In reply to Vilaas Shetty's request for more good violin concertos, if you
go to Louis Spohr (1784-1859), You'll have around 17 to choose from!  You
see, unlike most of the top violin concerto composers, Spohr was himself a
professional violinist (in his prime he was rated 2nd only to Paganini) and
needed a regular supply of new works to present to his audiences.  No 9 in
D minor is generally reckoned to be one of his best but, perhaps, the most
famous one is No 8 in A minor, in the form of an operatic scena, written
in 1816 especially for the Italian market, where it went down very well.
Another unusual concerto of his is No 14 in A minor (Concertino No 3,"
Sonst und Jetzt") where he caricatures the playing style of Paganini and
his followers.  The 2nd of the 2 movements includes an obbligato part for
snare drum.

Of course, if you want to hear the kind of music that Spohr was poking fun
at I suggest you go to Paganini himself, in particular his violin concerto
No 4 in D minor.  I can imagine the Maestro grinning all over his dial as
he plays to the gallery in the finale complete with occasional tambourine
accompaniment.

You'll find all the Spohr violin concertos on the CPO label and Phillips
include Paganini's first 4 concertos in a 2 CD set entitled " The Best of
Paganini"

Good listening, John H.  White [log in to unmask]