Mendelsohn Concerto 1, g Minor Comments Anyone?

[nero21]

I am currently studying the Mendelsohn piano concerto in g minor and just want to see what people think abut it.

[happyface94]

I like his idea. Although I think he was too passive in his music.

[presto agitato]

I love it ¡¡¡

From my naxos booklet: "The concerto in G minor, was composed hurriedly, as he made his way back from Italy, and written down three days before the first performance, on 17th October 1832 in Munich, with the composer as soloist." 

This one is my favorite piano concerto from the Romantic era. The piano intro is outstanding and i adore the way Mendelssohn uses diminished arpeggios.

I dont know why some people here say this is an "easy" concert. 

Good Recordings: Benjamin Frith, Stephen Hough and Murray Perahia.

[thierry13]

I dont know why some people here say this is an "easy" concert. 

Because it is way easier than any other good concerti.

[jehangircama]

Because it is way easier than any other good concerti.

i wouldn't call it easier than some of the Mozrt concerti

[thierry13]

i wouldn't call it easier than some of the Mozrt concerti

I didn't call Mozart concerti good concerti ...  (sorry if you like em' ... I know a lot of people do, but I simply do not enjoy listening to Mozart)

[thierry13]

I didn't call Mozart concerti good concerti ...  (sorry if you like em' ... I know a lot of people do, but I simply do not enjoy listening to Mozart)

Hoo and ... they are "good" concerti, in the way that they are masterpieces ... but I simply not enjoy them ... so not good in THAT way, and only THAT way.

[happyface94]

It is definitly not a walk in the park but it is one of the easier concerti in the repertoire.

As for good Mozart Concerti, I think no one disagrees that his latests ones are of much better quality. The 20th, the 23rd are both wonderful, but souless to me compared to the more romantic/contemporary compositions, such as the Rachmaninoff's, or the Prokofiev.

But given the idea of the limitation of getting a huge orchestra, or the fact that pianos didn't exist back then, I think he makes a pretty good job.

[sergei r]

Just discovered this concerto today and realised that it rules after hearing an excerpt from the first movement, and the rest of it it MIDI. I looked all over the internet to try and find an mp3 file of it but had no luck. Anyone know if it can be downloaded anywhere? Or will I have to buy a CD... If so, what recording(s) would you recommend?

[jehangircama]

i've got a naxos CD which i quite like

[presto agitato]

Just discovered this concerto today and realised that it rules after hearing an excerpt from the first movement, and the rest of it it MIDI. I looked all over the internet to try and find an mp3 file of it but had no luck. Anyone know if it can be downloaded anywhere? Or will I have to buy a CD... If so, what recording(s) would you recommend?

Good Recordings: Benjamin Frith, Stephen Hough and Murray Perahia.

[apion]

Because it is way easier than any other good concerti.

It's probably the easiest of the top-tier piano concerti.

[Waldszenen]

Personally I hate Lang Lang but his recording of it is actually quite good, especially in comparison to the Tschaikowsky No. 1 on the same (infamous) CD.


I think Perahia and Cortot made some recordings but I'm not really sure.

[sergei r]

Well, thanks for your suggestions. I'll look around some time and see what I can find.

Hehe...I just noticed that there's now a full length video of Dang Thai Son playing this very concerto during the inaugural concert of the International Chopin Competition:

https://www.itvp.pl/chopin/chopin_en/# - the link down the bottom left. The concerto starts at about 23 minutes on the video.

[mikey6]

As for good Mozart Concerti, I think no one disagrees that his latests ones are of much better quality. The 20th, the 23rd are both wonderful, but souless to me compared to the more romantic/contemporary compositions, such as the Rachmaninoff's, or the Prokofiev.

WWWWWWHHHHHHHAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT???
ahm, interesting.