Concerto addendum

[vaneramos]

The problem with concerti is they're often short enough to slip into orchestral collections, easily missed in a cursory glance over my CD collection. Driving downtown this afternoon I heard a clarinet concerto on CBC. It was unfamiliar, but I immediately thought, "Uh-oh, I left out a couple important woodwind concertos." The first of these ranks very high on my list, so I'll insert it, and push the rest back.

• 3. Vaughan Williams: Concerto in A Minor for Oboe and Strings
  All air and light, this is one of the composer's masterpieces and one of my favourite 20th Century compositions. My recording: Maurice Bourgue, English String Orchestra, William Boughton.


• 17. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major
  After Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, this is my favourite composition for an instrument I played as a child. My recording: Hans Deinzer, Collegium Aureum, Franzjosef Maier.

That makes an awkward number for a list, and I can't imagine cutting anything, so I'll round it off to 20 by including the three concerti I had the hardest time culling. Not much explanation is required here:

• 18. Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 5


• 19. Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 4
  
• 20. Brahms: Violin Concerto
  

Comments

[halation.livejournal.com]

i played the vaughan williams oboe concerto when i was 14. i loved it so so so so much. i have a recording of me playing it somewhere. if i ever find it, maybe i can send you a copy. :-)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's amazing. It is a demanding piece. I would love to hear that recording.

[halation.livejournal.com]

ps have you ever heard strauss' oboe concerto?/

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I can't say for sure, but I probably would like it because I'm fond of Strauss' music.

[halation.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh
you've got to hear it ASAP
try to get the recording of ray still playing it, it's out of print though
maybe you can find it used online
it's really amazing.
ethereal.
dreamlike.
nectar.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Oh thank you. I was able to listen to samples of all three movements on Amazon. I'll be adding it to my wish list. We have a good classical/jazz CD store here. If I am careful, I might have a little spending money in a couple weeks.