Best Piano Concertos: The Poll

[bmn3]

Schumann only has 2 votes. Nonsense.

[theholygideons]

where the *** is Max Reger!?!?

[davidjosepha]

It's a good thing they're sorted alphabetically with last names in front to make it easy to find the one you're looking for!

[thalbergmad]

Schumann only has 2 votes. Nonsense.

I would use the same words as you, but in a slightly different order.

Schumann nonsense only has 2 votes.

That is much better.

Thal

[ale_ius]

I would use the same words as you, but in a slightly different order.

Schumann nonsense only has 2 votes.

That is much better.

Thal

...and I would just paraphrase and call it , "Only it is nonsense! 2 votes...(too many)"

[bryfarr]

This is a decent poll post idea - -
But I think it's more interesting to read a story about what you like, than just count votes
There are missing concerti - two of my favorite:

• Lutoslawski's piano concerto
• Schittke's piano concerto with strings

Like most teenagers, my initial favorite was Tchaikovsky 1, then a year later, Rach 2, then 3.  I also listened to Beethoven 3-5 and many Mozart concerti - beautiful works.  Also Chopin 1 and 2.  Schumann and Grieg, of course but easily forgotten.  Then I discovered Ravel's concerto in G and Prokofiev 3 - refreshingly modern.  For many years I was in a dry spell in discovering new concerti.  Then Prokofiev 2 started getting recorded more - Horacio Gutierrez, wow!  I explored all 5 Prokofiev, both Shostakovich.  Later on more fringe concerti -  Medtner's 3 concerti, Ginastera 1 (awesome).. The two I mentioned above are very recent discoveries.

[liszt-and-the-galops]

How does Liszt only have 5 votes?
1st Concerto is easily one of the most significant works in the entire 19th century, and the 2nd Concerto is only slightly worse...

[thorn]

I think it would be more interesting to hear about what non-standard concerti you like, than standard  ...

Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain. It's on the border of standard/non-standard because on one hand big names like Rubinstein and Larrocha and Argerich recorded it, but on the other it's not programmed much and I've never heard of it in piano competitions (probably because it's not virtuosic enough). Wonderful piece though, I'd go as far as to call it the only real impressionistic concerto (Debussy's Fantaisie was written before his impressionist period, and the two Ravel are modernist style).

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As for the standard concertos, my vote goes to Ravel (favourite G maj) and Prokofiev (favourite no.2)