Piano Concerto reviews from Reddit
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We analyzed 125 Reddit reviews across 2 subreddits and 18 posts to rank the best Piano Concerto brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/classicalmusic, r/piano. Top-rated brands include Mozart (4.8/5), Beethoven (4.7/5), Brahms (4.8/5).
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#1
Mozart
4.8
(6)
"K467 Mozart and sounds great"
"Mozart piano concerto 20…a masterpiece."
"I’d say Mozart 20"
"Mozart’s No. 20 in D minor I think is his best."
"I'd say Mozart 19."
"Mozart's 11, 12 and 13 are pretty easy on the orchestra."
#2
Beethoven
4.7
(6)
"Try Beethoven 3. It is right at the crossover between early classical..."
"4 Beethoven 4."
"3 Beethoven 5."
"Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto is my favorite, though I love all of Beethoven's."
"Beethoven's first piano concerto is very approachable, but also still very classical."
"Beethoven 1 mov 1. Shouldn’t be too hard and fun to play!"
#3
Brahms
4.8
(4)
"Brahms 2."
"I'd agree with you on Brahms 2."
"The Brahms 1, Rach 3, and Bartok 1 are all favorites of mine."
"The two Brahms are both great, although they are very different from each other..."
#4
Hummel
4.5
(4)
"Hummel No. 3 is much underrated. Also check out the Field Piano Concertos..."
"Recently I've been addicted to Hummel's Piano Concerto No.2 in A minor."
"Hummel No. 3 is much underrated"
"Hummel No. 3 is much underrated."
#5
Robert Schumann
4.3
(4)
"The Schumann concerto is splendid."
"Try the Schumann concerto or Mozart's"
"Schumann also wrote a piano concerto that's pretty good."
"Schumann's piano concerto"
#6
Saint-Saëns
5.0
(3)
"Saint saens pc 2; Grieg pc"
"Saint Saens PC 2"
"2 Saint Saens 2."
#7
Mendelssohn
5.0
(3)
"For 10-20 though, I’d most likely go with Mendelssohn 1 or Ravel LH."
"Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 would be a great option."
"I love the Mendelssohn piano concerto 1."
#8
Rachmaninoff
5.0
(3)
"I’d say it’s definitely worth diving into some rachmaninoff - he has some incredible pieces"
"Rach 3 is my favourite of the famous ones."
"The Brahms 1, Rach 3, and Bartok 1 are all favorites of mine."
#9
Chopin
4.3
(3)
"You can always try one of the Chopin warhorses… ballades, scherzos, barcarolle, fantasy in f minor, sonatas, etc."
"Chopin's two concertos might fit the bill."
"What about Chopin ballade? Or Scriabin sonata no2?"
#10
Sergei Rachmaninoff
5.0
(2)
"Well Rachmaninoff's 3rd Concerto 1st. Mov is thrilling"
"Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto"
#11
Grieg
5.0
(2)
"Grieg is probably a safe bet, but keep in mind that it’s possible a number of your other competitors will also be performing that too."
"1 Grieg in A Minor."
#12
Medtner
5.0
(2)
"Medtner medtner medtner"
"Medtner 2"
#13
Field
5.0
(2)
"The seven piano concertos of John Field."
"Also check out the Field Piano Concertos"
#14
Krystian Zimerman
5.0
(2)
"I would definitely recommend Zimmerman and Rubenstein for Brahms 2."
"Brahms 2nd piano concerto, particularly the recording by Krystian Zimerman and Leonard Bernstein."
#15
Lazar Berman
5.0
(2)
"I like Lazar Berman/Leinsdorf (also the conductor for the Richter recording)."
"I'd also keep an eye out for Garrick Ohlsson's and Lazar Berman's."
#16
Ravel
5.0
(2)
"I very much like Ravel’s concerto in G Major."
"The Ravel concerto in G major is also quite beautiful."
#17
Bartók
5.0
(2)
"Bela Bartok 2."
"The Brahms 1, Rach 3, and Bartok 1 are all favorites of mine."
#18
Gilels
4.5
(2)
"Gilels/Jochum and the BPO is in my opinion the greatest concerto recording ever."
"Gilels/Jochum, or Fleisher/Szell for classic recordings."
#19
Edvard Grieg
4.5
(2)
"Missing Grieg; the middle movement matches the sentiment of the examples you've listed."
"Grieg's piano concerto"
#20
Kabalevsky
4.5
(2)
"It's definitely under 20 minutes, and quite manageable to play as kabalevsky wrote it for the russian youth (aka the upcoming pianists). In my opinion, it is very fun to play..."
"Give Dmitry Kabalevsky's third concerto a gander -- it's on the easier end for the genre, and quite a lovely work, to boot."
#21
Shostakovich
4.5
(2)
"Shostakovich 2 is very good."
"Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2"
#22
Haydn
4.5
(2)
"I always recommend Haydn's D major hob 11. It's the easiest, most often gigged concerto."
"Haydn D major."
#23
Zimmerman
4.5
(2)
"I’m particularly fond of the Zimmerman / Bernstein Brahms 1 and 2."
"I enjoy Zimmerman/Rattle/Berliner (DG) and Freire/Chilly/Gewandhaus (Decca)."
#24
Vladimir Ashkenazy
5.0
(1)
"You generally can't go wrong with Ashkenazy's Rachmaninoff concertos."
#25
Garrick Ohlsson
5.0
(1)
"I'd also keep an eye out for Garrick Ohlsson's and Lazar Berman's."
#26
Vladimir Horowitz
5.0
(1)
"Horowitz, of course, is definitive, although he does use the shorter cadenza."
#27
Arcadi Volodos
5.0
(1)
"My absolute favorite is the Volodos/Levine/Berlin recording of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3."
#28
Evgeny Kissin
5.0
(1)
"Prokofiev 2nd Piano Concerto by Evgeny Kissin"
#29
Nikolai Medtner
5.0
(1)
"I'm surprised no one has recommended the Medtner concertos either"
#30
Béla Bartók
5.0
(1)
"Def listen to Bartok's 3 concertos if you haven't"
#31
Moritz Moszkowski
5.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Moritz Moszkowskis Piano Concerto in E major"
#32
Witold Maliszewski
5.0
(1)
"Witold Maliszewski - Piano Concerto in B flat minor"
#33
Maurice Ravel
5.0
(1)
"You should listen to Ravel's piano concerto for the left hand - amazing."
#34
Nikolai Kapustin
5.0
(1)
"Can't believe Kapustin hasn't been mentioned yet! Start with No. 2."
#35
William Bolcom
5.0
(1)
"William Bolcom’s new Piano Concerto No. 2. It’s on YouTube performed by Igor Levit"
#36
Vakhtang Taktakishvili
5.0
(1)
"Taktakishvili has some amazing concertos especially his 2nd"
#37
Johannes Brahms
5.0
(1)
"Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15"
#38
Doreen Carwithen
5.0
(1)
"Doreen Carwithen piano concerto is amazing!!"
#39
Reynaldo Hahn
5.0
(1)
"The piano concerto by Reynaldo Hahn is excellent."
#40
Samuel Barber
5.0
(1)
"Barber. I absolutely love it."
#41
Adolf Henselt
5.0
(1)
"You would absolutely love adolf henselts piano concerto. It's his only one."
#42
Nikolai Dobrovolsky
5.0
(1)
"Dobrowen's concerto is an unknown masterpiece"
#43
Ronald Brautigam
5.0
(1)
"I recommend the recording by Ronald Brautigam with Michael Willens and the Kölner Akademie."
#44
Olli Mustonen
5.0
(1)
"I love the recording by Olli Mustonen with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Gorgeous sound"
#45
Claude Debussy
5.0
(1)
"Debussy's fantasy for piano and orchestra"
#46
Malcolm Bilson
5.0
(1)
"It's my absolute favourite of his piano concertos! recommended listening: Malcolm Bilson with English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner"
#47
Fikret Amirov
5.0
(1)
"Amirov's concerto on arabian themes"
#48
Curzon
5.0
(1)
"I’d go with Curzon/Szell on Decca for the 1st."
#49
Hummel, Kalkbrenner, Ries, Herz, Field
5.0
(1)
"If you like them, also check out piano concerti by Hummel, Kalkbrenner, Ries, Herz, and Field."
#50
Richter
5.0
(1)
"Richter's 1960 performance of No. 2 with Chicago is a landmark."
#51
Stephen Hough
5.0
(1)
"For a technically brilliant and insightful interpretation, check out Stephen Hough’s recording of the two concerti."
#52
Barry Douglas
5.0
(1)
"I’m convinced this is THE definitive interpretation and recording."
#53
Bartok
5.0
(1)
"Bartok 2 or 3."
#54
Rimsky-Korsakov
5.0
(1)
"Rimsky-Korsakov's is under-played, but absolutely fantastic."
#55
Prokofiev
5.0
(1)
"My favorites are Prokofiev 2 & 3 and Mozart 24"
#56
Liszt
5.0
(1)
"Don't forget about the Liszt concertos!"
#57
Otar Taktakishvili
5.0
(1)
"Otar taktakishvili piano concerto 1"
#58
Anna Fedotova
4.0
(1)
"Anna Fedovora has good interpretations of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff."
#59
Valentina Lisitsa
4.0
(1)
"For the Rachmaninoff's you should check out Valentina Lisitsa (just my favourite)"
#60
Olga Kern
4.0
(1)
"Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 - Olga Kern"
#61
Dmitry Kabalevsky
4.0
(1)
"Kabalevsky's 1st and 2nd. It's like a pleasant, more miniature mixture of Rachmaninoff's and Prokofiev's concertos."
#62
Dmitri Shostakovich
4.0
(1)
"Shostakovich 1 and 2"
#63
Magnus Lindberg
4.0
(1)
"You might like Lindberg's concertos and Dieter Ammann's Gran Toccata"
#64
Leroy Anderson
4.0
(1)
"Check out Leroy Anderson’s piano concerto in C. It’s a charming and infectious work"
#65
Ottorino Respighi
4.0
(1)
"Respighi’s Piano concerto in A!"
#66
Charles Koechlin
4.0
(1)
"Try this by Charles Koechlin. Not actually a piano concerto but gorgeous nevertheless."
#67
Anatoly Alexandrov
4.0
(1)
"Anatoly Alexandrovs piano concerto"
#68
Viktor Kosenko
4.0
(1)
"The piano concerto by Viktor Kosenko is quite a remarkable work as well"
#69
György Ligeti
4.0
(1)
"Ligeti, Lutoslawski, Barber, Poulenc, and Schoenberg each have one piano concerto"
#70
Alexander Scriabin
4.0
(1)
"Scriabin's piano concerto"
#71
Gieseking/Karajan, Haskil/Markevitch, Fischer/Kurtz
4.0
(1)
"Gieseking/Karajan Haskil/Markevitch Fischer/Kurtz Modern recordings are too clean for my taste."
#72
Murray Perahia
4.0
(1)
"As for the Mozart, try Perahia."
#73
Mitsuko Uchida
4.0
(1)
"I enjoy Mitsuko Uchiha playing Mozart"
#74
Takashi Yoshimatsu
4.0
(1)
"Yoshimatsu's Memo Flora concerto is quite a delight."
#75
Various Artists
4.0
(1)
"Kapustin's 4th Piano Concerto, Barber Piano Concerto, Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto, Rautavaara's 3rd Piano Concerto, Medtner Piano Concerto No. 1"
#76
Mehta
4.0
(1)
"I always liked the Mehta/Ashkenazy with the London Symphony (since it was the first I heard many years ago)"
#77
George Szell
4.0
(1)
"The ones conducted by George Szell in Cleveland are excellent also, one with Rudolf Serkin and one with Leon Fleischer"
#78
Serkin
4.0
(1)
"Definitely Serkin/Szell. It's less flashy than some of the other versions but somehow deeper in my opinion."
#79
Fleisher
4.0
(1)
"My 3 favourites are Fleisher/Szell, Curzon/Szell and Serkin/Szell."
#80
Zimerman
4.0
(1)
"Zimerman/Rattle."
#81
William Kapell
4.0
(1)
"The fieriest recording I know is a live record by William Kapell and Mitropoulos from the 50s."
#82
Berman
4.0
(1)
"Berman/Leinsdorf (and Richter/Leinsdorf #2) are my two go-to's too!"
#83
Helene Grimaud
4.0
(1)
"I also enjoy Helene Grimaud's recording of both concertos."
#84
Gould
3.0
(1)
"I like the Gould/Berstein recording but thats not for everybody."
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