Eleven favourite 20th Century piano concertos.

[vandermolen]

Agreed! That slow movement to Rodrigo's Concierto heroico is deeply moving, but he always wrote such gorgeous slow movements.

I love the Bloch but don't know the Rodrigo.

[kyjo]

I love the Bloch but don't know the Rodrigo.

It's a great work and possibly Rodrigo's best (no disrespect meant to Aranjuez). You'd like it, Jeffrey!

[vandermolen]

It's a great work and possibly Rodrigo's best (no disrespect meant to Aranjuez). You'd like it, Jeffrey!

Thanks Kyle, have ordered the Naxos version. Was previously put off his music due to over-familiarity with Aranjuez, which a friend played non-stop when I was at university.

PS like the festive VW 

[kyjo]

Thanks Kyle, have ordered the Naxos version. Was previously put off his music due to over-familiarity with Aranjuez, which a friend played non-stop when I was at university.

PS like the festive VW 

Please let me know what you think of the PC, Jeffrey. His Concierto de estio for violin and Concierto in modo galante for cello are delightful yet substantial works filled with sunny lyricism.

[vandermolen]

Please let me know what you think of the PC, Jeffrey. His Concierto de estio for violin and Concierto in modo galante for cello are delightful yet substantial works filled with sunny lyricism.

The slow movement of the Piano Concerto is wonderful Kyle - reminds me a bit of the first movement of that great Hayasaka Piano Concerto. Thank you for alerting me to it. I have underestimated Rodrigo.

[jochanaan]

The slow movement of the Piano Concerto is wonderful Kyle - reminds me a bit of the first movement of that great Hayasaka Piano Concerto. Thank you for alerting me to it. I have underestimated Rodrigo.

Easy to do--but remember that great English horn melody in Concierto Aranjuez's second movement! That melody alone puts him among the greats.  (Of course I'm prejudiced: English horn is one of my instruments! )

[Ken B]

Ok, I have you guys figured out. If I answer this then pretty soon it'll be, list 11 favourite tuba and piccolo duets.

[Mirror Image]

Xenakis - Synaphai
Bartok - Piano concerto no 1 (the other two, I ike a lot less)
Xenakis - Keqrops
Rautavaara - Piano Concerto no 1
Busoni's monsterous titan
Scriabin - Piano Concerto in F# minor
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
Schoenberg - Piano Concerto
A number of Messiaen pieces that would be considered concertos
Ligeti - Piano Concerto
Stravinsky - Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Off the top of my head, "I'll be Bach"

To the bolded text:

WTF? Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2 blows his 1st and 3rd away!

[North Star]

One per composer:
Prokofiev: No. 2
Ravel: Left Hand (just because kyjo voted for the G major already)
Shostakovich: No. 2
Martinů: No. 4
Ireland
Bartók: No. 2
Rachmaninov: No. 3
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4
de Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 11

This is still a pretty fine list, but it needs to have Janáček's Concertino too.

[Mirror Image]

It's time to roll up my sleeves, disagree and get serious then! 

Let's take this fight to the nearby alley! You ready to eat those words, bro? Let's settle this like men!

[Trout]

In no particular order:

Ligeti
Lutosławski
Xenakis - Keqrops
Prokofiev 3
Bartók 1
Tveitt 4
Ravel in G
Ravel Left Hand
Schnittke - Concerto for Piano and Strings
Nono - Como una ola de fuerza y luz
Finzi - Eclogue

[Mahlerian]

To the bolded text:

WTF? Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2 blows his 1st and 3rd away!

I prefer the First to the Second as well, undoubtedly great as the latter is.

[Mirror Image]

The odd number 11 again, Jeffrey? You and Ray must be brothers. Anyway here are my picks in no particular order:

Ravel: Piano Concerto for left-hand
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2
Britten: Diversions
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Martinu: Piano Concerto No. 5
Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Strings
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 'Symphonie Concertante' (a PC in all but a name)
Tippett: Piano Concerto
Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 11
Sculthorpe: Piano Concerto

I'll substitute the Martinu here for Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, but the rest of the list I'm quite happy with.

[nathanb]

Do eleven favorite 21st century piano concertos next

[Karl Henning]

Schnittke - Concerto for Piano and Strings

Great piece!

[Jo498]

Bartok 1-3
Ravel Left Hand
Prokofieff 2
Ravel G major
Rachmaninov Paganini
Shostakovich with trumpet
Prokofieff 1

[The new erato]

Xenakis - Synaphai
Xenakis - Keqrops

I think there's something wrong with your keyboard?

[nathanb]

I think there's something wrong with your keyboard?

Hey man that's racist.

[The new erato]

It is? My deepest apologies to keyboards of all colors, races and creeds, all over the world.

[Turner]

Off the top of my head, some of the favourites include

Busoni Concerto with male chorus
Ravel Concerto in G
Bartok Concerto 1
Prokofiev Concerto 4
Rachmaninov Concerto 4
Medtner Concerto 3/Ponti
Shostakovich Concerto 2/List,Kondrashin
Keuris Piano Concerto
Lutoslawski Concerto
Ruders Concerto 1
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