Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! I listened to many of the recommended pieces. I particularly liked Prokofiev's concerti (especially the first one). Elgar's didn't particularly catch my fancy, which surprised me since many people seemed to like that one. Maybe I'm missing something about the piece? Also, there were a couple of pieces that I had a difficult time finding at our music library (either because there weren't recordings of it or there were too many recordings of it and I couldn't choose). Would people mind suggesting a recommended CD or performer of the following concerti? I would really appreciate it, and thank you for your comments on the others! Bach in a minor, in E major, & for two violins in d minor (if these were all on the same disc, that would be really nice) Bartok no. 2 in particular Khatchaturian in d minor (if it's with his piano concerto and/or his concerto-rhapsody in b-flat minor for violin & orchestra that would be even better) Wieniawski no. 1 in f# minor, no. 2 in d minor, the Legende (a wonderful piece I accompanied my violin partner on this past semester), and the Scherzo-tarantelle (the Legende and Scherzo don't necessarily have to be on the same CD, although it would be nice if the two concerti were on the same CD) Vilaas [log in to unmask]