Are there classical style concerti other than Hoffmeister and Stamitz?
Hoffmeister and Stamitz may have become standard classical era repertoire for having remained most consistently in print, but there are many other worthwhile original viola concerti from this period. Study of the alternatives can facilitate execution of both technical and musical details in future performances of these two inevitable warhorses. And, those suffering from Hoffmeister-aversion might give his lovely etudes a chance. Classical style concerti less difficult than Hoffmeister/Stamitz: Vanhal, Zelter, Anton Stamitz, Joseph Schubert Classical style concerti of comparable difficulty to Hoffmeister/Stamitz: Dittersdorf, Handoshkin (especially when played in the tempo of the Barshai recording), Druschetzky, Hoffstetter, Rolla Eb Concerto and several other works, and Hummel Potpourri op. 94 (of which the Fantaisie is but a small excerpt). Those who feel starved for Mozart could investigate the viola version of the clarinet concerto.
