What's your favourite non-brass solo?

[Andy_Euph]

There are loads and loads of excellent solo's in the orchestral world but funnily my favourite solo isn't a Rachmaninov Piano concerto or Mozart Horn concerto, its the Concertino for Flute by Cecil Chaminade, heard it played when I was in the county youth band and thought it was brilliant....just a same it wouldn't suit the euphonium.

Anyway whats your fave?

 

[mikelyons]

What's this Andy, some pre-course research?

My all time fave solo is the Elgar Cello Concerto, even though the cello is not my top fav instrument.

 

[groovy]

Haven't heard many.....but Weger's Andante and Rondo Ungarese for bassoon is fabby-dabby.

 

[Andy_Euph]

There are loads and loads of excellent solo's in the orchestral world but funnily my favourite solo isn't a Rachmaninov Piano concerto or Mozart Horn concerto, its the Concertino for Flute by Cecile Chaminade, heard it played when I was in the county youth band and thought it was brilliant....just a same it wouldn't suit the euphonium.

Anyway whats your fave?

Whoops had to edit that, don't think Ms Chaminade had a sex change :twisted:

 

[bigcol]

Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Some magic moments in that, and leaves the pianist's right hand free for a pint during performance.

 

[Okiedokie of Oz]

I don't mind a bit of Vivaldi (sounds great on any instrument too :wink: )

But my all-time favourite non-brass solo would have to be Meditation...I think iit's by Metalinet?? I dunno it sounds something like that, but I have 15 billion thoughts going through my head as I think about it!

The Chaminade is pretty, played in the accompanying orchestra in Hong Kong a few years back. Gave me an edge over the flute players when I went to uni and knew the solo part better than they did!!

 

[carlwoodman]

Elgar's Violin Concerto for me, no question.

 

[2nd man down]

The Adagio from Bruchs Violin Concerto is one beautiful piece of music!

 

[lynchie]

That sabre dance thingummy....

 

[PeterBale]

I must admit to a bit of a bias towards the saxophone, and Milhaud's "Scaramouche" and the Ibert "Concertino" are both first class, but I think my favourite concertante work would have to be Malcom Arnold's "Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands)", full of his characteristic wit but with a very poignant middle movement. Also love the Schumann "Konzertstuck" for four horns :wink:

 

[Griffin]

John Perkin's Ashokhan Farewell is just fantastic. would make a beautiful brass piece.

 

[Dave Payn]

I don't mind a bit of Vivaldi (sounds great on any instrument too :wink: )

But my all-time favourite non-brass solo would have to be Meditation...I think iit's by Metalinet?? I dunno it sounds something like that, but I have 15 billion thoughts going through my head as I think about it!

The Chaminade is pretty, played in the accompanying orchestra in Hong Kong a few years back. Gave me an edge over the flute players when I went to uni and knew the solo part better than they did!!

Massenet, I guess! ;-)

For me, it would have to be the Dvorak Cello Concerto.

 

[BoBo]

Does Mozart Horn Concerto played on a hosepipe count as non brass :?:

 

[Dave Payn]

Does Mozart Horn Concerto played on a hosepipe count as non brass :?:

Not unless you've come across a brass hosepipe.... ;-)

 

[mikelyons]

But it is played with a brass mouthpiece - usually trumpet, I think!

 

[Dave Payn]

But it is played with a brass mouthpiece - usually trumpet, I think!

All right, put one of those Kelly mouthpieces in it then!

I can be pedantic too, you know.... :lol: :lol:

 

[mikelyons]

I can be pedantic too, you know.... :lol: :lol: