tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post7001550439912909145..comments2024-03-29T07:38:17.008-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Violin ConcertosBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-65811956820649086052011-11-29T07:08:04.840-06:002011-11-29T07:08:04.840-06:00Despite the wonderful ones by Mozart, I've nev...Despite the wonderful ones by Mozart, I've never been quite as fond of the piano concerto as the violin concerto. With one exception: the extraordinary 4th concerto by Beethoven.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip! Perhaps there is a good post to be written about the Tchaikovsky first piano concerto.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-51204709656981556622011-11-28T20:14:47.543-06:002011-11-28T20:14:47.543-06:00To connect this topic to the previous one, I'd...To connect this topic to the previous one, I'd like to see a post featuring the most miscast instruments in the history of music.<br /><br />My candidate: the piano in Tchaikovsky's concerto no1. Boy, is that piano trying so much to sound like a whole symphony orchestra all by itself, and does it fail so miserably? The worst part is when the piano tries to accompany the orchestra! What was Pyotr Ilich thinking? Naturally one of his most famous pieces is also one of his worst...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com