In Reply to: "Sibelius was a great composer" posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 17, 2012 at 11:35:04:
Yeah, I have never really found much value in the Chopin concertos, although I love his music. I agree that the Rach 3 is ahead of the Tchaikovsky 1 as far as orchestral interest. There are concertos I really like - I am actually a fan of the Grieg and the Liszt 1, believe it or not, and of course Beethoven and Brahms.....and I think there is more orchestral interest in even Mozart...but still, if I want to listen to Beethoven or Brahms piano music I am much more likely to listen to solo piano.
Violin concertos strike me as rising much more naturally from the orchestral fabric. Having said that, the perfect concerto is "Harold in Italy"........
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- piano concertos - TGR 21:15:03 06/17/12 (3)
- BTW, what did you think of the encore (Art Tatum's arrangement of Tea for Two)? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:33:59 06/19/12 (2)
- Well..... - TGR 17:34:40 06/19/12 (1)
- RE: Well..... - Analog Scott 20:18:09 06/19/12 (0)