October 13, 2017, 11:49:59 PM
Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on February 25, 2012, 08:33:51 AMAmazon lists two recordings.  This is the one for which the lowest price is not almost $90US.  [asin]B000001RYB[/asin]
At their German home base, JPC.de, it's still 8 euros: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/Ermanno-Wolf-Ferrari-1876-1948-Violinkonzert-op-26/hnum/7065111
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

Brian

#183
October 15, 2017, 08:07:52 AM
1. Sibelius
2. Barber
3. Tchaikovsky
4. Mendelssohn
5. Mozart No. 3
6. Prokofiev No. 2
7. Wieniawski No. 2
8. Dvorak
9. Rautavaara
10. Brahms

ritter

#184
October 15, 2017, 08:32:01 AM
Let's give this a try (in alphabetical order by composer):

- Beethoven
- Berg
- Carter
- Ginastera
- C. Halffter VC #1
- Maderna
- Mozart VC #3
- Saariaho Graal théâtre
- Schoenberg
- Stravinsky

Yes, that makes 10... ;)

kyjo

#185
October 15, 2017, 09:38:10 AM
My top 10, in no particular order:

Sibelius
Barber
Khachaturian
Shostakovich 1
Korngold
Prokofiev 1
Szymanowski 1
Karlowicz
Britten
Walton
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Jo498

#186
October 15, 2017, 09:44:06 AM
Brahms
Bach E major
Shostakovich #1
Mendelssohn e minor
Mozart #3
Prokofiev #1
Dvorak
Bartok #2
Berg
Beethoven
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

SymphonicAddict

#187
October 15, 2017, 08:13:43 PM
I thought I had filled this list, but I didn't (in alphabetical order):

Bach Double concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
Bartók 2
Beethoven
Brahms
Glass, Phillip 1
Janácek Putování dušičky (Pilgrimage of the soul)
Khachaturian
Korngold
Moeran
Respighi Concerto gregoriano
Saint-Saëns 3
Shostakovich 1
Sibelius
Szymanowski 1
Tchaikovsky

amw

#188
October 15, 2017, 10:38:44 PM
In rough order of preference I guess

Bach BWV 1052R
Bach BWV 1042
Dvořák
Martinů No. 2
Mendelssohn
Taneyev Suite de concert
Bartók No. 2
Holliger
Prokofiev No. 2
Ligeti
Lutosławski Chain 2
Dutilleux L'arbre des songes

Christo

#189
October 15, 2017, 11:37:23 PM
Quote from: Christo on June 09, 2007, 01:47:02 PM
Ottorino Respighi, Concerto gregoriano
Leos Janacek, Putování dušičky
Gustav Holst, Double Concerto
Alban Berg, Dem Andenken eines Engels
Samuel Barber, Violin Concerto
Aram Khatsaturian, Violin Concerto
Dag Wirén, Violin Concerto
Havergal Brian, Violin Concerto no. 2 (the first one was lost during a train journey)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concerto Academico
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Concerto funebre
Eduard Tubin, Violin Concerto no. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich, both
Otar Taktakishvilli, Violin Concerto No. 2
Peteris Vasks, Tālā Gaisma
Time for an update, after more than ten years:

I played the Alban Berg angel concerto again these days, and would no longer support its nomination, and also skipp the Holst. Instead I'm thinking of:
Ernest John Moeran, Violin concerto
Karol Szymanowski. both

... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

SymphonicAddict

#190
October 16, 2017, 10:34:17 AM
Quote from: Christo on October 15, 2017, 11:37:23 PM
Time for an update, after more than ten years:

I played the Alban Berg angel concerto again these days, and would no longer support its nomination, and also skipp the Holst. Instead I'm thinking of:
Ernest John Moeran, Violin concerto
Karol Szymanowski. both

The Berg's famous concerto doesn't give me a great impression either.

prémont

#191
October 16, 2017, 12:27:46 PM
To me it is some Vivaldi, Bach (particularly BWV1043), Beethoven, Mendelsohn, Nielsen and Martin.
Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

André

#192
October 16, 2017, 06:34:15 PM Last Edit: October 17, 2017, 07:39:27 AM by André
Atterberg
Barber
Bartok 2
Beethoven
Berg
Brahms
Carter
Delius
Dutilleux (L'arbre des songes)
Dvorak
Elgar
Englund
Karlowicz
Lipinski (concerto militaire)
Mendelssohn
Mozart 3
Paganini 1
Penderecki 2
Pettersson 2
Reger
Schoenberg
Sibelius
Szymanowski 1
Tischchenko 2
Vaughan Williams (concerto accademico)
Vieuxtemps 4

Leaving an empty spot for Magnus Lindberg, which I'll listen to a few times before deciding.

Edit: 2 omissions/additions. I now have a firm list of "10 best".

Maestro267

#193
October 16, 2017, 11:47:16 PM
Elgar
Tchaikovsky
Tishchenko 2
Mendelssohn
Maw
Paganini 3
Sibelius

André

#194
October 17, 2017, 07:37:51 AM
I forgot the Tischchenko (an incredible work) and the Mendelssohn! I've amended my list accordingly.
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