Thread: Favourite Piano Concertos

Larsson, piano concertino. Janacek concertino. Honegger concertino.

1. Ravel in G

These days probably Bartok's 2nd.

1 Rahmaninov piano concerto 2 (second movement the best)
2 Beethoven piano concerto 4 and 5
3 Mozart piano concerto 20, 21 and 27
4 Tchaikovsky piano concerto
5 Grieg piano concerto

I've got a soft spot for Shostakovich's second PC. It's nice to think that he was cheerful at least once.

Scriabin PC third movement is WONDERFUL as well, especially the last minutes are very uplifting.

The Rachmaninoff concertos will always hold a special place in my heart. Not just the 2nd and 3rd, but also the infuriatingly seldom performed 1st and 4th concertos. Plus the Paganini Rhapsody of course!

In general, I tend to like most of the piano concertos in the standard repertoire. The concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Prokofiev are some of my all-time favorites. It's a huge pity that Shosty didn't write more concertos for piano...

Ravel's concerto in G
Saint-Seans 2nd & 5th
Rachmaninoff's 2nd & 3rd
Mozart's 20th
Shostakovich's 1st
Brahms' 2nd
Scriabin's concerto

No particular order.