Emotional Piano Concerto

[kaiwin]

Is there any other concerto (besides Rachmaninov 2nd, Tchaikovsky 1st) that has a really good climax, and makes ppl cry?

[panic]

Scriabin's?

[kreso]

Grieg!!

[barescrotum]

Yeah the Grieg really sucks, it makes me cry whenever I hear it, it's so painful.  Percy Grainger has an exceptionally bad performance of it, with bad piano writing, and bad piano playing of bad orchestral writing. 

[panic]

lol.

I do agree that the Grieg is very overrated, even though there have probably been many very fine performances. It's a concerto that pushes the listener's buttons by juxtaposing typical Romantic "emotional" elements and comes out rather shallow. Moulded more intelligently and carefully, the good moments of the Grieg could have formed the basis for a wonderful concerto, but the way they are used is awkward more often than not. Witness, for example, the pathetically simple transitions between the contrasting themes in the finale, which essentially derive the entire movement of any development.

For example, I once heard someone liken the opening octave fall on the piano to a waterfall in a Norwegian fjord. That is not true. It's just an octave fall, meant to capture the listener's attention without adding anything to the music, as in "look, my concerto is cool too, I can write serious piano music."

[jre58591]

scharwenka's 3rd piano concerto. actually, all of his concertos are very climactic and emotional, but the 3rd is the most emotional and climactic.

[viking]

Rach 1
Saint-Saens 5
Henselt

[pita bread]

Barber Piano Concerto
Prokofiev #2

[debussy symbolism]

Barber Piano Concerto
Prokofiev #2

Yes I also thought of the Barber Concerto. It is awesome and incredibly beautifull. Barber's "Medea's Meditations and dance of death" also comes to mind, although it might not be in a concerto form, it is incredible beautifull and poetic in my opinion. Haven't listened to the Prokofiev's concerto yet. Hope this helps.

[kaiwin]

Thanks for the replys, I like to add on
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor

Any more? I'm like stressing out on my senior piece. The Rachmaninov 2nd has already been played last year and the Tchaikovsky is too long. >.<

Couldn't find a recording for Scharwenka's piano concerto. (also, sheetmusicplus.com only has music for his first))

Thanks,
Kaiwin

KEEP ON ADDING ON! 

[stevie]

bortkiewicz, possibly the best and most fresh concerto that doesnt get played often.

the main theme is as gorgeous as anything ive ever heard

[thalbergmad]

Yes Stevie, the Bortkiewicz is beautiful.

Sort of Rach 1 and the Warsaw Concerto wrapped into one.

The Arensky to which it was coupled with on the Hyperion Label is rather nice as well.

[stevie]

ive sight read some of the bort score, its beautifully written and very pianistic, a pleasure to play, like sticking your hand in a lovely warm muff.

[thalbergmad]

ive sight read some of the bort score, its beautifully written and very pianistic, a pleasure to play, like sticking your hand in a lovely warm muff.

I woz thinking of chocolate gateaux but you could be right.

[Kassaa]

Anyone mind sending me a recording of the Bortkiewicz?

[jre58591]

ive sight read some of the bort score, its beautifully written and very pianistic, a pleasure to play, like sticking your hand in a lovely warm muff.

that is so true. every time i look at it or play it, i imagine that im playing the theme for some old movie. i can post the bortkiwewicz 1st concerto, maybe a little later, though.

[kaiwin]

That would be nice 
Post it here!
Thanks!
Lol, it would be fun to make myself cry. 

Keep the list up! Thanks!

[jre58591]

ok here is the bortkiewicz 1st piano concerto. enjoy!

https://www.megaupload.com/?d=OCSQ7HAU

im so glad that someone appreaciates this little known yet emotional piano concerto.

btw, sorry for the ads on the upload page. this place is a very reliable upload site, though.

played by stephen coombs, conducted by jerzy maksymiuk.

[jre58591]

tell me what you guys think of this wonderful piano concerto.

[kaiwin]

Download limit exceeded. 

[jre58591]

Download limit exceeded. 

try it again. im able to download it.

[kaiwin]

Ok downloading now. I tried to search for the sheetmusic online, anyone find it?

[kaiwin]

Ahh. Beautiful 
Now where to find the sheetmusic

[jre58591]

oh wait, i tried posting and it didnt go through. itll be up in a sec.

[jre58591]

ok here it is. enjoy!

https://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1DWIE8TOG8ZLH3QJIWHSODHRWG

[kaiwin]

Nice. Thank you! Now the trouble is finding a score for the conductor and a hard copy of the concerto for myself. >.< This is gonna be hard...

[jre58591]

Nice. Thank you! Now the trouble is finding a score for the conductor and a hard copy of the concerto for myself. >.< This is gonna be hard...

it was hard enough to get the two piano edition. i do know of a guy that may have the set of parts and such for this concerto. google this guys name: Bhagwan Thadani. he is like the ultimate bortkiewicz collector. i have talked with him in the past and he has practically every bortkiewicz piece.

[kaiwin]

Thanks. I'll consider it 

[kaiwin]

Wow, I tried searching online and the website of the guy you suggested. Really hard to get a hardcopy of the score and piano solo. thanks for posting the music! really helps... Now the finding the score is hard...

Well... Any other concertos like this? I love this concerto! Combines Rach. and Tchaik. elements.

[jre58591]

Wow, I tried searching online and the website of the guy you suggested. Really hard to get a hardcopy of the score and piano solo. thanks for posting the music! really helps... Now the finding the score is hard...

Well... Any other concertos like this? I love this concerto! Combines Rach. and Tchaik. elements.

as i mentioned before, the scharwenka piano concertos are all dramatic, especially the 1st and the 3rd. these piano concertos are pretty hard to find, both sheets and recordings. the 1st, however, has been recorded by a large number of people, most notably hamelin and wild.

[jre58591]

btw, ive been feeling extra generous lately. i can post one of these concertos if you want.

[kaiwin]

Ok! Thanks! It would be nice if you have a recording of the Scharwenka and the sheet music. So far I put a hold on a recording in the library but it hasn't arrived yet. Thanks!

[jre58591]

Ok! Thanks! It would be nice if you have a recording of the Scharwenka and the sheet music. So far I put a hold on a recording in the library but it hasn't arrived yet. Thanks!

id be glad to post a rec and sheets for ya. which one would you like? i have all 4. i assume you want one of the dramatic ones (1 and 3).

[kaiwin]

The first one!  I wanna hear and see what it sound and looks like. Thanks

[jre58591]

The first one!  I wanna hear and see what it sound and looks like. Thanks

ill post the mp3s tomorrow, as its kinda late here. hope you dont mind. ill post the sheets shortly.

[kaiwin]

Thanks!

[jre58591]

ok, here are the sheets for the scharwenka 1st concerto. enjoy!

https://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1BMYGCYL4MJDY12B4D3FXZ6NTR

[kaiwin]

k thanks! can't wait to hear the recording!

[jre58591]

k thanks! can't wait to hear the recording!

ill be up within later tonite or tomorrow. i have a ton of work. i promise, it will be up soon!

[kaiwin]

kk Thanks a lot!

[kaiwin]

Is their a hard copy of the score and sheetmusic anywhere for Scharwenka's first piano concerto?... The one in sheetmusic plus is Op. 89 and that is the wrong opus number, should be 32 (by the way it says arranged by scharwenka)

[jre58591]

Is their a hard copy of the score and sheetmusic anywhere for Scharwenka's first piano concerto?... The one in sheetmusic plus is Op. 89 and that is the wrong opus number, should be 32 (by the way it says arranged by scharwenka)

i dont know of where to get a hard copy of the scharwenka 1st piano concerto. op 32 is the right opus. op 89 is the 4th piano concerto (another very good concerto). it says arranged by scharwenka because it is probably a 2 piano reduction that the composer himself arranged. the sheets i posted are the 2 piano reduction.

[jre58591]

here is the scharwenka 1st piano concerto, played by seta tanyel, conducted by yuri simonov.

https://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSX4DLW5

[kaiwin]

Isn't his 4th Concerto like in F minor? Sheetmusicplus says its in B minor. *also says Hummel* https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_searchresults.html?cart=335032941016153748
This is retarded... Why don't publishers publish these underplayed concerti?
Thanks for the recording! 

[kaiwin]

*sigh*

What does the Barber Concerto sound like?

I might need to do the Tchaikovsky then 

[kaiwin]

SOOOoo hard to find 

Is there any concerto with sheet music available??? (Of course related to the top topic)

[jre58591]

*sigh*

What does the Barber Concerto sound like?

I might need to do the Tchaikovsky then 

dont do tchaikovsky, please!! the barber concerto is a bit more modern and different. you may like it.

i got this from a friend at another site. just thought id pass along the joy.

barber concerto mp3s:
https://rapidshare.de/files/14545838/Browning__John_-_Barber_-_Piano_Concerto_Op38_Mvmt2.zip.html
barber concerto sheets:
https://rapidshare.de/files/14546175/Barber_-_Piano_Concerto_-_sheet_music.zip.html

i apologize, there is a one hour waiting period in between the files. if i had uploadee them, i wouldnt have used this site.

btw, the 4th scharwenka is in the key of f minor and it is op 89. it is a very difficult concerto, and it is emotional, but not as much as the 1st that i posted.

[alwaystheangel]

the links for scharwenka don't work, could someone re-post them?  I'd love to hear them!

[phil13]

SOOOoo hard to find 

Is there any concerto with sheet music available??? (Of course related to the top topic)

I absolutely cannot believe no one mentioned Brahms' 1st.

Go to www.piano.ru and go find it. It's one of the greatest concerti ever, and it fits your criteria, I think.

Phil

[jre58591]

SOOOoo hard to find 

Is there any concerto with sheet music available??? (Of course related to the top topic)

i have a ton of sheetmsuic in my hard drive. just ask, and ill post it.