Top 5 Favorite Carter Works

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Inspired by a recent listening session, where I went thru all the 4tets and some other stuff.

String Quartet #1
Piano Concerto (the big one)
Symphonia
Boston Concerto
Variations for Orchestra

I have to stop at 5, because if I did 6, there would be too many candidates for the 6th slot.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Oh gosh there are so many excellent pieces.........so many fantastic shorter works in the more recent years as well! I will have a go and list 5 favourites off the top of my head though...........

A Mirror on which to Dwell
Luimen
Cello Concerto
Asko Concerto
Symphonia

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

so many fantastic shorter works in the more recent years

Ain't it the truth. I was listening to Catenaires recently and thinking it sounded like a lost Ligeti etude.

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Ain't it the truth. I was listening to Catenaires recently and thinking it sounded like a lost Ligeti etude.

Yeah! I was so surprised hearing that piece in particular....in some ways it seems very uncharacteristic rhythmically, but hearing its melodic content above all makes it very 'Carterian' in sound.

[springrite]

This is hard! Now, let me give it a try:


Triple Duo
Night Fantasy
Symphonia
Oboe Concerto
Quartet #1


This one is so short, I should be allowed to sneak it in as well:
Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux

[amw]

Piano Concerto
Dialogues
Variations for Orchestra
String Quartet #1
Night Fantasies

Special shoutout to the Piano Sonata even though it's basically not ~Carter~

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Piano Concerto
Dialogues
Variations for Orchestra
String Quartet #1
Night Fantasies

That's a list I can get behind too. It was a toss-up between Night Fantasies and the Boston Concerto. I went with the latter just cuz I listen to it more often.

[ritter]

My two cents worth:

- A Symphony of three orchestras
- Oboe concerto
- Violin concerto
- Syringa
- Cello sonata

[nathanb]

Definitely including:

A Symphony Of Three Orchestras
Symphonia
Night Fantasies
Double Concerto

Round off the top 5 with a string quartet or What Next?, most likely.

[Gaspard de la nuit]

String Quartet No. 1
Variations for Orchestra
Duo for Violin & Piano
Symphonia, 'Sum fluxae pretium spei'
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani