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[punkpianist360]

     I know you people are sick of these kind of topics, but again, I'm one of those people who is having trouble making decisions.  I just finished the Chopin 1st Concerto, and I don't know which to learn learn next.  Anyone have any ideas? 

What I DON'T want to learn:  Rachmaninoff 1 or 2, Schumann, Grieg, Liszt 1 or 2, Chopin 2


Hope you can help,
PunkPianist360

[frank_48]

perhaps a Beethoven Concerto?

[punkpianist360]

My teacher wants me to play something Romantic

[frank_48]

the second movement of Chopins Concerto, Op.21 is quite romantic. not sure if that counts as chopin 2..?

[amelialw]

then perhaps Mendelssohn 1 or 2?

[aslanov]

Mendelssohn, whichever starts with an Allegro Appassionata movement.

beethovens 4th or 5th.

tchaikovsky's first?

or Medtner's first (i love this one)

or saint-saens second.

[thalbergmad]

My teacher wants me to play something Romantic

Music to my ears.

If you like the Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov concerti but don't want to learn them, any of the concertos by Emil Sauer or Xaver Scharwenka (especially 4th) would make a nice alternative. The Scharwenka concerti were once extremely popular, but they have gradually dropped out of the regular repetoire.

Rubinstein 4 is a great "thriller" concerto and has luscious themes. It would make a good substitute for the Greig which i have learned to hate.

The Henselt would probably be too much of a jump in difficulty than the Chopin, but that is truly one of the greats.

I would be inclined to seek out some of the Hyperion romantic concerto releases as well as the Danish Concerto's CD's issued by Danacord. Within a few hours, you would have completely forgotten about Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov and a whole new world of Romanticism will have opened up to you.

Thal

[communist]

Napravnik Concerto Symphonique