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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Concerto, composed 1875. 749 recordings in this catalogue, from 1931 to 2025. Scored for Piano.

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London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 59 recordings

Emil Gilels

Soloist · 38 recordings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 37 recordings

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 36 recordings

Kirill Kondrashin

Conductor · 33 recordings

Vladimir Horowitz

Soloist · 33 recordings

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 31 recordings

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 27 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

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Anton Nanut, Bystrík Režucha, Slovak Philharmonic
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1987 · on 33 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Charles Dutoit, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Martha Argerich
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1970 · on 19 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Symphony, Sviatoslav Richter
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1962 · on 16 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Kirill Kondrashin, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1958 · on 14 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Lorin Maazel, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1963 · on 11 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Recordings (749 of 749)

Conductor

Kirill Kondrashin33 Herbert von Karajan22 Arturo Toscanini19 Charles Dutoit18 Kurt Masur17 András Ligeti16 Vladimir Ashkenazy15 Yuri Temirkanov13 Bystrík Režucha11 Daniel Barenboim11 Lorin Maazel11 Fritz Reiner10

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra59 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra37 Philharmonia Orchestra36 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra27 Berlin Philharmonic22 NBC Symphony Orchestra19 New York Philharmonic19 State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation18 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra17 Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra17 Czech Philharmonic15 Philadelphia Orchestra14

Label

Sony Classical69 Deutsche Grammophon53 Decca Classics49 EMI Classics48 Warner Classics43 RCA Red Seal37 Philips29 Brilliant Classics24 Decca Records21 Мелодия21 Marston Records20 Philips Classics18

Decade

1930s16 1940s37 1950s69 1960s73 1970s56 1980s99 1990s129 2000s98 2010s60 2020s6

Credited instrument

Piano555

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestosoArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1941	1941	Sony Classical	17:30
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-moll, Op. 23: Andantino sempliceArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1941	1941	Süddeutsche Zeitung	5:48
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simpliceArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1941	1941	Sony Classical	5:44
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1941	1941	RCA Red Seal	6:07
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simplice – Prestissimo – Andantino sempliceJohn Barbirolli, New York Philharmonic, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1940	1940	Appian Publications and Recordings	6:19
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivoJohn Barbirolli, New York Philharmonic, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1940	1940	Appian Publications and Recordings	6:20
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spiritoJohn Barbirolli, New York Philharmonic, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1940	1940	Appian Publications and Recordings	19:00
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice—PrestissimoAlbert Stoessel, Josef Lhévinne Year: 1936	1936	Marston Records	6:30
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoAlbert Stoessel, Josef Lhévinne Year: 1936	1936	Marston Records	7:01
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso — Allegro con spiritoAlbert Stoessel, Josef Lhévinne Year: 1936	1936	Marston Records	15:40
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoRosario Bourdon, Josef Lhévinne Year: 1933	1933	Marston Records	7:28
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice—PrestissimoRosario Bourdon, Josef Lhévinne Year: 1933	1933	Marston Records	7:04
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoJohn Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1932	1932	RCA Red Seal	6:13
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice – PrestissimoJohn Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1932	1932	RCA Red Seal	6:55
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spiritoJohn Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1932	1932	RCA Red Seal	17:48
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Allegro con fuoco [excerpt, bars 1–174]Fritz Reiner, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1932	1932	Marston Records	3:26
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo One [excerpt, bars 1–57]Fritz Reiner, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1932	1932	Marston Records	3:33
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo One [excerpt, bars 96 to end of movement]Fritz Reiner, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1932	1932	Marston Records	3:06
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Allegro non troppo – Allegro con spirito [excerpt, bars 375–579]Fritz Reiner, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1932	1932	Marston Records	5:56
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Allegro non troppo – Allegro con spirito [excerpt, bars 605 to end of movement]Fritz Reiner, Philadelphia Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1932	1932	Marston Records	1:50

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