Ida Haendel. Yes!! I almost mentioned her. Thanks Boonton for the Goldmark tip.

In terms of popularity, this is a good list. I'll admit though, the Mozart #4 isn't as common as the list makes it out to be. Also Wieniawski #2, Dvorak, Saint-Saens #3, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole deserve at least some mention. Maybe only including one concerto by each composer would more fully round out the list?

Not that I'm making a case for it (I admit that it's FAR from the main-stream violin concertos) but the Goldmark violin concerto CERTAINLY deserves a listen!

Also, in terms of last generation's performers, will we hear any Ivry Gitlis (great Tchaikovsky recording), Ida Haendel, or Fritz Kreisler? I'm not sure if people read these things, but I'd be interested to know :)

Kudos for omitting The Four Seasons, which are great works, but deserve an occasional rest. You could have done the same for the Mendelssohn. But how could you leave out the wonderful Dvorák (a better choice for Slavic representation than Tchaikovsky), and is there anything more exciting than the opening of the Bartók #2? His first ain't bad either.

i wish you'd add a recording by ginette neveu.

Specific playlists which give prior knowledge are no longer legal except in cases of "grandfathered" stations, whihc WQXR was prior to the WNYC move, in which this facility was given up..

How are you supposed to know WHEN the various pieces are being played?

You should have included one of Ernst Von Dohnányi's two beautiful concerti in this list, and I would make a case also for the Schumann concerto!

Nice list (would have been upset had you left out Barber), but we would include the Korngold. Mozart 3 & 4, but not 5? Both Prokofiev's - not just 2? Thanks for the beatiful and exciting Glazunov - had no idea. We miss Francescatti, Szeryng, Grumiaux especially, and other great old guys.

How could you leave Bartok's Violin Concerto off the list? For shame!

Love the list. It's always such a hard thing to do. I would say I miss the Saint Saëns 3rd, though.

Didn't somebody named Vivaldi compose a violin concerto cycle called, "The Seasons?"

Where's Paganini?

I want to thank WQXR for this series of 15 Essential Violin Concertoes. So far I have missed those which were played when it was started.

Although my hearing is not the same when I was very familiar with these concertoes (I have lots more which will be played, and by other soloists), at least the newer listeners will greatly enjoy hearing your selections which you included in this collection.

Menuhin, Grumiaux, Midori, Szigeti- all have made history, those are serious omissions. Omitting Heifitz and Kreisler can perhaps be excused given the acoustical quality of their old recordings.
There are several on your list, who while estimable, have not yet made that mark.