Whats your Favorite Concertos!

[lisztisforkids]

As for me i have several, Chopin e minor, Bach d minor, Both Brahms, Scriabin, Rach 2, Tchiakovsky.

[rapmasterb]

Brahms 2, Bahms 1, Rachmaninov 1 and 3, Beethoven 3 and 5, Mozart K. 414, alkan solo piano.

In my opinion the two brahms' are the two best concerti ever written (thugh I'm not decided on which is better) - I think each are worth about 5 mozart ones. I'm going to get hauled through the coals for saying that but it's true!

[lisztwasgod]

Easily the Rach's 1 and 2; Liszt's 1, totentanz, and malediction (a wonderful piece but under-heard); Brahms no. 1; the Tchaik 1; Mendelssohn's 1; Saint Saens "carnival"

[pooguy77]

Rodrigo - Piano Conerto (Hero)
MacDowell -  Piano 1 (  Yes I'm crazy, I like the first one more than the 2nd.)
Khacaturian - Such a demanding and crazy sounding piece...I LOVE IT!

[thalbergmad]

Her is my latest top 5 which changes on a weekly basis.

1. Rach 3
2. Bortkiewicz
3. Scharwenka 4
4. Henselt
5. Massenet

[rapmasterb]

What does everyone think of the ravel concerto (the two hands one)?. I love the finale but I don't get why everyone gets so worked up by the middle movement - it just seems to be a completely random melody that goes everywhere but where you expect. The first movement is good but you need to be in a certain mood to listen to it. On the whole I think it is really weird but it is appealing nonetheless.

[pita bread]

1. Barber Piano Concerto Op. 38
2. Both Ravel Concerti
3. Prokofiev Piano Concerto #2

[phil13]

Bach D minor clavier concerto, A major clavier concerto, Brandenburg Concertos
Chopin E minor concerto
Rach 2
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

[happyface94]

I tend to only talk about the first mouvements, because they are generally the best ones in my opinion.

Chopin 1-2
Rach 2-3-1
Mendelssohn 2
Brahms 2
Saint Saens 2-5
Tchaikovsky 1
Prokofiev 3
Beethoven 3
Mozart 20-23
Dvorak ( I know, shoot me).
Schumann

[apion]

1 Brahms 1
2 Brahms 2
3 Beethoven 4
4 Prokofiev 3
5 Mozart 24
6 Beethoven 5
7 Rachmaninov 3
8 Mozart 20
9 Schumann
10 Busoni

[hazypurple21]

1. Mendelssohn 1
2. Mendelssohn 2
3. Beethoven 4
4. Bach F minor
5. Rachmaninoff 2

[raffyplayspiano]

Beethoven 2
Beethoven 3
Beethoven 4
Rachmaninoff 1
Rachmaninoff 2
Brahms 1
Chopin F minor
Prokofiev 3

in no specific order

raffy

[Etude]

Rach 1-4
Rach Paganini Rhapsody
Prokofiev 1-3
Liszt 2
Liszt Totentanz
Ravel G major

[mikey6]

What does everyone think of the ravel concerto (the two hands one)?. I love the finale but I don't get why everyone gets so worked up by the middle movement - it just seems to be a completely random melody that goes everywhere but where you expect.

The 2nd movement I was told has the longest (or one of the longest) melodies ever written.  The complete piano monologue up to where the flute finishes is the 1st theme of the movement.

[brewtality]

"Whats your Favorite Concertos!"

Ouch.

Anyway, my favourite concerti are:

1) Rach 1
2) Henselt
3) Rubinstein 3

[mlsmithz]

I'm sure I'll forget several, but here goes:

Bach D minor, E major
Mozart 9, 10, 11, 17, 19, 22, 24
Beethoven 4, 5
Schumann
Chopin 1, 2
Liszt 1
Brahms 2
Grieg
Tchaikovsky 1
Saint-Saens 5
Rachmaninov 2, Paganini Rhapsody
Bartok 3
Prokofiev 3
Shostakovich 2

At some point I plan to invest in a vast portion of the Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto collection, so this list will doubtless be added to in years to come.

[thalbergmad]

My favourite concerto's changed as often as my Credit Card bill when i started collecting Hyperions excellent series.

[arensky]

My favourite concerto's changed as often as my Credit Card bill when i started collecting Hyperions excellent series.

Yes, The Romantic Piano Concerto vol. 4,897; way too cool....

[4tissimo]

Beethoven's No. 5; Mozart's K. 488 in A; Tchaikovsky's No. 1 in Bb min.; & this season the IVS is doing Prokofief's No. 3 which sort of sounds like a train wreck, and only has about 10 notes for trombone, but I like it. 

[burstroman]

 Not in any particular order.  Bartok #1, Chopin #2, Prokofiev #2, SaintSaens #1, Beethoven #4, all 3 of the Bach violin concertos. 

[Waldszenen]

- Brahms No. 2
- Rachmaninoff No. 2
- Schumann
- Grieg
- Tschaikowsky No. 1
- Brahms No. 1
- Rachmaninoff No. 3
- Beethoven No. 5
- Liszt No. 1
- Beethoven No. 4
- Liszt No. 2

[pianistimo]

i heard a beautiful one i'd never heard before on the radio a few days back, but they didn't say who composed it and what it was afterwards. 

leroy anderson's piano concerto is cool.

and, all of waldzenen's choices, except i put the emperor at the top.

[Bouter Boogie]

In no specific order:

* Gershwin in F
* Ravel in G
* Mozart 17
* Dvorak in G minor
* Rach 2
* Rach 3
* Chopin 1

[pk]

rach 2
brahms 1
tchaikovsky 1 (after the first three minutes the rest is kinda boring though )
I think Chopin was wise when he ended composing piano concertos at 19.

[brewtality]

^I think you are a bit insane. The Chopin concerti are gorgeous.

I want to add the Chopin F minor, Beethoven C minor and the Rubinstein D minor to my previous list. Also the thread title is driving me nuts.

[klavierkonzerte]

kullak
beethoven 3
cramer 3, 5, 8
moscheles 3, 6, 7
herz 7
hummel a minor
chopin f minor
ries   c sharp minor
schumann
grieg
litolff 2, 3 ,4 ,5  i'm planning on learning all of them at some point
bronsartfield 2
field 2
strauss burlesque

[pk]

^I think you are a bit insane. The Chopin concerti are gorgeous.

I want to add the Chopin F minor, Beethoven C minor and the Rubinstein D minor to my previous list. Also the thread title is driving me nuts.

They are beautiful but boring they certainly doesnt reach the level of the music he wrote after ending those.

[brewtality]

They are beautiful but boring they certainly doesnt reach the level of the music he wrote after ending those.

I completely disagree. I'd prefer his concerti to his hackneyed waltzes any day.

[sergei r]

Chopin 1, 2
Liszt 1, 2
Prokofiev 1, 2, 3
Rachmaninov 1, 2, 3, 4, Paganini Rhapsody
Tchaikovsky 1

[arensky]

So many....in no particular order.....

Beethoven #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Rachmaninov #2 #4 Paganini Rhapsody
Liszt #1 and #2 and Totentanz
Gershwin Concerto in F
Mozart #13 #14 #16#17 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24
Bach D minor f minor g minor
Chopin#1(E minor)
Medtner #1 #3
Prokofiev #2 #3 #5
Ravel G major D major(Left Hand)
Scriabin
Weber Konzertstuck
Ginastera #1
Bartok #1 #2 #3
Liapounov #1 #2(this composer is underrated)
Caliendo  Eschatus, the Study of Destruction
Brahms #1 #2
Schumann

[tompilk]

Rach 1-4, Paganini Rhapsody. 

[burstroman]

Saint-Saens #1, 4
Bartok 1
non-piano:
Bach, E major, d minor
Sibelius

[practicingnow]

1 - Rach 2nd
2 - Liszt A Major (2nd)
3 - Mozart 466
4 - Chopin e minor
5 - Schumann a minor