2012 Classical Music Olympic Medallists

[Brahmsian]

My own version of the Olympic games.  A gold, silver and bronze medal for any category you like.  I'll start with a few of mine:

Solo Piano Pieces

GOLD - Schumann - Fantasy in C, Op. 17

SILVER - Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

BRONZE - Schubert - Lebenssturme in A minor, D947 (ok, it's a 4 hand piece, but close enough) 

Symphonies

GOLD - Bruckner - Symphony No. 7

SILVER - Mahler - Symphony No. 6

BRONZE - Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10

[Lisztianwagner]

Nice thread Mine could be:

Solo Piano Pieces

Gold - Liszt - Études d'exécution trascendante
Silver - Rachmaninov - Preludes
Bronze: dead heat - Chopin - Nocturnes and Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit

Symphonies

Gold - Beethoven - Symphony No.9
Silver - Mahler - Symphony No.6
Bronze - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4

Opera

Gold - Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen
Silver - Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro
Bronze - Bizet - Carmen

Piano Concertos

Gold - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3
Silver - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor"
Bronze - Ravel - Piano Concerto for left hand

[The Raven]

Piano Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - No 29
Silver - Beethoven - No 8
Bronze - Beethoven - No 21

Symphonies
Gold - Beethoven - No 9
Silver - Beethoven - No 3
Bronze - Beethoven - No 5

Piano Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - No 4
Silver - Beethoven - No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - No 3

Other Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Concerto
Silver - Beethoven - Triple Concerto
Bronze - Beethoven - Op 61a

String Quartets
Gold - Beethoven - String Quartet No 14
Silver - Beethoven - String Quartet No 15
Bronze - Beethoven - String Quartet No 13

Violin Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 9
Silver - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 8

Cello Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 3
Silver - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 1

Piano Trios
Gold - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 7
Silver - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 3

[Brahmsian]

Piano Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - No 29
Silver - Beethoven - No 8
Bronze - Beethoven - No 21

Symphonies
Gold - Beethoven - No 9
Silver - Beethoven - No 3
Bronze - Beethoven - No 5

Piano Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - No 4
Silver - Beethoven - No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - No 3

Other Concertos
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Concerto
Silver - Beethoven - Triple Concerto
Bronze - Beethoven - Op 61a

String Quartets
Gold - Beethoven - String Quartet No 14
Silver - Beethoven - String Quartet No 15
Bronze - Beethoven - String Quartet No 13

Violin Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 9
Silver - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Violin Sonata No 8

Cello Sonatas
Gold - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 3
Silver - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No 1

Piano Trios
Gold - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 7
Silver - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 5
Bronze - Beethoven - Piano Trio No 3

  It's a Beethoven sweep! 

[Brian]

2012 Beethoven Piano Music Recordings
Gold - Francois-Frederic Guy
Silver - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Bronze - Ronald Brautigam

EDIT: Penelope Crawford won in 2011.

[The Raven]

  It's a Beethoven sweep! 

I don't know what to say...umm..he was a natural talent and worked real hard for the olympics...

[Sergeant Rock]

SOLO PIANO PIECE

GOLD - Beethoven Piano Sonata #8 "Pathetique"

SILVER - Ives Piano Sonata #2 "Concord"

BRONZE - Satie 6 Gnossiennes

SYMPHONY

GOLD - Mahler Symphony #6

SILVER - Sibelius Symphony #5

BRONZE - Brahms Symphony #4

OPERA

GOLD - Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen

SILVER - Strauss Der Rosenkavalier

BRONZE - Mozart Die Zauberflöte

STRING QUARTET

GOLD - Schubert String Quartet #13 A minor

SILVER - Schoenberg String Quartet #2 Op.10

BRONZE - Haydn String Quartet D minor Op.76/2 "Fifths"


Sarge

[TheGSMoeller]

Symphony

GOLD: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
SILVER: Haydn: Symphony No. 80
BRONZE: Ives: Symphony No. 4


String Quartet

GOLD: Schubert: No. 14 "Death and the Maiden"
SILVER: Schubert: No. 15
BRONZE: Glass: No. 5


Opera

GOLD: Berg: Wozzeck
SILVER: Mozart: Die Zauberflote
BRONZE: Monteverdi: L'Orfeo


Solo Piano

GOLD: Rameau: Les Cyclopes
SILVER: Ives: Concord Sonata
BRONZE: Schubert: Impromptus D.899; Prokofiev: Toccata (tie)


Solo Choir

GOLD: Byrd: Mass for 4 voices
SILVER: Poulenc: Figure Humaine
BRONZE: Schnittke: Choir Concerto


Orchestral/Choir

GOLD: Berlioz: Requiem
SILVER: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
BRONZE: Elgar: The Music Makers


Concerto:

GOLD: Poulenc: Concert champetre for harpsichord
SILVER: Britten: Cello Symphony
BRONZE: Prokofiev: Piano concerto No. 3


I'm sure I can think of some more medals to give out later.

[Brian]

Things That Involve the Letter Z

GOLD: Zemlinsky, Lyric Symphony
SILVER: Zigeunerweisen
BRONZE: Z Českých Luhů A Hájů

[Brahmsian]

Piano Concerti

GOLD - Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
SILVER - Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor
BRONZE - Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major

Repechage for 2nd bronze  - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor. 

[Brahmsian]

Opera

GOLD - Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungun
SILVER - Strauss, R. - Salome
BRONZE - Shostakovich - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

[Brian]

Things That Fit on One Page

GOLD: Chopin, prelude No 7 in A major
SILVER: Martinů, Songs on One Page
BRONZE: any nominees?

[Brahmsian]

Things That Fit on One Page

GOLD: Chopin, prelude No 7 in A major
SILVER: Martinů, Songs on One Page
BRONZE: any nominees?

  Beethoven - Duet for 2 violins in A major, WoO34

[Sergeant Rock]

Things That Fit on One Page

GOLD: Chopin, prelude No 7 in A major
SILVER: Martinů, Songs on One Page
BRONZE: any nominees?

Cage 4'33''

[Conor71]

Keyboard Music:
Gold - Chopin: Nocturnes
Silver - Bach: WTC
Bronze - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas


Symphonies:
Gold - Shostakovich: No. 10
Silver - Bruckner: No. 4
Bronze - Sibelius: No. 6


Chamber Music:
Gold - Ravel: Piano Trio
Silver - Schubert: Rosamunde Quartet
Bronze - Borodin: SQ No. 2

[North Star]

String Quartets

GOLD - Janacek - String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters'
SILVER - Beethoven - String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor
BRONZE - Schubert - String Quartet No. 15 in G major

Piano Trios

GOLD - Tchaikovsky - Trio in A minor, Op. 50
SILVER - Shostakovich - Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
BRONZE - Ravel - Piano Trio

Violin Sonatas

GOLD - Beethoven - No. 9 in A major 'Kreutzer'
SILVER - Prokofiev - No. 1 in F minor
BRONZE - Janacek - Violin Sonata

Piano Sonatas

GOLD - Beethoven - Hammerklavier
SILVER - Schumann - No. 1 in F sharp minor
BRONZE - Alkan - Concerto for solo piano

Solo Piano Pieces

GOLD - Chopin - Mazurkas
SILVER - Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit
BRONZE - Janacek -  V mlhác (In the mists)

Piano four hands / Piano duo

GOLD - Ravel - Ma Mère l'Oye
SILVER - Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
BRONZE - Schubert - Rondo in A major D 951

Piano Concertos

GOLD - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3
SILVER - TIE: Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 2 & Ravel Left Hand Concerto
BRONZE - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5

Violin Concertos

GOLD - Brahms
SILVER - Beethoven
BRONZE - Prokofiev No. 2

Symphonies

GOLD - Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10
SILVER - Brahms - Symphony No. 4
BRONZE - Prokofiev - Symphony No. 3

[zamyrabyrd]

Piano Concerti

GOLD - Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
SILVER - Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor
BRONZE - Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major

Repechage for 2nd bronze  - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor.

Well, the Schumann PC preceded the Grieg and there are fairly obvious similarities apart from being in A minor and ending in A major - the piano opening with a cadenza after a short beginning by the orchestra and the Landler-like 3/4 of the last part of the 3rd movement. Probably the Grieg surpassed the Schumann concerto in sheer popularity over the years but we assume this is not a contest of audience appeal as in AGT or BGT.

[Lisztianwagner]

Piano Sonata

Gold - Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.23 "Appassionata"
Silver - Mozart - Piano Sonata No.14
Bronze - Schumann - Piano Sonata No.1

[mc ukrneal]

I had a few ideas if anyone was thinking of other 'events'...

1. Concerto that is not Piano (includes fortepiano, harpsichord, etc.), Cello or Violin
2. Musical piece related in some way to Shakespeare
3. Light Classics
4. Operetta
5. Transcriptions

[springrite]

Of course, at the end we will have a tally by country. I see Germany and Russian being favorites. China should be tied with Cambodia and Haiti for last place.