How about Danzon no.2 by Arturo Márquez, very famous in Latin America, but elsewhere?

Here's the work as performed by the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQjSReN3AU

Not that I LOVE it, but I'm really enjoying Maskats' Concerto Grosso.

Borodin's first SQ
Tchaikovsky Grand piano sonata
Dvorak's string sextet
Raff's string octet
Saint-Saëns first violin sonata
" " " " Suite Algerienne
Enescu's first violin sonata
Franck's SQ
Taktakishvili's first violin concerto
Rakov first violin concerto
Miaskovsky violin concerto
Medtner Epic violin sonata
Kodaly's solo cello sonata
Khatchaturian piano sonata
Suk's piano pieces op.17 violin and piano
" First SQ
Prokofieff's SQs.
Edouard Franck sring sextet
Lekeu violin sonata and SQ
Cherubini's the 6 SQs.
Chopin's piano trio
Rachmaninoff's cello sonata
Fridays for SQ
B-La-F SQ
Birthdays SQ
Rimsky Korsakoff's piano trio
I can go on to 100...

More than the second?

The F minor v.c.

I think, for oisfetz, the question should actually be "Which piece that you love IS famous?"

Well,my dear; I collect "rarities" on chamber instrumentals and string with orch. I could
name much more rare pieces if I want to. But I don't.

Taktakishvili? Is that a real name?

Yes, from Georgia (Russia), like papa Joseph.

Hey! Excuse me, but Georgia and Russia real aren't the same.

I know, but I've said Russia for the americans that ignore geography,
and can think this Georgia is their's

Sorry for resurrecting such an old thread, but I found it interesting.

I don't possess nearly the library of some who have posted, but I'll add my contribution nonetheless.



Uuno Klami - Kalevala Suite. There seems to be a debt to Stravinsky in the rhythms here; I detect a bit of Rite of Spring and Firebird in it, but it is no more an imitation than is Prokofiev's better-known Scythian Suite. The recording I have is coupled with Sea Pictures, performed by Leif Segerstam and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra on Finlandia. (Now discontinued - Naxos release linked, as I could not find the Finlandia offered for sale, and I'm not parting with mine! )

Arnold Schoenberg - A Survivor from Warsaw. The twelve-tone orchestral accompaniment fraught with dissonance is the perfect complement to the spoken-word dialog of a (fictional) holocaust survivor. The choral segment at the end is particularly powerful. The disc also includes some orchestral works by Webern, perfomed by Claudio Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic on DG.

Alfred Schnittke - String Quartet #2. This was inspired by the death of Ukrainian film director Larissa Shepitko. If there is an heir to Shostakovich, this is it. This piece was included on a CD with Shostakovich's String Quartet #8 (my reason for buying) and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet #1, and quickly became my favorite piece on the disc. The recording I have is the Duke Quartet on Collins Classics.

Incidentally, it is because of the Schnittke piece that I was exposed to Shepitko's films Wings and The Ascent, which I'd also recommend.



Note: the images are linked to sites where these can be purchased, if anyone is interested.

There are so many under-rated classical pieces out there I don't know where to begin.

Right off the top of my mind, would be Shostakovich's magnificent symphonic trio: 10, 11, 12 (not to undermine the greatness of his earlier ones, such as 5 and 7--which are also good, but over-performed a bit).

Also, Malcolm Arnold's symphonies. Anyone heard any of them?

The one that comes immediately to mind is Milhaud's Chansons de Ronsard. A really engaging and inventive set of light songs for high soprano and orchestra.

Yes - I have all of them in a box set from Naxos.