GMG's Greatest Concertos Poll of 2017

[Karl Henning]

Good day, gentlemen.

Cheers!

[Florestan]

Good day, gentlemen.

Good day, don Rafael!

[Ghost Sonata]

What I meant was that, within the grand bucket of Standard Rep, the Liszt concerti are programmed less frequently than many.  (Less frequently than any of the Mozart concerti which made the list?  Probably not.)

Quite right! 

What gets programmed and what doesn't has been an interest of mine for some time; the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, bless their melodious souls, keeps track, annually, of the musical offerings of 89 major American orchestras.  Not a surprise - Rachmaninoff fares better on their list than on ours.   https://www.bsomusic.org/stories/a-look-at-the-most-performed-works-of-the-2015-2016-season.aspx  (Something of a surprise:  I was completely unaware that Petrushka was so popularly popular...that is not wrong.)

[bwv 1080]

would be interesting to do this by period.  Would Liszt make a poll of greatest Romantic concertos?  would Prokofiev's 2nd win a poll of early 20th century concertos?  (Hard to imagine that anyone thinks Prokofiev > Bartok).  Or John Adams winning a post-war concerto poll?

[Karl Henning]

What gets programmed and what doesn't has been an interest of mine for some time; the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, bless their melodious souls, keeps track, annually, of the musical offerings of 89 major American orchestras.  Not a surprise - Rachmaninoff fares better on their list than on ours.   https://www.bsomusic.org/stories/a-look-at-the-most-performed-works-of-the-2015-2016-season.aspx  (Something of a surprise:  I was completely unaware that Petrushka was so popularly popular...that is not wrong.)

Most interesting, thanks!

[Karl Henning]

(Hard to imagine that anyone thinks Prokofiev > Bartok)

Well, but the g minor piano concerto is mighty strong.

[North Star]

Great question. Opera? Chamber music? Piano? 

The crowd is waiting, as the silence grows so thick that you could slice it with a knife...  0:)

[TheGSMoeller]

The crowd is waiting, as the silence grows so thick that you could slice it with a knife...  0:)

Thanks for the wake up call, Karlo!

[Mirror Image]

I'd say a greatest ballet poll wouldn't be a bad idea.

[TheGSMoeller]

I'd say a greatest ballet poll wouldn't be a bad idea.

Ah, just started an opera poll, but ballet is a good one and might be a future poll for sure, John!

[Mirror Image]

Ah, just started an opera poll, but ballet is a good one and might be a future poll for sure, John!

Looking forward to that one for sure!

[musicrom]

Yes! You must remedy that ASAP! It's a marvelous work. Certainly one of the greatest Russian piano concertos of all-time.

Listened to Prokofiev's 2nd PC last week, it definitely sounded interesting, but I will need to revisit before it joins my favorite concerti. It took me multiple listens to get his 3rd PC to click, so I'm sure it will be the same here.

[Mirror Image]

Listened to Prokofiev's 2nd PC last week, it definitely sounded interesting, but I will need to revisit before it joins my favorite concerti. It took me multiple listens to get his 3rd PC to click, so I'm sure it will be the same here.

Excellent! Yes, do keep trying as it's a brilliant work.