Best Concerto

I just can't think of fitting 5 into a top list.

I could go for 20 maybe, but then again maybe even more...

Prokofiev, 2, 3
Ravel in G
Mozart 23, 24 (C minor right?)
Beethoven 3, 4, 5
Rachmaninov 2, 3 Rapsody on Pagannini
Saint saens 3
Back double concerto in D minor (100x something)
Schinttke for piano and string orchestra (I have a recording, anybod teased enough on this one? It's great and almost tonal!)
Brahms violin concerto
Schostackovich concertino for 2 pianos (op. 100? I think)
Schostachovich 2 (It is in Fantasia 2000! Fantastic piece of animation with a great recording (a little commercialized though )

Plenty more I think, and I know I couldn't chose between those I mentioned...

Oh gried, Schumman... whoops forgot those... See??? Mind never keeps enough info.

and...

I agree with QC

Mendelssohn's double concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet (orchestra) in d-min
Chausson's double for violin, piano, and string quartet.
Grieg's piano concerto.
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra
Bartok - Viola Concerto
I
've found I don't care as much for the concerto. I'm falling terribly in love with the Franck violin sonata, as well as the Hindemith viola sonata. Something about an intimate piece of music written for two dedicated musicians like that just really speaks to me.

Originally Posted by nikolas

I just can't think of fitting 5 into a top list.

I could go for 20 maybe, but then again maybe even more...

Prokofiev, 2, 3
Ravel in G
... snip...

I agree with QC

hehehe thanks for agreeing

BTW, no Ravel Pour la Main Gauche???????

I'm always surprised at how many people love the Concerto in G but forget to mention the gorgeous Left Hand concerto... I've performed both, and have a serious weak spot for the left hand one.

Mendelssohn's Piano concerto No.3 In E minor.
Mendelssohn's Piano concerto No. 2 In D minor Op.40.
Chopin Piano concerto In E minor No.1
Grieg Piano concerto In A minor.
Bach Keybourd Concerto In D minor.

Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra"
Poulenc's "Piano Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor"
Grieg's Piano Concerto
Moszkowski's Piano Concerto in E (Op.59 I think)
Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23
Rachmaninov's 2nd (in C minor?)

And that's about it I obviously love the piano No, but really, I haven't listened to many concerti for other instruments, although I should.

Mark: About the vivaldi concerti, composer Luigi Dallapiccola said "Vivaldi didn't write 459 concerti; he wrote one concerto 459 times" . He obviously disliked the similarity among Vivaldi's concerti

And nikolas, yes, I'd like to listen to Schnittke's concerto. I've read about him and his music sounds very interesting. I'd like to hear, maybe just the first movement, or your favourite movement (so then I could buy the CD for myself). I'll PM you anyway, cause I doubt you'll read this

yes, I read it juji

I can't do what you're asking!

It's illegal and against the law!

Sigged

nikolas: it's not against the law =| All I am asking is if you could give me a sample from his concerto, so I can see for myself and buy it afterwards (if I like it). What would the difference be if I was living on the next block, and you just invited me over to your house and put me the concerto and I listened to it? Is that illegal too? It's just that the means through which this "tasting" of music from people who own it is different, nothing else Bah, nevermind, I'll buy it next time I order from Amazon. If you say it's good, it must be

I know mate, I know...

The Schnittke piano concerto...simply orgasmic and haunted!