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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.

Most recorded performers

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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)

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.

Unknown749

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestosoValery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov Year: 2011	2011	Mariinsky	20:50
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestosoVladimir Spivakov, National Philharmonic of Russia, Nikolaj Tokarev Year: 2010	2010	Sony Classical	22:17
Concerto pour piano No. 1 en si bémol mineur, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppoMikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 2010	2010	EMI Classics	3:23
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino sempliceAnatole Fistoulari, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Earl Wild Year: 2010	2010	Reader’s Digest Music	7:18
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoVladimir Spivakov, National Philharmonic of Russia, Nikolaj Tokarev Year: 2010	2010	Sony Classical	7:34
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino sempliceVladimir Spivakov, National Philharmonic of Russia, Nikolaj Tokarev Year: 2010	2010	Sony Classical	7:35
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro Con FuocoEdo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Orozco Year: 2009	2009	Classic FM	7:07
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco - Molto meno mosso - Allegro vivoOsmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2009	2009	Hyperion	6:46
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Andantino sempliceOsmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2009	2009	Hyperion	6:20
Piano concerto no. 1 in B minor: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Sudbin Year: 2009	2009	Classic FM	8:30
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoThomas Hengelbrock, Munich Philharmonic, Alice Sara Ott Year: 2009	2009	Deutsche Grammophon	7:09
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo IThomas Hengelbrock, Munich Philharmonic, Alice Sara Ott Year: 2009	2009	Deutsche Grammophon	7:00
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro conThomas Hengelbrock, Munich Philharmonic, Alice Sara Ott Year: 2009	2009	Deutsche Grammophon	20:57
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spiritoJames Judd, London Symphony Orchestra, John Lill Year: 2009	2009	X5 Music Group	20:29
Piano Concerto no. 1: I.Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rafael Orozco Year: 2009	2009	Decca Records	3:37
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spiritoOsmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 2009	2009	Hyperion	19:11
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuocoLondon Symphony Orchestra Year: 2009	2009	X5 Music Group	7:02
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - PrestissimoLondon Symphony Orchestra Year: 2009	2009	X5 Music Group	7:33
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B‐Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - PrestissimoLawrence Foster, The Hallé, Jean-Bernard Pommier Year: 2008	2008	Warner Classics	7:31
Piano Concerto No.1Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 2008	2008	Demon Music Group	3:00

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