What happened to Grieg. I never hear that one

While at any given hour I might prefer to hear the first piano concerto of Beethoven, or Schumann, or Liszt, or almost any Russian, I respect and admire most the powerful romanticism of the Brahms First Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 15.

I'm surprised Rachmaninoff's #2, and Grieg's, did not make the cut.

Love Chopin, love Lizst but Tchaikovsky is an addiction I've dealt with since childhood...nothing I can do about it!

Franz is at the top of my list. Twenty-six years in the making: procrastinators take heart!

They are all beautiful but Chopin will always get my vote.

As a little boy a can remember watching Margaret O'Brien in a movie where she had this Concerto played and the music was OUTSTANDING!

They are all beautiful but Chopin always gets my vote.

I was introduced to classical music at age 13, and my first LP [a gift] was Van Cliburn's recording of Tchaikovsky's piano concerto no. 1. That was in 1956, and I still have it, along with a newer recording on CD.

When Cliburn returned from Moscow and played this piece on the Steve Allen show I thought I just have to hear more of this type of music. Thus began my search on radio. (There were more classical music stations on AM and FM then) My first classical album however was Beethoven Fifth on 78's conducted by Felix Weingartner.

While Chopin's concertos have often been criticized for having less than stellar orchestrations, I still find his first concerto sublimely beautiful. And while I have not heard the Pires recording, I look forward to her interpretation, since she is one of the most poetic pianists around, as was Guiomar Novaes, whose decades-old recording is still the gold standard so far as I am concerned. Please play the Chopin!

I was first introduced to this concerto in my teens, and was entranced by the thrid movement. I love the Tchaivosky also, but something about the lively finale of the Chopin still makes me soar with joy.
PS I was born in the same year as WQXR

I'd like to vote for that magnificent piece of music, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, and I do think that Stephen Hough and Osmo Vanska would do it beautifully.

I chose Tchaikovsky, which is an old horse, because I want to hear what Stephen Hough does with it. I feel Maestro Hough is under represented amongst the great pianists of our time. His recordings of the Saint Saens Piano concertos are the best available on CD now.

Today, is Chopin for me! Miss Joao Pires' technique is sublime !

Stephen Hough is an unusually talented pianist who we do not hear ofTten enough. It's the Tschaikowsky for me.

When it comes to romance, Tschaikovsky is my favorite!

No contest - it's Tchaikovsky for me!

First choice is the Tchaikovsky - it's so magnificent - but the others are wonderful as well. I love the Showdown at High Noon! It's such a great way to get everyone involved with this beautiful music. Thank you!

They're all wonderful, but first choice is Chopin!

Tchaikovsky is my choice; but the others are wonderful as well.

Chopin, the "poet of the piano" always. Thanks for the showdown at noon Wednesdays. Great idea. But, don't hesitate long in playing Liszt or Tchaikovsky: They're both wonderful!

Nothing like Arthur Rubenstein and Chopin. No contest!

I prefer Beethoven's First PC, really. There's incredible Romantic passion in the restraint of that second movement. But I'll gladly go with the Liszt, thanks!

My choice is Chopin 1st.Thank you!
Jon Fletcher