What are your favorite violin concertos?

What are your favorite violin concertos?

My favorite 5

Bartok's 2nd- Beautiful lyricism and incredible orchestration, typical of Bartok's pieces.

Shostakovich's 1st- Again, great orchestration, but in Shostakovich's language and with his trademarks.

Stravinsky's- The two arias are very expressive, and the violin is often working with the orchestra

Berg's- A very powerful piece, combining a tone row with elements of tonality.

Prokofiev's 1st- Expressive in the first movement, rhythmic and light in the second, and mischevious in the third

Mendelssohn

Shostakovich 1

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What are your favorite violin concertos?

My favorite 5

Bartok's 2nd- Beautiful lyricism and incredible orchestration, typical of Bartok's pieces.

Shostakovich's 1st- Again, great orchestration, but in Shostakovich's language and with his trademarks.

Stravinsky's- The two arias are very expressive, and the violin is often working with the orchestra

Berg's- A very powerful piece, combining a tone row with elements of tonality.

Prokofiev's 1st- Expressive in the first movement, rhythmic and light in the second, and mischevious in the third

damn you pretty much named all mine...scary...except Stravinsky, I do have Stern's recording but I haven't gotten around to listening to much...in regards to Prokofiev wouldn't you say the 2nd movement is mischievous? He intentionally switched the typical roles of the 2nd and 3rd...I'll also add Mendelssohn, Barber, and Korngold...I've been getting into Bartok 1 and Szymanowski's as of late

damn you pretty much named all mine...scary...except Stravinsky, I do have Stern's recording but I haven't gotten around to listening to much...in regards to Prokofiev wouldn't you say the 2nd movement is mischievous? He intentionally switched the typical roles of the 2nd and 3rd...I'll also add Mendelssohn, Barber, and Korngold...I've been getting into Bartok 1 and Szymanowski's as of late

The one by Szymanowski is really nice. I was at a live performance of it, good piece. I haven't heard much of Barber's except for little bits of it.

i love szymanowskis, voce!

But my fav's are Bruch's in G minor, and Tchaikovsky's in whatever key that is in. I LOVE THEM.

Mainly because I havent heard many violin concertos (being a pianist more interested in his own genre), and also, I do love atonality and works of stravinsky/bartok etc. but I can listen to the two choices i made ALL DAY. I love them.

i love szymanowskis, voce!

But my fav's are Bruch's in G minor, and Tchaikovsky's in whatever key that is in. I LOVE THEM.

Mainly because I havent heard many violin concertos (being a pianist more interested in his own genre), and also, I do love atonality and works of stravinsky/bartok etc. but I can listen to the two choices i made ALL DAY. I love them.

The one by Tchaikovsky is in D. I love the canzonetta movement, lol

szymanowski wrote two in case you guys weren't aware...which are you referring to then?

szymanowski wrote two in case you guys weren't aware...which are you referring to then?

I'm talking about the first one.

im talking about the first one too :) (syzmanowksi)...and thanks for letting me know tchaikovsky's was in D...i thought it was either D or B flat major.

I'll be the first to say Sibelius' is my favorite. Why? It's just so mind-blowingly awesome, that's why!

I'll second Shostakovich's Op. 77.

Beethoven, Sibelius, Glazunov, Khachaturian.

I also like the Barber and frankly am a little sick of the Mendelssohn and the Bruch.

I love the Berg concerto and Ligeti's incredible violin concerto is another favorite of mine. Elliott Carter has also written a very fine violin concerto, which deserves to be played more often.

Mendelssohn Op. 64 in E minor

Bach BWV 1041 in A minor

Bach BWV 1042 in E Major

Vanhal's in B-flat Major

Beethoven's in D Major

Sinding's 1st in A Major

and as cliche as it is Mozart's 3rd in G Major

I love the Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and I absolutely LOVE the Britten Violin Concerto. In fact, I'm seeing it performed live with the symphony in a couple of days. w00t!

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Sibelius

Berg

Barber

Lendvay Kamill