What's your favorite (short) solo with orchestra?

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What's your favorite (short) solo with orchestra?

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1- I was thinking more of a solo(instrument/voice) w/orchestra acc. not a solo within the orchestra
2- Hopefully under 5 minutes (either an individual work or mvt. of a concerto)
3- Scary/wow factor preferred over 'well wasn't that just the cutest little piece'

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The second movement of John Adams's "Gnarly Buttons" is a bit under six minutes. It definitely has a WOW factor, though.
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um...."not a solo within the orchestra". Bydlo could possibly qualify, but not the others.

The VW "Romanza"? Maybe too long, not sure of the timing.

A couple of the Mahler "Songs of the Wayfarer"...
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Urlicht from Mahler 2
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