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Le Aristocrat Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:55 am
Which are the greatest Piano Concerti in your opinions? I will add to the list as time progresses.
Mozart: 20, 21, 23, 24, 27.
Beethoven: 4, 5.
Rachmaninoff: 2, 3.
Shostakovich: 2.
Prokofiev: 3, 4.
Brahms: 1, 2.
Grieg: 1.
Schumann: 1.
Tchaikovsky: 1.
Mendelssohn: 1.
Ravel: G major.
Liszt: 1, 2.
Chopin: 1, 2.
I'm sure there are many more, but those jumped off the top of my head. My personal favourites are underlined (just for interest...).
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:56 am
Watching the performance of the Beethoven 5th, still hasn't made me like him more. I just... I don't know... It's nice and everything, but it doesn't really draw me in.
Hmph.
I can't think of anymore to add to the list...
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:27 pm
I'm shocked, since this is coming from you--you actually didn't include Chopin's two concertos? XD
There are also some excellent Haydn ones, but I don't have any recordings on hand except No. 11 in D major... Also, Liszt's two Piano Concertos are fantastic. I'm especially fond of the A major. ^_^
I initially didn't like Gershwin's Piano Concerto that much, but recently I've given it a few more listens and it's slowly growing on me. Wonderful orchestration in there <3
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:35 am
Oh, yeah, I'm playing Haydn's Piano concerto in D major actually! Well, I'm playing the orchestral reduction but she said I could learn the piano part as well (I'm doing it with a friend whose piano teacher wants her to play it; he told her to play the first part, but I'm learning it too, just for fun).
It's really nice actually, I especially love it when you get the theme coming back in the relative minor. Very pretty indeed, which is quite high praise considering I generally don't like Classical period stuff, apart from Mozart because he's just wonderful.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:36 pm
Haydn is too often underestimated. Too many people do not think much of his output, but I love his quartets, and the humour, harmony and surprising phrase lengths in his sonatas. I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying his D major concerto ^_^
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:41 am
I love the Chopin Concertos, but I don't think that they are great works in the genre of Piano Concertos.
Ok, I'll add some Haydn onto there!
Ah, I forgot Liszt.
Mozart is simply the King of the Concerto genre.
I don't particularly like Beethoven's Concertos, apart from the G major. The E flat bores me. *blasphemy*
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Le Aristocrat Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:05 pm
They aren't of the same mould as most, but it's what gives them the Chopin signature. To its beauty alone, I think the two concertos deserve a mention.
I love all five of Beethoven's concertos, heh.
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:58 pm
Le Aristocrat, I thought you detested that Tchaikovsky piano concerto? It's just that I remember in one of your posts, you clearly said that you can't tolerate any Tchaikovsky piano work and I'm curious. I do think he's quite good with orchestrations though.
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:32 am
Yes, Haydn is rather good, although I really don't play much of his stuff or of that period.
And I agree with you, John, the Beethoven 5th did bore me a bit, I'm it's very nice but still. I tuned out after the first section or so, which I really shouldn't say because it was quite a high profile performance and everything but... I don't know... It just doesn't have that special omph that I like with other stuff, like Rachmaninov or whatever.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:02 am
Ok, I will add the Chopin Concertos up there...The solo work in them, after all, is beautiful...
@Melissa: Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto is, in my opinion, the best ever composed. So much passion! *sways*
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Le Aristocrat Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:00 am
Le Aristocrat Ok, I will add the Chopin Concertos up there...The solo work in them, after all, is beautiful... @Melissa: Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto is, in my opinion, the best ever composed. So much passion! *sways* I know, the power.... Mmm... very manly... I'm going to see Freddy Kempf play it next month, mwhaha!
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:44 pm
I can only think of a few.
Beethoven: 3rd and 5th
Brahms: Both
Chopin: To be honest, I like the sound of his first concerto
Liszt: I prefer the first, but both are fine.
Rachmaninoff: 1st and 2nd
To be honest in all, I don't really prefer concertos over symphonies. Not sure why, but Mahler had a piano in his eighth symphony which had a cool part so I
really thought that was cool.
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Le Aristocrat Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:15 am
Septomor I can only think of a few. Beethoven: 3rd and 5th Brahms: Both Chopin: To be honest, I like the sound of his first concerto Liszt: I prefer the first, but both are fine. Rachmaninoff: 1st and 2nd To be honest in all, I don't really prefer concertos over symphonies. Not sure why, but Mahler had a piano in his eighth symphony which had a cool part so I really thought that was cool. So, to you, those are the only great Piano Concertos? I know that you hate Mozart, but you cannot deny that his Piano Concertos are probably, alongside the Rachmaninoff and Brahms Concertos, the best ever written... Also, don't you like Rachmaninoff's 3rd Concerto? Hm, I also prefer the E minor Chopin Concerto over the F minor...The 2nd and 3rd movements are lovely.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:50 am
Actually, I've never listened to a Mozart piano concerto, nor
Rachmaninoff's 3rd concerto, so I wouldn't know. But I really want to hear Greig's becuase I heard the opening motive and it was awesome.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:14 pm
Septomor Actually, I've never listened to a Mozart piano concerto, nor Rachmaninoff's 3rd concerto, so I wouldn't know. But I really want to hear Greig's becuase I heard the opening motive and it was awesome. *legasp* Blaspheeeemmeeeeeer!!! You should listen to them now!!!
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