GMG’s Favourite Piano Concertos

[Wanderer]

After: mszczuj

+3 Litolff
+2 Korngold
+1 Scharwenka
-1 Mozart 15
-2 Mozart 18

31   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
25   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
24   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
21   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
05   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[Conor71]

After Wanderer


Mozart 15 +3
Rachmaninov +2

Mozart 18 +1


31   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
29   Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
25   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
24   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
22   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
08   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[mszczuj]

After: Conor71

+3 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
+2  Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
+1 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
-1 Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
-2 Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22

30   Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
29   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
28   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
25   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
25   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
24   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
10   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[kishnevi]

after: mszczuj

Rachmaninov +3
Britten +2
Scriabin +1
Mozart 18 -1
Mozart 15-2


33   Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1
29   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
28   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
24   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
08   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[haziz]

After Jeffrey Smith

+3 Rachmaninov 1 (elevated) - not my favourite Rachmaninov cto (that would be # 2) but a worthy piece nonetheless
+2 Mozart 18
+1 Saint-Saens 1

-2 Korngold
-1 Carter

36   Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto № 1 in F sharp minor, op.1 (elevated)

29   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
26   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
26   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
08   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[Wanderer]

After: haziz

+3 Litolff
+2 Korngold
+1 Scharwenka
-1 Mozart 15
-2 Mozart 18



32   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22
30   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
28   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
24   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
07   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[mszczuj]

After: Wanderer

+3  Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22 (elevated)
+2 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
+1 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
-1 Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
-2  Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82

35   Litolff: Concerto symphonique № 2 in B minor, op.22

28   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
28   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
26   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
08   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1   Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2   Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3   Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[Conor71]

After mszczuj


Mozart 18 +3
Mozart 15 +2
Shostakovich 2 (new) +1



29   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
28   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
28   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
17   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
10   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
01   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[mszczuj]

Mozart 15 +1

This probably should be +2 (as it is now 10 and was 8 )

[Wanderer]

After: Conor71

+3 Korngold
+2 Scharwenka
+1 Saint-Saëns
-1 Carter
-2 Wuorinen




31   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
30   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
25   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
10   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
01   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[Conor71]

This probably should be +2 (as it is now 10 and was 8 )

Thanks - corrected it now.

[mszczuj]

After: Wanderer

+3 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
+2 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
+1 Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
-1 Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
-2 Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)

32   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
26   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
01   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[Conor71]

After mszczuj


Shostakovich +3
Mozart 18 +2
Mozart 15 +1


34   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
27   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
26   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
13   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[kishnevi]

after Conor71
Britten +3
Scriabin +2
Korngold +1
Mozart 15-1
Mozart 18 -2

The fact that Mozart wrote a lot of piano concertos does not mean he wrote a lot of good piano concertos.

32   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
30   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
30   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
29   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
28   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
12   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[mszczuj]

Mozart 18 -2

The fact that Mozart wrote a lot of piano concertos does not mean he wrote a lot of good piano concertos.

But what's wrong with this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0-m8KvNLo

[kishnevi]

But what's wrong with this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0-m8KvNLo

I probably should have said "a lot of great piano concertos" instead of "a lot of good piano concertos". 

Nothing's wrong with the music there.  But nothing's great about it either, and it's not any better than any of the others on the current list whom I've heard, with  the possible exception of the Hindemith--and since I don't particularly care for Hindemith,  I'll leave him on the side.

There are a lot of great piano concertos and great composers who wrote just as well as Mozart did around;  just because a work has the name Mozart or Beethoven attached does not mean it is superior to everyone else.

[Wanderer]

After: Jeffrey Smith

+3 Korngold
+2 Scharwenka
+1 [new] Schumann: Introduction & Allegro concertante in D minor, op.134
-1 Mozart 15
-2 Mozart 18


33   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
31   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
30   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
30   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
29   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
28   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto № 2 In F major, op.102
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
01   Schumann: Introduction & Allegro concertante in D minor, op.134
01   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43

[mc ukrneal]

After Wanderer

+3 Scharwenka
+2 S-S 1
+1 Tovey
-1 Scriabin
-2 Korngold


34   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
31   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
31   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
30   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
30   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
27   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
11   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto № 2 In F major, op.102
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
02   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
01   Schumann: Introduction & Allegro concertante in D minor, op.134
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43[/font][/size]

[mszczuj]

After: mc ukrneal

+3  Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
+2 Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
+1 Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
-1 Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
-2 Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)

36   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82
33   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
31   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
30   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
14   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
12   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto № 2 In F major, op.102
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
02   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
01   Schumann: Introduction & Allegro concertante in D minor, op.134
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-2    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43[/font][/size]

[haziz]

After mszczuj

+3 Scharwenka 4 (elevated)
+2 Schumann
+1 Saint-Saens

-1 Mozart 18 - Nothing against Mozart, I actually like No 19-27, I rarely listen to No 18
-2 Hindemith

39   Scharwenka: Piano Concerto № 4 in F minor, op.82(elevated)

32   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 18 in B flat major, K.456
32   Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto № 1 in D major, op.17
30   Britten: Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
29   Korngold: Piano Concerto in C sharp, op.17 (for the left hand)
28   Scriabin: Prométhée: Le Poème du Feu, op.60
15   Ireland: Piano Concerto in E flat major
14   Tcherepnin: Piano Concerto № 2, op.22
14   Wuorinen: Piano Concerto № 3 (1983)
12   Mozart: Piano Concerto № 15 in B flat major, K.450
10   Carter: Double Concerto for piano, harpsichord and two chamber orchestras
04   Shostakovich: Piano Concerto № 2 In F major, op.102
03   Schumann: Introduction & Allegro concertante in D minor, op.134
02   C.P.E. Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (H 427)
02   Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
02   Tovey: Piano Concerto in A major, op.15
-1    Schnittke: Concerto for Piano & String Orchestra (1979)
-3    Schulhoff: Concerto for piano & small orchestra, op.43
-4    Hindemith: Kammermusik № 2, op.36/1 (1924)