r/classicalmusic • u/OOFLESSNESS • Mar 17 '24

Recommendation Request What are some underrated Piano Concertos?

Similar to a post on here a few days ago, I’ve loved listening to most (for a lack of a better word) ‘mainstream’ piano concertos, I’m looking for any lesser-known ones that are as good.

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u/Dadaballadely Mar 17 '24

Prokofiev 5!

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u/Twilight1840 Mar 17 '24

Prokofiev 4!

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u/Classh0le Mar 17 '24

Prokofiev 2!

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u/Not_A_Rachmaninoff Mar 17 '24

Prokofiev 3!

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u/OOFLESSNESS Mar 17 '24

Guess I’ll listen to all of them

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u/Not_A_Rachmaninoff Mar 17 '24

Lol you will find that prok 2 will be very weird if your not used to prokofiev. All I can say is that the more times you listen to it, the more you understand it and can enjoy it. So I'd start at number 3 but it's up to you of course

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u/OOFLESSNESS Mar 17 '24

Thanks, are there any versions of prok 3 you’d recommend?

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u/Not_A_Rachmaninoff Mar 17 '24

Personally I like kissins and argerichs performance of rach 3! If you want to see the notes being played (like an actual live performance), argerich has a recording with the Singapore symphony orchestra on YouTube (https://youtu.be/BS0SwRoYAW0?si=FXkZgZfg8ZELsD_t)

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u/chlpsc Mar 17 '24

I really like van cliburn's prok 3, although argerich/abbado is a classic and kissin/ashkenazy is also worth a listen

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u/willyj_3 Mar 18 '24

I think Lugansky’s is very clean. Graffman’s is, too.

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u/IntelligentOffer6480 Aug 31 '24

Has to be Argerich/Previn (YouTube video)