Old warhorses you're still glad to hear clip-clopping by

[EdgeleyRob]

The Grieg piano and Mendelssohn violin concertos never lose their magic for me.

[Nick Armstrong]

The Grieg piano and Mendelssohn violin concertos never lose their magic for me.

Not sure "warhorse" is the right word but I took Felix's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' pieces off the shelf today - talk about 'evergreen'... I don't think I'll ever get tired of the 'Nocturne'

[JFLL]

Not sure "warhorse" is the right word but I took Felix's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' pieces off the shelf today - talk about 'evergreen'... I don't think I'll ever get tired of the 'Nocturne'

I’m not sure why, but I always think of romantic piano concertos as archetypal ‘warhorses’, rather than, say, any overexposed piece like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, which is surely too dainty to be a warhorse. The classic for me is Tchaikovsky PC 1 – the opening suggesting someone trying with difficulty to control a huge steed in the thick of battle (rather like the one poor old Richard III had to do without).

[salymap]

I nearly always enjoy Overtures. Perhaps it's my elderly attention span, but the Berlioz overtures, well played, are always welcome here. If warhorses, they are pedigree horses. The same with Zampa, Light Cavalry, etc.