Gil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast

In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the best recordings of the major concertos, including those of Bach, Barber, Bartok, Beethoven, Berg, Brahms, Bruch, Chopin, Dvorak, Elgar, Gershwin, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rodrigo, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, and Vivaldi.

0:00 Introduction
2:34 Bach, Violin Concertos
6:22 Barber, Violin Concerto
7:59 Bartok, Piano Concertos
9:30 Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3
12:44 Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4
17:58 Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5
25:48 Beethoven, Violin Concerto
36:25 Berg, Violin Concerto
38:59 Brahms, Piano Concertos
49:48 Brahms, Violin Concerto
1:07:24 Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1
1:10:01 Chopin, Piano Concertos
1:16:06 Dvořák, Cello Concerto
1:21:32 Elgar, Cello Concerto
1:23:36 Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
1:27:06 Grieg, Piano Concerto
1:34:04 Liszt, Piano Concertos
1:37:07 Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto
1:41:50 Mozart, Clarinet Concerto
1:44:22 Mozart, Horn Concertos
1:45:48 Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20
1:53:47 Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21
1:56:12 Mozart, Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24
2:01:05 Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 27
2:03:25 Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante
2:05:17 Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3
2:07:11 Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
2:13:47 Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3
2:19:09 Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2:21:48 Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major
2:23:58 Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez
2:25:04 Saint-Saëns, Piano Concertos
2:27:25 Schumann, Piano Concerto
2:30:19 Shostakovich, Violin & Cello Concertos No. 1
2:32:28 Sibelius, Violin Concerto
2:37:39 Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1
2:45:27 Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
2:52:25 Vivaldi, The Four Seasons