Top 10 Favorite VCs

[mc ukrneal]

Make that two. I could probably list ten more before I add Shosty.

Edit: Just to clarify, that wasn't meant to discredit DSCH, his cello and piano ct. rank higher for me.

Three. But I am not ready to make a list yet... (so far, I am only sure of Saint-Saens and Mendelssohn, with Tchaikovky, Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven likely - as is something from Vivaldi; after that, it is somewhat wide open for me)

[Karl Henning]

And only now I realized that I didn't have the Britten here... Tough to choose which to take off...

It's tough.

[North Star]

It's tough.

I think I'm happy with this - as happy as I could be, anyway.

Bartók 2nd
Berg
Brahms
Britten
Elgar
Janacek
Shostakovich 1st
Sibelius
Prokofiev 2nd
Tchaikovsky

[Karl Henning]

I think I'm happy with this - as happy as I could be, anyway.

Bartók 2nd
Berg
Brahms
Britten
Elgar
Janacek
Shostakovich 1st
Sibelius
Prokofiev 2nd
Tchaikovsky

It's a cracking good list!

[madaboutmahler]

Love violin concerti....

Prokofiev 1 and 2
Sibelius
Coleridge-Taylor
Korngold
Shostakovich 1
Berg
Elgar
Britten
Tchaikovsky
The Four Seasons..  (maybe the Max Richter recomposition.. )

[North Star]

Love violin concerti....

Prokofiev 1 and 2
Sibelius
Coleridge-Taylor
Korngold
Shostakovich 1
Berg
Elgar
Britten
Tchaikovsky
The Four Seasons..  (maybe the Max Richter recomposition.. )

Hey, you missed Bartók 2nd & Janacek, Daniel 
That last line is blasphemous, though

[Karl Henning]

That was a distinct chain-rattle 

[Daverz]

Paganini Op 6 Hahn/Oue/SRSO

I'm glad someone mentioned the Paganini.  Sunny and untroubled music.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

1. Brahms
2. Tchaikovsky
3. Beethoven
4. Sibelius
5.Mendelssohn
6. Dvorak
7. Schumann
8. Schubert concertstück
9. Bach E major
10. Mozart A major

[mn dave]

1. Beethoven
2. Sibelius

[Brian]

Aulin #3
Bach E major, and for two violins
Dvorak
Martinu 2, and for two violins
Mozart #3
Sibelius
Tchaikovsky
Wieniawski #2

Nine months later, the only change I'd like to make is substituting Barber instead of Aulin #3. I feel bad leaving off the Khachaturian. And viewing this thread again has inspired me to start listening to Salonen's. Will report soon.

[mn dave]

Nine months later, the only change I'd like to make is substituting Barber instead of Aulin #3. I feel bad leaving off the Khachaturian.

Where's your Beethoven?

[Brian]

Where's your Beethoven?

I really, really strongly dislike that concerto. It's my least favorite Beethoven piece, except "Fur Elise".

[mn dave]

I really, really strongly dislike that concerto. It's my least favorite Beethoven piece, except "Fur Elise".

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I think Larghetto of Beethoven's violin concerto is one of the most perfect movements he ever wrote.

[mn dave]

I think Larghetto of Beethoven's violin concerto is one of the most perfect movements he ever wrote.

You are a good man, Alberich.

[North Star]

I really, really strongly dislike that concerto. It's my least favorite Beethoven piece, except "Fur Elise".

You prefer Wellington's Victory?

[Brian]

You prefer Wellington's Victory?

I've just avoided it.

Hmm maybe I'll try it out now!

[North Star]

I've just avoided it.

Hmm maybe I'll try it out now!

I've avoided it, too  0:)

[Brian]

I've avoided it, too  0:)

Well this is certainly an interesting scoring of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"!