Your ten favourite Violin Concertos

[Beef Oven!]

I had you down as a pepperoni man ......... or goats cheese, walnut & spinach

Margherita & rochetta

[teamsaint]

Margherita & rochetta

You have twins?
Lovely names .

[Beef Oven!]

Am I the only one to have the Rubbra in their top ten?

[EdgeleyRob]

Am I the only one to have the Rubbra in their top ten?

Post #15 Beefy,I'm surprised I am the only one with RVW in their top ten.

[Beef Oven!]

Post #15 Beefy,I'm surprised I am the only one with RVW in their top ten.

Apologies Rob, I missed your list!

Maybe I need to think about swapping out one of my selections for The Lark Ascending (no strict rules about what constitutes a concerto, I hope!).

[ahinton]

I think nobody has mentioned the Four Seasons. And I think these might be four of my top ten.

Not mine. At all. I duly respect them but do not love them one bit.

[antongould]

I can't help feeling sorry for anton if he is going to sort this out.

Can't you find a deputy anton, if you are busy?

Not busy just waiting for the very interesting and instructive dust to settle.......

[teamsaint]

Not busy just waiting for the very interesting and instructive dust to settle.......

If you need some tunes to help the task along,AG, may i suggest "Dust" by Elvis Costello. Maybe some Dusty Springfield.

Cant go wrong with those two !

[salymap]

Is anyone else having trouble with the message boards.

Windows say there is an update going on but others seem to be posting.

I csn onlyaccess 7 posts on this thread, then it stops with no forward posts listed.

Help would be welcome. I'm with BT yahoo who seem to be tinkering with everything.

[ahinton]

Is anyone else having trouble with the message boards.

Windows say there is an update going on but others seem to be posting.

I csn onlyaccess 7 posts on this thread, then it stops with no forward posts listed.

Help would be welcome. I'm with BT yahoo who seem to be tinkering with everything.

Then perhaps you should try to approach them (although I cannot imagine that being anything other than onerous, so I wish you luck with that!); I've not encountered any such problems here myself.

[salymap]

All very Alice in Wonderland today. 'They' picked out seven posts for me to read and no forward posts as stated earlier. This on all threads and with Windows Internet stating that there were problems.

Thanks AHinton, fingers crossed and all that

[Dave2002]

I think nobody has mentioned the Four Seasons. And I think these might be four of my top ten.

See msg 12. There are many baroque concerti - and of course some of them are perhaps concerti grossi. Many of them are lovely and worth hearing.

Vivaldi wrote other sets besides the 4 Seasons.

[Stanfordian]

I think most people go through different stages with Tchaikovsky.

Years ago I told a reli that he would get tired of him. Now I am back with him, realising that he is far greater composer than I thought and far more varied.

Cousin often reminds me of my remark - it's a stage people go through with Tchaik.

Hiya salymap,

I think that the Tchaikovsky violin concerto is currently out of fashion with many performers. I attend a large number of concerts and I cannot remember the last time I saw it in a concert programme. The violinist formally known as the 'Ice Maiden' told me that she no longer played it. Maybe the Russian virtuoso is fed up of playing it now that she can do what she pleases.

[Barbirollians]

Still looking pretty popular here Stanfordian - indeed Batiashvili and Harding sounds like a good combination

http://www.bachtrack.com/find-a-concert/what/work=7091-violin-concerto-in-d-major--op-35

Mutter and Perlman still playing it too according to that list .

It seems to be a long time since Perlman was seen on these shores .

[pastoralguy]

It seems to be a long time since Perlman was seen on these shores .

I think Perlman has pretty much retired now. He was a very talented businessman as well as being, arguably, the worlds finest violinist so no doubt he has lost the urge to live out of a suitcase. I was lucky enough to hear him AND Zuckerman play the Mozart Sinonia Concertante in Washington 5 years ago. A wonderful occasion.

Having said that, I heard Zuckerman a week ago playing in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival. Probably the most gorgeous sound I've ever heard emit from a violin.