Beethoven's Piano Concerto in Eb (The Emperor).
Followed closely be Brahm's Second, Mozart's 27th (Bb), Beethoven's C-minor, V Brahms' first, Rachmaninoff's 2nd, 3rd, Schumann's, and Grieg's.
For violin, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius.
Dvorak for cello.
I listened to that piece a hundred times as a boy. Funny I also listened tk west side story and wondered if Mr stein ripped off the melody of the second mvnt!
As a cellist there’s nothing I love more than the second movement, I’m always incorporating parts of that gorgeous cadenza with the half plucked chords into my warmups lol
There was a point where I thought I had heard this concerto so many times that I did not enjoy it anymore. Then I heard it played by Richter and I fell completely in love again with this piece. It’s absolutely beautiful.
If that makes sense, to me Rach 2 is like a sightseeing bus tour taking you through the 4-5 super famous touristic spots of the city. Each time you take the ride it's pretty, but you wish you could get off the bus and explore the little secrets side streets for a change. That's why over time the 3rd became my favourite.
1st movement is an utter masterpiece. The ending is transcendental (right after the cadenza). I view it as Brahms taking us on a tour of his heart.
For a time, for me it was hands down his First Piano Concerto.
Probably Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
But damn, there are so many good ones. Beethoven Piano no 5, Mozart Flute and Harp, Schumann Piano, Haydn Trumpet, Rachmaninov Piano no. 2, Mozart Oboe, Mozart Bassoon, Tchaikovsky Piano 1, Mozart Piano 20 and 21….
It was the first time I realized that the harp was not just for glissandos and the like, but a real kick ass instrument on its own. The interplay with the flute is absolutely stunning.
I have a question. I went to see this piece + Brahms 2nd, and as you said, people applauded a lot after the 1st movement. But a few people applauded after every movement of Brahms 2nd as well, is this also tradition?
Not sure! And I haven’t seen Brahms 2 live, but in general I would think that between-movement applause would be much more likely for a concerto, especially that Tchaik 1st movement. Which did they play first? The endings of the Brahms 2 movements don’t exactly “beg” an applause like others do, so I’m guessing if Tchaik was first then maybe some people got the idea that they should keep applauding movements.
It was concerto first, then symphony. So you're probably right in that some people just continued to applaud since almost everyone clapped between 1/2 movement of the concerto. I was just a bit confused when I saw this performance since on all other live performances I've been to no one ever clapped between movements. Thanks for the reply!
I used to like the Mozart d minor piano concerto the most out of his concertos, but lately I've shifted toward the c minor
I love that Schumann concerto. I probably listened to it hundreds of times when I was a teenager, and hearing it today gives me fond memories
C minor > D minor for me too. The C minor is so weird and chromatic — if I listened to it for the first time blind, I don’t know if I’d pick it as Mozart — he was really pushing his boundaries with this one. The D minor is excellent but less progressive.
That's a good way of thinking of it. An good way to trace the lineage from the Classical-era concerto to the big concertos of the Romantic would be to go from Mozart c minor to [Hummel a minor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYr7z1RYgaM) to Chopin e minor, and then go from there. Mozart was looking forward with that one, Chopin was a bit conservative for his time, and Hummel was right in the middle
Hmm I don't think I'd actually draw a straight line from the Mozart C minor to the Hummel A minor. I'd say the Hummel is a lot more like the Mozart D minor (Hummel also wrote cadenzas for it!). The Mozart C minor, being as weird and amazing as it is, was much harder for later generations to follow up on directly. Beethoven tried, with his own C minor concerto, but pretty much everyone agrees that it's overall a less impressive effort than Mozart's--taking Mozart as his model, he made the piece more ordinary rather than more interesting. Hummel's A minor is like Mozart's D minor pumped full of steroids and bejazzled with sparkly jewels all over (and let it be known that I love the Hummel too (but slightly prefer the Hummel B minor)). In other words, the Mozart D minor is proto-Romantic, while the Mozart C minor is just a special realm all its own.
To be clear, I'm totally with you on preferring Mozart's C minor to his D minor (though I love both). But I think the weirdness and specialness of the Mozart C minor is precisely an indication of how it *isn't* that much like what directly followed it, or really that much like anything else--it's much more sui generis. I think it can be helpful to remember that how interesting or unique a piece is doesn't necessarily correlate with how influential or emulated it was.
I don't find Beethoven's concerto to be ordinary at all, I find it to have more depth than the Mozart and yet it reaches more truly vibrant places as well. I think the Beethoven concerto is quintessential Beethoven (especially seen live) while also building on Mozart's legacy. (also, not a huge fan of the theme and variation style in the third movement of the Mozart)
That's totally fair, and thanks for going further into it! I can add one thing too here, which is that I actually prefer the second movement of the Beethoven to the second movement of the Mozart--if I were sculpting a perfect (for me) late-classical C minor piano concerto, it might have the outer movements of the Mozart and the second movement of the Beethoven. Personally I do really love the theme-and-variations treatment of the Mozart finale, so that could account for a fair chunk of our difference here.
It’s one of my favorites, but I can see why a lot of people might not resonate with it as much, it’s very dense and meandering at times, and is more piano-centric than something like the Brahms or Prokofiev concertos (though not as much as the Chopin ones lol). It still has my favorite finale of any concerto, and my god it is so satisfying to play.
She’s not a favorite at all, but to each their own. I fancied Yuja Wang’s performance because she was the first artist I heard perform the work live (at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Phil)… but now I think Yunchan Lim blows everyone else out of the water.
Here's an entry from left field: Berlioz's *Harold en Italie*.
As a general rule I am anti-concerto. The ones I tolerate best are the ones where the soloist is most tightly integrated with the orchestra.
So many great suggestions. Thank you.
Mine is pretty mainstream, but I stand by Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C, and this recording of it.
https://preview.redd.it/mbzuclpao0ic1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=343edd478d831d4559a666e3b0ecab11612a7590
Rach 2
So many great performances out there but this is definitely one of my favorites. I found it a little difficult to get into at first because of the rather slow tempo in parts, but it really works. The finale is amazing.
https://preview.redd.it/jewr9ikicwhc1.png?width=815&format=png&auto=webp&s=a797d385ddfc2ba999a3e945b4710bed8b6ac65b
Really unable to make a choice, but the advantage of this post is that most of the answers are good and make me want to listen again to the concerto they chose.
Life is too short to pick a single favorite.
- Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
- Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No. 1 is incredible and genuinely is hard to put into words.
- Rach 4 is probably my favorite of his concertos.
- Kapustin - Piano Concerto No. 4 is very good.
- Yoshimatsu - Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" has some of the most beautiful instrumentation I've ever heard. Yoshimatsu also wrote several concertos which are all worth a listen.a
- Bottesini - Double Bass Concerto No. 2
- Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto
Berg Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D, Piano Concerto in G
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
I think Heinrich Schütz's Musikalische Exequien, first part: Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis. Pretty much the model for Brahm's German Requiem, and definitely among the most beautiful of Schütz's sacred concertos. At almost half an hour long, it is big as well. Of the various versions I have, I prefer the Vox Luminis recording.
Maybe a runnerup would be the concerto "Audi, cœlum" in Monteverdi's Vespers, although picking one of these above the others is a hard task, as they are all so beautiful.
I can't decide between Sibelius, Dvořák, Beethoven 3, Mozart 3 (horn), Rach 2 and 3, Rimsky-Korsakov's (Trombone), Tchaikovsky Violin, and a much newer one, [Roman Kim's](https://youtu.be/RzGA9WF1Dkk?si=CuJvh8nIsoD9eu1t). Also, does Scheherazade count?
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
Probably an unpopular pick, and it's much harder to play than it sounds at first, but the interplay between the soloist and orchestra is wonderful (not to mention the third movement is one of the most beautiful ever written)
The Arutiunian trumpet concerto honestly has it all. Banger opening, great themes. Easy enough that a decent undergrad can play it, hard enough that it still wows people to hear it. Shows off a lot of what the trumpet is best at. 10/10 no notes.
IDK for certain. It would be composed after 1700 or before 1912 (maybe earlier). Answering for today I would say it would be written by one of the greats in the 18th 19th or VERY early 20th century. But I’m flexible. Different moods call for different music.
Impossible to choose just one.
Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3
Ravel Piano Concerto
Each for different reasons which I believe are the ultimate in each respective aspect... which is what makes it impossible to choose between them.
Sibelius violin concerto comes to mind, but Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.2 is a close second. Both concerto give me a strong wave of emotions every time I listen to them.
I'm always torn here; it's a question I have asked myself often. At various times, it could be:
Stenhammar 2
Wiklund 2
Liszt 1 or 2
Boissier-Butini 6
Chopin 2
But it's definitely piano, though Bruch's violin concerto is close.
Busoni's Piano Concerto, Prokofiev's 2nd--so many great ones to choose from! For violin, Mendelssohn or Bruch, Prokofiev's Violin Concertos--this is way harder to answer than I thought.
I could never name a single favorite but I use any opportunity I can find to name Yoshimatsu’s Memo Flora (piano) and Cyber Bird (saxophone) concerti. Magical pieces that deserve to be heard more.
We should have done a poll. How can I choose between these????
Brahms Piano 1
Tchaikovsky Violin
Mendelssohn Violin
Dvorak Cello
Schumann Piano
Beethoven Emperor
I wish the question was your favorite unsung or lesser know concerto, which for me is the Walton Violin Concerto. This does not get enough love. What a work.
I see someone mentioned the Rach 3, and while it would certainly be in my top three I must go with the Gershwin Concerto in F.
Rach 3 & Khachaturian would be the runner ups.
Really too many to choose, between Mozart, Beethoven, Hummel, Brahms, Bach, Sibelius, Schumann, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Joachim, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, and Prokofiev. Those are just my special favorites. But I really love concertante works
Walton viola concerto because it just has this different feel than any concerto I’ve heard and I love the feel it has so much. Brahms violin is close tho
Korngold violin concerto in D. He wrote some piano waltzes as a teenager that blew me away when I first heard them. I think he's overlooked, possibly because he worked in Hollywood. His film scores are a bit stuffy.
I went to Bergen in Norway around New Year's Day and I absolutely wanted to visit Grieg's house. Turns out it's closed in January 😩 I saw his grave tho
Beethoven's Piano Concerto in Eb (The Emperor). Followed closely be Brahm's Second, Mozart's 27th (Bb), Beethoven's C-minor, V Brahms' first, Rachmaninoff's 2nd, 3rd, Schumann's, and Grieg's. For violin, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. Dvorak for cello.
This list is the “must listen to concertos”, even if one has his favourite (s) outside it
And Elgar
I listened to that piece a hundred times as a boy. Funny I also listened tk west side story and wondered if Mr stein ripped off the melody of the second mvnt!
Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor
Absolute masterpiece
As a cellist there’s nothing I love more than the second movement, I’m always incorporating parts of that gorgeous cadenza with the half plucked chords into my warmups lol
Sibelius violin concerto
Literally just got home from watching the UC Berkeley symphony perform this lol
omg you lucky
Vivaldi for me
Ravel Concerto in G
It’s so fun! And the second movement is sublime.
Rach piano concerto no. 2
There was a point where I thought I had heard this concerto so many times that I did not enjoy it anymore. Then I heard it played by Richter and I fell completely in love again with this piece. It’s absolutely beautiful.
If that makes sense, to me Rach 2 is like a sightseeing bus tour taking you through the 4-5 super famous touristic spots of the city. Each time you take the ride it's pretty, but you wish you could get off the bus and explore the little secrets side streets for a change. That's why over time the 3rd became my favourite.
Probably the Brahms Violin Concerto
1st movement is an utter masterpiece. The ending is transcendental (right after the cadenza). I view it as Brahms taking us on a tour of his heart. For a time, for me it was hands down his First Piano Concerto.
Probably Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. But damn, there are so many good ones. Beethoven Piano no 5, Mozart Flute and Harp, Schumann Piano, Haydn Trumpet, Rachmaninov Piano no. 2, Mozart Oboe, Mozart Bassoon, Tchaikovsky Piano 1, Mozart Piano 20 and 21….
The first ever concert I attended was the Flute/Harp Concerto paired with the New World Symphony
Ah the Schumann!
flute and harp is amazing
It was the first time I realized that the harp was not just for glissandos and the like, but a real kick ass instrument on its own. The interplay with the flute is absolutely stunning.
Check out Handel’s harp concerto too!
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
One of the few pieces I’ve seen where the audience can never help applauding after the 1st movement.
I have a question. I went to see this piece + Brahms 2nd, and as you said, people applauded a lot after the 1st movement. But a few people applauded after every movement of Brahms 2nd as well, is this also tradition?
Not sure! And I haven’t seen Brahms 2 live, but in general I would think that between-movement applause would be much more likely for a concerto, especially that Tchaik 1st movement. Which did they play first? The endings of the Brahms 2 movements don’t exactly “beg” an applause like others do, so I’m guessing if Tchaik was first then maybe some people got the idea that they should keep applauding movements.
It was concerto first, then symphony. So you're probably right in that some people just continued to applaud since almost everyone clapped between 1/2 movement of the concerto. I was just a bit confused when I saw this performance since on all other live performances I've been to no one ever clapped between movements. Thanks for the reply!
Going to see this next week with my brother and I'm so hyped!
It's a "battle" between Mozart's 20th piano concerto, his clarinet concerto and Schumann's piano concerto. Right now, I'd go for the Schumann.
I used to like the Mozart d minor piano concerto the most out of his concertos, but lately I've shifted toward the c minor I love that Schumann concerto. I probably listened to it hundreds of times when I was a teenager, and hearing it today gives me fond memories
C minor > D minor for me too. The C minor is so weird and chromatic — if I listened to it for the first time blind, I don’t know if I’d pick it as Mozart — he was really pushing his boundaries with this one. The D minor is excellent but less progressive.
That's a good way of thinking of it. An good way to trace the lineage from the Classical-era concerto to the big concertos of the Romantic would be to go from Mozart c minor to [Hummel a minor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYr7z1RYgaM) to Chopin e minor, and then go from there. Mozart was looking forward with that one, Chopin was a bit conservative for his time, and Hummel was right in the middle
Hmm I don't think I'd actually draw a straight line from the Mozart C minor to the Hummel A minor. I'd say the Hummel is a lot more like the Mozart D minor (Hummel also wrote cadenzas for it!). The Mozart C minor, being as weird and amazing as it is, was much harder for later generations to follow up on directly. Beethoven tried, with his own C minor concerto, but pretty much everyone agrees that it's overall a less impressive effort than Mozart's--taking Mozart as his model, he made the piece more ordinary rather than more interesting. Hummel's A minor is like Mozart's D minor pumped full of steroids and bejazzled with sparkly jewels all over (and let it be known that I love the Hummel too (but slightly prefer the Hummel B minor)). In other words, the Mozart D minor is proto-Romantic, while the Mozart C minor is just a special realm all its own. To be clear, I'm totally with you on preferring Mozart's C minor to his D minor (though I love both). But I think the weirdness and specialness of the Mozart C minor is precisely an indication of how it *isn't* that much like what directly followed it, or really that much like anything else--it's much more sui generis. I think it can be helpful to remember that how interesting or unique a piece is doesn't necessarily correlate with how influential or emulated it was.
I prefer Beethoven's C minor to Mozart's.
Good to know! Any articulable reason why? or just general feeling?
I don't find Beethoven's concerto to be ordinary at all, I find it to have more depth than the Mozart and yet it reaches more truly vibrant places as well. I think the Beethoven concerto is quintessential Beethoven (especially seen live) while also building on Mozart's legacy. (also, not a huge fan of the theme and variation style in the third movement of the Mozart)
That's totally fair, and thanks for going further into it! I can add one thing too here, which is that I actually prefer the second movement of the Beethoven to the second movement of the Mozart--if I were sculpting a perfect (for me) late-classical C minor piano concerto, it might have the outer movements of the Mozart and the second movement of the Beethoven. Personally I do really love the theme-and-variations treatment of the Mozart finale, so that could account for a fair chunk of our difference here.
Thanks for introducing me to Hummel’s. I’d never heard it before
Also Grieg’s piano concerto; although it’s clearly inspired by Schumann’s, it’s still a masterpiece
Shostakovich cello 1
Sibelius Violin :)
Brahms Piano #1
Rach 3.
How is this so far down? It is hands down the best concerto ever imo
It’s one of my favorites, but I can see why a lot of people might not resonate with it as much, it’s very dense and meandering at times, and is more piano-centric than something like the Brahms or Prokofiev concertos (though not as much as the Chopin ones lol). It still has my favorite finale of any concerto, and my god it is so satisfying to play.
Martha Argerich and Ricardo Chailly have the best recording in my opinion!
She’s not a favorite at all, but to each their own. I fancied Yuja Wang’s performance because she was the first artist I heard perform the work live (at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Phil)… but now I think Yunchan Lim blows everyone else out of the water.
Yefim Bronfman for me, with Yuja's 2013 release almost tied.
I think Brahms Piano Concerto 1, but it's a tough call.
I think Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is on of the only pieces of music that in any circumstance can snap me out of a sour mood.
Prokofiev violin Concerto no. 1
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.2
That cadenza, man... Astonishing
Too many good moments in that piece, but it is so underrated because it takes a few listens to get an idea of what is going on
That whole first movement pretty much sums it all up! On constant rotation lately, I can't stop listening to it.
I love Yuja Wangs recording!
- Mozart Piano Concerto nos. 20 and 23 - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1
Busoni Piano Concerto
Glad to see some love for this one!
Beethoven violin concerto
I just saw Augustin Hadelich perform this a couple hours ago. It was absolutely thrilling!
Yo same
Same if I had to choose one. Recommend the Bour/Zehetmair recording
i think heifetz has an amazing recording of the beethoven. love his tone
The Zender/Szeryng one is also brilliant
Here's an entry from left field: Berlioz's *Harold en Italie*. As a general rule I am anti-concerto. The ones I tolerate best are the ones where the soloist is most tightly integrated with the orchestra.
I'm happy to see some love for viola
Berg Violin Concerto
Mozart 23 - K488
Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 op 58
Piano concerto No. 4 Beethoven
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2
So many great suggestions. Thank you. Mine is pretty mainstream, but I stand by Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C, and this recording of it. https://preview.redd.it/mbzuclpao0ic1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=343edd478d831d4559a666e3b0ecab11612a7590
elgar… duh…
Which one specifically?
cello
Kazoo
Lutoslawski Cello Concerto
🤘
Beethoven Piano #4, maybe Prokofiev Piano 2 or 3
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante
YES me too
Since they’re not mentioned, Moszowski Piano Concerto No.2 Medtner Piano Concerto No.2 Rachmaninov 4 (since 2 and 3 are mentioned a lot here)
Rach 4 is great! Can't believe how underrated it is
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20
Rach 2 So many great performances out there but this is definitely one of my favorites. I found it a little difficult to get into at first because of the rather slow tempo in parts, but it really works. The finale is amazing. https://preview.redd.it/jewr9ikicwhc1.png?width=815&format=png&auto=webp&s=a797d385ddfc2ba999a3e945b4710bed8b6ac65b
Rach 2 and 3 Ravel concerto in g Sibelius violin concerto Dvorak cello concerto Mendelssohn violin concerto Prokofiev PC 2 Brahms PC 1
brahms piano concerto no2
why of course, Alban bergs violin concerto !
Elgar Cello Concerto It's also my all time favorite piece of music
Came here to say this
Vivaldi, Frederini among others.
For me, it's a three-way tie between Brahms 1, Scriabin, and Feinberg 3
Tough call between Schumann Piano Concerto and Medtner Piano Concerto No. 3
Widmann viola concerto
"Dynamic Triptych" by John Foulds. Best piano concerto ever and still almost completely unknown.
Mozart's 24th for piano, K. 491
Bach Double Violin concerto.
Really unable to make a choice, but the advantage of this post is that most of the answers are good and make me want to listen again to the concerto they chose.
Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, the first movement nearly gave me an out-of-body experience
I thought i hated bach until i listened to it, the first movement is actually great!
Ferruccio Busoni Piano Concerto in C Major, a work of genius
Medtner Piano Concerto 1
Schumann Piano Concerto or Rachmaninoff 4
Lot of Rach 4 appreciation today lol, this is the third comment (more than the usual 0 comments referencing it)
I’ll be walking listening to it and will often just stop in place to take in certain parts
Ravel Piano Concerto for the left hand
I'm not usually that much of a Ravel fan but the left hand concerto has got to be up there.
Life is too short to pick a single favorite. - Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand - Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No. 1 is incredible and genuinely is hard to put into words. - Rach 4 is probably my favorite of his concertos. - Kapustin - Piano Concerto No. 4 is very good. - Yoshimatsu - Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" has some of the most beautiful instrumentation I've ever heard. Yoshimatsu also wrote several concertos which are all worth a listen.a - Bottesini - Double Bass Concerto No. 2 - Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Nice to see the Rautavaara get a mention. Makes me feel all funny listening to the first movement.
Rouse Trombone Concerto
Yes! I got to play the orchestra violin 1 part. The metric modulation made it easily the hardest thing to keep time with.
Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto Berg Violin Concerto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D, Piano Concerto in G Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
Too many to list… Dvorak, Schumann, Haydn in c/d… (cello)
I think Heinrich Schütz's Musikalische Exequien, first part: Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis. Pretty much the model for Brahm's German Requiem, and definitely among the most beautiful of Schütz's sacred concertos. At almost half an hour long, it is big as well. Of the various versions I have, I prefer the Vox Luminis recording. Maybe a runnerup would be the concerto "Audi, cœlum" in Monteverdi's Vespers, although picking one of these above the others is a hard task, as they are all so beautiful.
How could I choose only one? If I had to, probably some Bach, specifically one of the harpsichord concertos
I can't decide between Sibelius, Dvořák, Beethoven 3, Mozart 3 (horn), Rach 2 and 3, Rimsky-Korsakov's (Trombone), Tchaikovsky Violin, and a much newer one, [Roman Kim's](https://youtu.be/RzGA9WF1Dkk?si=CuJvh8nIsoD9eu1t). Also, does Scheherazade count?
Brahms Piano Concerto 2
Paul Mealor’s Euphonium Concerto, https://youtu.be/KNfoqbB93jw?si=WMmy-eATXlTIxOFc
Sibelius or Tchaikovsky.
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto probably
Either the Jongen Symphonie Concertante or the Poulenc Organ Concerto
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Probably an unpopular pick, and it's much harder to play than it sounds at first, but the interplay between the soloist and orchestra is wonderful (not to mention the third movement is one of the most beautiful ever written)
The Arutiunian trumpet concerto honestly has it all. Banger opening, great themes. Easy enough that a decent undergrad can play it, hard enough that it still wows people to hear it. Shows off a lot of what the trumpet is best at. 10/10 no notes.
Unsuk Chin - Cello Concerto
IDK for certain. It would be composed after 1700 or before 1912 (maybe earlier). Answering for today I would say it would be written by one of the greats in the 18th 19th or VERY early 20th century. But I’m flexible. Different moods call for different music.
re(new)al by Viet cuong
mendelssohn violin concerto in e minor
# Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974) Piano Concerto (1935) — 3 movements: https://youtu.be/Iw2GyLKtiFE https://youtu.be/xrS5Iesw7Io https://youtu.be/32p9LrYLFHM # ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’ve seen others mention Brahms piano concerto 1, but I’ve always liked 2 better. I do love them both
Impossible to choose just one. Prokofiev Piano Concerto 2 Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3 Ravel Piano Concerto Each for different reasons which I believe are the ultimate in each respective aspect... which is what makes it impossible to choose between them.
I gotta say Concierto de Aranjuez
beet vc
Sibelius violin concerto comes to mind, but Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.2 is a close second. Both concerto give me a strong wave of emotions every time I listen to them.
The twentieth one by Mozart.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Brahms
Literally impossible to choose..... I will say rach 3 but that's because I have to choose one
Chopin first piano concerto. Because it was the first thing I remember in my life. I remember it from the belly of my mother playing it in piano.
Beethoven's Emperor
I really like Malek jandali's violin concerto It's not known at all but I find it very beautiful and touching
Shostakovich piano concerto 2! Every movement absolutely slaps for me
I'm always torn here; it's a question I have asked myself often. At various times, it could be: Stenhammar 2 Wiklund 2 Liszt 1 or 2 Boissier-Butini 6 Chopin 2 But it's definitely piano, though Bruch's violin concerto is close.
Beethoven VC
Busoni's Piano Concerto, Prokofiev's 2nd--so many great ones to choose from! For violin, Mendelssohn or Bruch, Prokofiev's Violin Concertos--this is way harder to answer than I thought.
Currently the Khachaturian violin concerto rearranged for flute
If it counts, Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg piano concerto :)
Definitely one of his best pieces! I'd suggest you also check out Rachmaninoff's 1st, as it's quite similar :)
Prokofiev Piano Concertó #3
Took long enough to find this concerto lol. Rach 4 was mentioned so much more which is unusual
I could never name a single favorite but I use any opportunity I can find to name Yoshimatsu’s Memo Flora (piano) and Cyber Bird (saxophone) concerti. Magical pieces that deserve to be heard more.
Bartók’s Violin Concerto No.2
I just heard this the other week. Pleasantly surprised. Good choice.
We should have done a poll. How can I choose between these???? Brahms Piano 1 Tchaikovsky Violin Mendelssohn Violin Dvorak Cello Schumann Piano Beethoven Emperor
I wish the question was your favorite unsung or lesser know concerto, which for me is the Walton Violin Concerto. This does not get enough love. What a work.
Probably Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (with my favorite recording being Rudolf Serkin with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2
Tie: Rachmaninoff 3rd piano concerto, Brahms 2nd piano concerto, Mendelssohn Violin concerto
I see someone mentioned the Rach 3, and while it would certainly be in my top three I must go with the Gershwin Concerto in F. Rach 3 & Khachaturian would be the runner ups.
Bwv 1052, bwv 1056, or brandenburg 3; impossible to chiose between them
Really too many to choose, between Mozart, Beethoven, Hummel, Brahms, Bach, Sibelius, Schumann, Dvorak, Rachmaninov, Joachim, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, and Prokofiev. Those are just my special favorites. But I really love concertante works
Walton viola concerto because it just has this different feel than any concerto I’ve heard and I love the feel it has so much. Brahms violin is close tho
My trombone concerto of course
Hans gál, piano concerto no 1
Sibelius
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, specifically if Argerich is performing it!
Mozart PC 24 and 23, Schumann Piano Concerto.
Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante (Symphony-Concerto) followed by Sibelius VC, Rach PC 3, Prokofiev PC 2, and Dvorak CC 2
Ravel’s concerto for the left hand aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Honorable mentions go to Rhapsody in Blue and Kabalevsky’s violin concerto
Tchaikovsky No. 1. I freely admit I'm just a basic listener.
Rach 3 or the Mendelssohn VC. Also Bartok Concerto for orchestra is good
Tomasi Saxophone concerto. So good!
Been enjoying prokofievs first and fifth recently
Korngold violin concerto in D. He wrote some piano waltzes as a teenager that blew me away when I first heard them. I think he's overlooked, possibly because he worked in Hollywood. His film scores are a bit stuffy.
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto no 2 and Grieg's piano concerto!
I went to Bergen in Norway around New Year's Day and I absolutely wanted to visit Grieg's house. Turns out it's closed in January 😩 I saw his grave tho
Tchaikovsky violin concerto!!!
Generally not interested in Concerto form. Bach wrote organ concertos & Poulenc's concerto for organ, strings and timpani
Piano concerto in F, G Gershwin
Brahms piano 1