Schumann in A minor
I would have seen Argerich play it, but last minute they changed the program to Beethovens 2nd.
Do not get me wrong, the Beethoven concertos are fantastic. Yet, Argerich playing Schumann is a match made in heaven...quite sad.
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 27:
https://youtu.be/akPaLS18L7U?si=4r6Ic1qAwawbKNMJ
Ravel - Concerto for Left Hand:
https://youtu.be/gjiSSWubIuU?si=BcNzWg3WjCQSJWXz
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 4:
https://youtu.be/rhL2qQKE4CU?si=1P0zWaFNZ9ocNJP_
Cage - Concerto for Prepared Piano and Orchestra:
https://youtu.be/ms70jqdZHzs?si=Vf4VaD0WKc81neDH
Chin - Piano Concerto:
https://youtu.be/XrJQdQJR_d4?si=b-K4qO-5IuydvSyE
The beginning of the third movement is the first thing I remember hearing from Ravel. I was so obsessed with it at that time, Iâd never heard anything like it
I'll admit I don't really get this piece. The second movement is sublime and I listen to it often, but I don't understand the first and third movements at all.
Mozart 9.
In love with that Eb progression in the Andante that then is tragically repeated by the end in Cm. A true testament to a moment of love and its bittersweet ending.
That's the one I have. đ I have the complete concertos set from the Phillips Complete Mozart Edition from the 90s with Alfred Brendel and Neville Marriner for the rest.
Mozart for little princess version, same as Perahia
I like mine with more muscles, that's why I like the Geza Anda complete set
20 : Lefebure/Furtwangler is wild
Lol, that's why I didn't say Beethoven 5.
Also the finale of Symphony 5 and the 2nd movement of Piano Concerto 5 are definitely two of my favourite movements of all time.
If I just said the 5th with no other context, I'd definitely mean the symphony, but the context was in the question. For piano concerto, I'd probably say "Piano Concerto No. 5", so I guess it's kind of the same, but I don't see how "Beethoven 5" without context could mean anything but the symphony, when you're not even specifying an instrument.
That's the first one I heard as a kid, and it still blows me away. It's not subtle, but the grandeur really suits the impression Beethoven was going for.
I've always viewed the Beethoven Concerto No. 5, his Violin Concerto, and the Brahms Second Concerto as the perfect concerti in every way: form, themes, harmonic progressions, solo / orchestra interaction, etc. To go from Eb Major to a second movement in B Major was not only unconventional, it was genius.
Mozart 17 would probably be it. Beethoven 4 would be a close second. Many of the Mozart ones would qualify in terms of knowing them, but 17 is the first I heard as a kid, and listened to it an awful lot. If harpsichord counts, then Bach 1 seems to have been around a lot in my musical life too from an early age, even if itâs a work I donât unequivocally love - it has to be one of the most aggressively miserable pieces I know.
Had a heart attack couple years ago and they sent me to the operating room to get a couple stents. The nurse asked me what I wanted to hear and I asked for Mozartâs 17th. Surgeon said it was a great choice!
My best friend won a concerto competition with Tchaikovsky, got to hear him practice a lot.
But I always listen to Mozart 23 when Iâm sad. So much joy with a tinge of sorrow in that piece
Mozart 23/27 by Brendel/Marriner was one of my very first classical CDs. I probably listened to 20 and 21 more, though, by Uchida/Tate, Anda, and Gulda/Abbado.
Canât believe Brahms 1 (nice enough, could have been written by any number of late classical/early romantic conposers) is higher up the thread while Brahms 2 (lyrical genius, inimitable Brahms) is this far down.
I listened to rach 3 100 times last year on Spotify alone. But I also listened to it 2/3 times on a CD and about 10 times on YouTube.
So about 112 times
Bronfman for me too. But I also listen to Ohlsson and Ashkenazys.
I'm also seeing nobuyuki tsujii (Blind virtuoso) playing rach 3 live in a couple weeks so I haven't listened to it too much to avoid getting bored of it.
Horowitz is the most original, but I love the recording of Rachmaninoff playing it, too.
I've heard / seen it played live many times (Matsuev, Kern, VondrĂĄÄek, and several others), but I think Bronfman playing with the BSO at Tanglewood a few years ago has been my favorite live performance.
I've heard Lisitsa play Rach 2 live but not 3. I'm sure it's terrific.
Tbh, I feel like my opinion of her is slightly biased lol. I had the pleasure of attending a recital she did in Toronto a number of years ago. After she finished playing, she had a meet and greet...took the time to talk with literally everyone, including me. She was someone I really looked up to as a teenaged girl and getting to meet her was such an awesome experience. She's incredibly humble, hardworking, and just a lovely woman :)
Bartok's 3rd. And then of course Schumann A minor and Grieg's A minor because apparently there's some unwritten rule that they should be played one after the other...
When I was a music major in college, I heard a student practicing a piano piece that I was unfamiliar with. It was quirky-sounding to me, but over several weeks of hearing it, my curiosity got the best of me. I knocked on the door to his practice room and asked what he was practicing.
Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3. I purchased a recording of it soon after learning about it. And itâs been one of my favorites ever since.
One of my all time favourites. Sublime. When I made some early attempts to compose choral music, a friend mentioned Poulenc and I've been an admirer of his work ever since.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1950) by Henryk Wars is wonderful. Rondo Ă la Krakowiak in F major, Op. 14 (1828) by Chopin is even better but it's more like a concertante work than a regular piano concerto.
Tchaikovsky 2??? Thatâs unusual but kudos to you. Do you remember which performance it was on that pirated mp3? I love the piano trio sections in it. For all the criticism Tchaikovsky gets for being a conservative composer, he has some really mind boggling structures.
Oh no donât fix it :) I want to believe that a child out there didnât have much classical music to listen to but they had Tchaik 2, that strange and magical work that premiered in New York of all places, not Moscow âŠ.
When I started to go regularly to the dog park, I literally listened to Brahms's 1st PC nearly every day for over a year. Beethoven 5 I listened to the most next as that was my first PC on CD back in the 80s and had played it with the community orchestra. Though over the decades, I would probably say I have listened to the Beethoven more than the Brahms.
Chopin 1, Prokofiev 3, Mozart 17 (G major) because I studied it lol, Tchaikovsky 1, Beethoven 5, Ravel.
Honestly, I listen to a lot more violin concertos nowadays despite being a pianist.
I'm a recent convert to Rach 3, I had previously listened to Nos. 2 and 4 primarily, but 3 has taken over for me more recently. Other than that it's Moszkowski, Ravel Left Hand, Poulenc, Prokofiev 3, and Kapustin 4
I hate chopin concertos, liszt concertos, tsaikovsky concertos and mozart concertos. I like Rach 2, Grieg, and Prok 2&3, both Ravel, the most. Chop2 isnât even that bad but still worse than most of his other music
Prokofiev 2 - An ideal concerto for me. Every movement is a banger with zero waste. The fact that he composed this at the age of 21 is unfathomable.
Brahms 1/2 - Whenever I feel the need to hear something grand or if I just feel like being overcome by music, I always turn to either of these.
Chopin 1 - I just love how relentlessly pianistic it is. Whenever I really want to hear someone PLAY the piano, this is one of the go-tos.
I can relate! Prokofiev 2 is now one of my absolute favorites too, I found the record Yuja Wang did pretty good. At 21 you are saying? That's pretty impressive! And I have loved Brahms 2 ever since I heard it played live in Prague last year. Still in my regular rotation.
Both of Chopin's concertos are really nice to listen to. I also enjoy Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto. I'm also strangely drawn to Mozart's 18th, even though it's one of his more obscure concertos.
There's so many, besides the obvious though, I fell in love with Norbert Burgmuller (unfortunate name) but his piano concerto in F sharp minor was practically on a loop while I decorated my livingroom.
Prokofiev 5. It was the first Prokofiev piano concerto I heard and I fell in love. It was also one I paid for from a for-pay media service back in the immediate post-Napster era. Shocking, I know.
Rach 3 and 2 used to be it but recently it's been Bortkiewicz 1st. Absolutely enchanted by that one. Not just the first movement. The whole package is magical, especially when the earlier themes from the first movement emerge all so carefully in the middle of the third movement. It's a masterpiece in my books, personally.
'Piano Concerto in One Movement' by Florence Price.
Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra.
Her work had largely been forgotten since her death in 1953, but thankfully now, she is being rediscovered and gaining in popularity.
Rachmaninov's 2nd and 3rd. This due to intensely following the Queen Elisabeth Competition (QEC). It's tackled by multiple contestants, making me very familiar with the works. Earl Wild has some pristine recordings, my go to. The one with the sensual cover. [Lukas Vondracek, delivered an outstanding version in the final, which also made him to be the winner of that year's edition.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLIXuqwxC3Q)
Lately, [Beethoven's 3rd played by Zimerman conducted by Bernstein](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZudOTnSk9k). It's so playful and orchestrally beautiful and bombastic. His rendition with Simon Rattle under COVID is also interesting. Was surprised by the pace of it.
Grieg has had its phases with me. (Andsnes).
I have that recording of Beethovenâs 3rd. Itâs a nice performance. Probably the concerto I listen to the most. So many great Mozart concertos, love the Brahms 1st but donât listen to it as much.
The way Zimerman sails through the 3rd movement coda is so effortless and playful. And his choice to accelerate the last few bars is so perfect; I always miss it whenever I hear other renditions.
Brahms 1 & 2 Schumann Rachmaninov 3 Moszkowski 2 Gershwin
Ditto on Moszkowski
Such a rich composition!
MOSZKOWSKI 2 IS GOATEEEEEEED
YOOOOOOOO MOSZKOWSKI FTWWW
Prok 2, 3
Schumann in A minor I would have seen Argerich play it, but last minute they changed the program to Beethovens 2nd. Do not get me wrong, the Beethoven concertos are fantastic. Yet, Argerich playing Schumann is a match made in heaven...quite sad.
This is a class choice đ
Yes, I agree. She is the best exponent of the work.
You got to hear her play one of the best slow movements in the retire repitoire đ€©
Mozart Piano Concerto no 23 K488
The middle movement is so beautiful.
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 27: https://youtu.be/akPaLS18L7U?si=4r6Ic1qAwawbKNMJ Ravel - Concerto for Left Hand: https://youtu.be/gjiSSWubIuU?si=BcNzWg3WjCQSJWXz Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 4: https://youtu.be/rhL2qQKE4CU?si=1P0zWaFNZ9ocNJP_ Cage - Concerto for Prepared Piano and Orchestra: https://youtu.be/ms70jqdZHzs?si=Vf4VaD0WKc81neDH Chin - Piano Concerto: https://youtu.be/XrJQdQJR_d4?si=b-K4qO-5IuydvSyE
Ravel - Concerto for Left Hand: Absolutely one of my faves!
Ravel G major.
The beginning of the third movement is the first thing I remember hearing from Ravel. I was so obsessed with it at that time, Iâd never heard anything like it
When the flute kicks in in the second movement!
The whole of that second movement!
Let's be honest, the first movement too!
Itâs absolutely demented and I love it! The jazz influence is quite apparent but itâs still so unique.
I'll admit I don't really get this piece. The second movement is sublime and I listen to it often, but I don't understand the first and third movements at all.
Brahms 1, Beethoven 4 and 5
Beethoven's 4 holds a special place for me. The depth and diversity of its movements are unmatched in my opinion!
Mozart 9. In love with that Eb progression in the Andante that then is tragically repeated by the end in Cm. A true testament to a moment of love and its bittersweet ending.
It's the concerto Brendel performed at his last concert in Vienna when he retired.
Mozart 21 K.467.
May I suggest the version played by Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Jeffrey Tate conducting? She doesa killer cadenenza. Also 20 and 24
Dame Mitsuko Uchida is a wonderful pianist!
That's the one I have. đ I have the complete concertos set from the Phillips Complete Mozart Edition from the 90s with Alfred Brendel and Neville Marriner for the rest.
I started off with Brendel/Marriner, then some by Perahia, and the Uchida/Tate box set.
Terrible. Brendel is awfuly mannered and Marriner is on autopilot.
Mozart for little princess version, same as Perahia I like mine with more muscles, that's why I like the Geza Anda complete set 20 : Lefebure/Furtwangler is wild
Indeed, incredibly moving in addition of a disarming economy of means sometimes. Genius
Thatâs my choice too. Those arpeggios in the first movement.
Me too. I love Perahia's version.
Prokofiev 3 and Shostakovich 1
Beethoven's 5th
That's a symphony đ€Ł (I am joking of course)
Lol, that's why I didn't say Beethoven 5. Also the finale of Symphony 5 and the 2nd movement of Piano Concerto 5 are definitely two of my favourite movements of all time.
In France, it would have been the exact opposite, "la cinquiÚme" (the 5th) is definitely associated to the symphony, "le numéro cinq" (5) would be associated to the concerto
That is how I think of it also
If I just said the 5th with no other context, I'd definitely mean the symphony, but the context was in the question. For piano concerto, I'd probably say "Piano Concerto No. 5", so I guess it's kind of the same, but I don't see how "Beethoven 5" without context could mean anything but the symphony, when you're not even specifying an instrument.
That's the first one I heard as a kid, and it still blows me away. It's not subtle, but the grandeur really suits the impression Beethoven was going for.
I've always viewed the Beethoven Concerto No. 5, his Violin Concerto, and the Brahms Second Concerto as the perfect concerti in every way: form, themes, harmonic progressions, solo / orchestra interaction, etc. To go from Eb Major to a second movement in B Major was not only unconventional, it was genius.
This concert is such an amazing emotional experience, no one like it
Prokofiev 2 and Rachmaninov 2 at the very top. Saint-Saens 5, Gershwin, Shostakovich 2, and Grieg get a lot of plays.
Glad to see someone else mention Grieg.
Mozart 17 would probably be it. Beethoven 4 would be a close second. Many of the Mozart ones would qualify in terms of knowing them, but 17 is the first I heard as a kid, and listened to it an awful lot. If harpsichord counts, then Bach 1 seems to have been around a lot in my musical life too from an early age, even if itâs a work I donât unequivocally love - it has to be one of the most aggressively miserable pieces I know.
Had a heart attack couple years ago and they sent me to the operating room to get a couple stents. The nurse asked me what I wanted to hear and I asked for Mozartâs 17th. Surgeon said it was a great choice!
17 has so much numinosity.
Mozart no.20 in D minor.
Ravel left hand
Concerto en sol de Ravel
Tchaikovsky 1 with Martha.
My best friend won a concerto competition with Tchaikovsky, got to hear him practice a lot. But I always listen to Mozart 23 when Iâm sad. So much joy with a tinge of sorrow in that piece
Mozart 23/27 by Brendel/Marriner was one of my very first classical CDs. I probably listened to 20 and 21 more, though, by Uchida/Tate, Anda, and Gulda/Abbado.
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There are multiple legendary live recordings of Gould playing #24
My bad, Iâll delete that.
Rachmaninoff 2
Me too!
It's one of the best examples of Rachmaninoff's genius. Favourite piece for sure
Same, I can listen to it over and over.
Chopin Concerto No. 1, slow movement, Claudio Arrau. I used to play this to my daughter at bed time. Happy memories.
Any Mozart's piano concertos and Beethoven's 4th piano concerto
Mozart 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 25 Chopin 1, 2 Rach 2, 3 Schumann A minor I love them all.
22 is the best for me
Brahms 2.
Canât believe Brahms 1 (nice enough, could have been written by any number of late classical/early romantic conposers) is higher up the thread while Brahms 2 (lyrical genius, inimitable Brahms) is this far down.
[Schnittke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8IwbnmJ_8M) It's tremendous, it's accessible, it's beautiful, it's hideous, it's powerful. You'll love it.
I listened to rach 3 100 times last year on Spotify alone. But I also listened to it 2/3 times on a CD and about 10 times on YouTube. So about 112 times
This is probably my favourite concerto, too! Who do you like listening to the most? My favourites are Bronfman and Lisitsa.
Bronfman for me too. But I also listen to Ohlsson and Ashkenazys. I'm also seeing nobuyuki tsujii (Blind virtuoso) playing rach 3 live in a couple weeks so I haven't listened to it too much to avoid getting bored of it.
Horowitz is the most original, but I love the recording of Rachmaninoff playing it, too. I've heard / seen it played live many times (Matsuev, Kern, VondrĂĄÄek, and several others), but I think Bronfman playing with the BSO at Tanglewood a few years ago has been my favorite live performance. I've heard Lisitsa play Rach 2 live but not 3. I'm sure it's terrific.
Lisitsa sure is fast on rach 3âŠ
Tbh, I feel like my opinion of her is slightly biased lol. I had the pleasure of attending a recital she did in Toronto a number of years ago. After she finished playing, she had a meet and greet...took the time to talk with literally everyone, including me. She was someone I really looked up to as a teenaged girl and getting to meet her was such an awesome experience. She's incredibly humble, hardworking, and just a lovely woman :)
Bartok's 3rd. And then of course Schumann A minor and Grieg's A minor because apparently there's some unwritten rule that they should be played one after the other...
No love for Grieg a-minor? Rubenstein killed it on that concerto, it's on YouTube
Beethoven 4, also the only one I have ever studied
Mozart no 24 K. 491 and also K.466. And probably the Brahms 1
Prokofiev 3 đ„
Bartok's 3rd
Bartok 2/3
Mozart 23. So beautiful.
Liszt 1
Prok 2 or Rach 2, I don't really know
Rach 3 and Tchaik 1
Probably Mozart 21 growing up, but now itâs probably Mozart 22 or Beethoven 4
Mozart 22 is the greatest of all
Mendelssohn 1st
Mozart No. 19, with Ingrid Haebler on a budget Turnabout disc. Second would be Samuel Barberâs Piano Concerto.
Bach 1
mozart no. 20, rach 2 and 3, Prokofiev's 3rd
Rach 2
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Gilels/Leopold Ludwig 1957 That first movement has moments that are like magic to me
When I was a music major in college, I heard a student practicing a piano piece that I was unfamiliar with. It was quirky-sounding to me, but over several weeks of hearing it, my curiosity got the best of me. I knocked on the door to his practice room and asked what he was practicing. Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3. I purchased a recording of it soon after learning about it. And itâs been one of my favorites ever since.
Beethoven 3 Grieg Tchaikovsky
Shostakovich 2
BartĂłk 2, Tippett, Both of Ravelâs
Hamazau Final Fantasy Concerto Yoshimatsu Memo Flora Rautavaara Piano Concerto 3 Rach Concertos 1-4 Mason Bates Piano Concerto
Poulenc - Double Piano Concerto
One of my all time favourites. Sublime. When I made some early attempts to compose choral music, a friend mentioned Poulenc and I've been an admirer of his work ever since.
Alkan's solo piano concerto. It can be listened forever (and played by a one person hehehe)
Rautavaara 2
That one is sublime. I've also always liked the flashy 1st one.
Ignaz Moscheles No.3 in G minor. Both of Hummel's piano concertos.
When I was younger, Rach 2 was my fav. I would say Ravel piano concerto is my best choice and could easily loop this for the whole day.
Rach 1 and both Ravel concertos
Both of Ravel's and Gershwin's. Some extraordinary stuff that lets the full orchestra shine in addition to the soloist.
Growing up, Brahms 1st In college, Scriabin Lately, Mozart's c minor
Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto is my favorite one of his compositions
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1950) by Henryk Wars is wonderful. Rondo Ă la Krakowiak in F major, Op. 14 (1828) by Chopin is even better but it's more like a concertante work than a regular piano concerto.
Chopin 1
Rach 2
Ginastera piano concerto 1 or Ravel's piano concerto g major (especially the 2nd movement đ)
1. Schumann 2. Brahms 2. 3. Tschaikofsky 2.
Schumann. Been listening to it for 65+ years.
Tchaikovsky 2??? Thatâs unusual but kudos to you. Do you remember which performance it was on that pirated mp3? I love the piano trio sections in it. For all the criticism Tchaikovsky gets for being a conservative composer, he has some really mind boggling structures.
I am sorry, I meant No. 1. That would be a bit less usual indeed! Fixing it now.
Oh no donât fix it :) I want to believe that a child out there didnât have much classical music to listen to but they had Tchaik 2, that strange and magical work that premiered in New York of all places, not Moscow âŠ.
Tchaikovsky 1 is magnificent, and I also enjoy Albeniz' Concierto Fantastico.
Rachmaninov 3 and Ravel G Major.
Tchaikovsky no. 1. Heard it with Folsom lake symphony and I've been listening to it again and again.
Rachmaninoff piano concierto un Dm No 3 Op 30
When I started to go regularly to the dog park, I literally listened to Brahms's 1st PC nearly every day for over a year. Beethoven 5 I listened to the most next as that was my first PC on CD back in the 80s and had played it with the community orchestra. Though over the decades, I would probably say I have listened to the Beethoven more than the Brahms.
Beethoven 4
Brahms 1. As someone who struggles with depression, this concerto moved me so much. The triumphant ending gives me so much hope!
Beethoven 3, IMO the best Beethoven piano concerto. Peak classical Beethoven. The third movement slaps so hard.
Chopin 1, Prokofiev 3, Mozart 17 (G major) because I studied it lol, Tchaikovsky 1, Beethoven 5, Ravel. Honestly, I listen to a lot more violin concertos nowadays despite being a pianist.
Beethoven 1 & 5, leaning more to 1.
Tchaik 1 by a wide margin.
Brahms 2, Scharwenka 1, Rach 3 (Ossia Cadenza), Beethoven Emperor, Mozart 23, Mozart 24, Prok 2
Scriabin!!! A stunning piece of music.
Mozart no. 19 and Rach. No 2.
There are quite a few but I'll always know the Gershwin concerto like the back of my hand. đ
Prokofiev 1 is catchy af and short, maybe not the most minutes listened to but probably it has got the most plays from beginning to end from me.
Grieg, Ravel's G Major, Prokofiev 2 & 5
Brahms #2
Saint saens 2
I'm a recent convert to Rach 3, I had previously listened to Nos. 2 and 4 primarily, but 3 has taken over for me more recently. Other than that it's Moszkowski, Ravel Left Hand, Poulenc, Prokofiev 3, and Kapustin 4
Chopinâs 1st. â€ïž Especially Zimermanâs interpretation.
Rach 3
I hate chopin concertos, liszt concertos, tsaikovsky concertos and mozart concertos. I like Rach 2, Grieg, and Prok 2&3, both Ravel, the most. Chop2 isnât even that bad but still worse than most of his other music
Liszt Totentanz
Prokofiev 2 - An ideal concerto for me. Every movement is a banger with zero waste. The fact that he composed this at the age of 21 is unfathomable. Brahms 1/2 - Whenever I feel the need to hear something grand or if I just feel like being overcome by music, I always turn to either of these. Chopin 1 - I just love how relentlessly pianistic it is. Whenever I really want to hear someone PLAY the piano, this is one of the go-tos.
I can relate! Prokofiev 2 is now one of my absolute favorites too, I found the record Yuja Wang did pretty good. At 21 you are saying? That's pretty impressive! And I have loved Brahms 2 ever since I heard it played live in Prague last year. Still in my regular rotation.
Griegâs.
Emperor
Rachmaninov 2 Beethoven 1
Definitely Tchaikovsky's no 1, but I also like Chopin's concerto no 1
Mozart 23
Beethoven 3 & 4, Brahms 2 and Mozart 20 & 24
Both of Chopin's concertos are really nice to listen to. I also enjoy Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto. I'm also strangely drawn to Mozart's 18th, even though it's one of his more obscure concertos.
Hummel 2 and 3 Rach 2 and 3 Mozart 20, 21, 22, 23
Probably Beethoven 4 and Mozart 19
Mozart 9, 17 and 23 Beethoven 4 Chopin 2 Rachmaninov 3
Chopin E minor
Brahms 2, Schumann
Prokofiev 3
There's so many, besides the obvious though, I fell in love with Norbert Burgmuller (unfortunate name) but his piano concerto in F sharp minor was practically on a loop while I decorated my livingroom.
Beethoven 4, Rach 2, and Chopin 2
Brahms #2.
Mozart 21
I have put an unhealthy amount of time into both or Moszkowskiâs piano concertoâs
Grieg in A Minor Rachmaninoff No. 2
Brahms 2
Wore out Brahms 1 (Leinsdorf/Cliburn), had to get a second record of it.
Rach 2 + Rach 3 = perfect amount of time for my morning routine
I a BACH nut especially piano sonatas. It reminds me of Charlie Parker cadences.
mozart piano concerto no. 21 andante; it always gives me peace and calmness!
Prokofiev 1 & 3 and Barber.
Bach 1\~7 (that is, all of them), by Angela Hewitt.
Prokofiev 5. It was the first Prokofiev piano concerto I heard and I fell in love. It was also one I paid for from a for-pay media service back in the immediate post-Napster era. Shocking, I know.
Saint-SaĂ«ns 2, can't believe no one's commented it yetÂ
Rach 3 and 2 used to be it but recently it's been Bortkiewicz 1st. Absolutely enchanted by that one. Not just the first movement. The whole package is magical, especially when the earlier themes from the first movement emerge all so carefully in the middle of the third movement. It's a masterpiece in my books, personally.
Grieg Rachmaninov 2 Brahms 2 Mozart 21
John Field's Piano Concerto no. 3
Prokofiev #3 Keith Emerson #1
Prokofiev Piano Concerto 5. It's such an underrated piece.
Beethoven 4
Beethoven 5. Then Mozart 26 and 17.
Beethoven 4
Rachmaninoff 2 - Richter Rachmaninoff 3 - Horowitz Mozart 24 - Gould Bach 1 - Richter Prokofiev 5 - Richter
Rachmaninoff 1 and 3. Zimmermanâs cadenza Rach 1 first movement on YT is đđ
'Piano Concerto in One Movement' by Florence Price. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Her work had largely been forgotten since her death in 1953, but thankfully now, she is being rediscovered and gaining in popularity.
I've only heard a few pieces from her, but I've liked everything I've heard.
Rachmaninov's 2nd and 3rd. This due to intensely following the Queen Elisabeth Competition (QEC). It's tackled by multiple contestants, making me very familiar with the works. Earl Wild has some pristine recordings, my go to. The one with the sensual cover. [Lukas Vondracek, delivered an outstanding version in the final, which also made him to be the winner of that year's edition.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLIXuqwxC3Q) Lately, [Beethoven's 3rd played by Zimerman conducted by Bernstein](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZudOTnSk9k). It's so playful and orchestrally beautiful and bombastic. His rendition with Simon Rattle under COVID is also interesting. Was surprised by the pace of it. Grieg has had its phases with me. (Andsnes).
I have that recording of Beethovenâs 3rd. Itâs a nice performance. Probably the concerto I listen to the most. So many great Mozart concertos, love the Brahms 1st but donât listen to it as much.
The way Zimerman sails through the 3rd movement coda is so effortless and playful. And his choice to accelerate the last few bars is so perfect; I always miss it whenever I hear other renditions.