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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 by Johannes Brahms, Concerto, composed 1878–1881. 528 recordings in this catalogue, from 1929 to 2025. Scored for Piano.

Most recorded performers

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Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 46 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 30 recordings

Claudio Arrau

Soloist · 26 recordings

Bernard Haitink

Conductor · 25 recordings

Kirill Kondrashin

Conductor · 25 recordings

Maurizio Pollini

Soloist · 24 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

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Erich Leinsdorf, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1960 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
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Eugen Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic, Emil Gilels and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1972 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
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Claudio Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1976 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
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Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1962 · on 7 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
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Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1967 · on 7 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
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Recordings (528)

Conductor

Bernard Haitink25 Kirill Kondrashin25 Eugene Ormandy23 Wilhelm Furtwängler21 Claudio Abbado20 Arturo Toscanini18 Daniel Barenboim16 Charles Munch12 Christian Thielemann12 Eugen Jochum12 Fritz Reiner12 George Szell12

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic47 Vienna Philharmonic47 London Symphony Orchestra30 Philadelphia Orchestra23 Philharmonia Orchestra22 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra21 NBC Symphony Orchestra18 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra17 Boston Symphony Orchestra16 Chicago Symphony Orchestra16 BBC Symphony Orchestra12 New York Philharmonic12

Label

Sony Classical63 Deutsche Grammophon60 Decca Records43 Decca Classics37 Warner Classics37 RCA Red Seal34 Philips Classics25 EMI Classics22 RCA Victor Red Seal20 Naxos Historical17 Мелодия13 High Definition Tape Transfers12

Decade

1920s4 1930s4 1940s31 1950s53 1960s109 1970s61 1980s13 1990s68 2000s58 2010s65 2020s29

Credited instrument

Piano448

Performance practice

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

Unknown528

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoAndré Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez Year: 1989	1989	Telarc Digital	9:39
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. AndanteAndré Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez Year: 1989	1989	Telarc Digital	13:05
Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo (excerpt)Ali Rahbari, Brussels Philharmonic, Jenő Jandó Year: 1989	1989	Naxos	8:35
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoAndré Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez Year: 1989	1989	Telarc Digital	17:39
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoAndré Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez Year: 1989	1989	Telarc Digital	9:22
Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 83: Allegretto graziosoAtlanta Symphony Orchestra, Peter Serkin Year: 1987	1987	Pro-Arte Records	9:31
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Krystian Zimerman Year: 1984	1984	Deutsche Grammophon	14:31
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Krystian Zimerman Year: 1984	1984	Deutsche Grammophon	9:04
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoLeonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Krystian Zimerman Year: 1984	1984	Deutsche Grammophon	9:20
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteBernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Philharmonic Year: 1982	1982	Decca Classics	13:09
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoBernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Philharmonic Year: 1982	1982	Decca Classics	9:30
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appasionatoBernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Philharmonic Year: 1982	1982	Decca Classics	9:33
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoBernard Haitink, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Philharmonic Year: 1982	1982	Decca Classics	18:46
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoDaniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic Year: 1979	1979	CBS Records Masterworks	9:01
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoDaniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic Year: 1979	1979	CBS Records Masterworks	9:08
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoDaniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic Year: 1979	1979	CBS Records Masterworks	17:49
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante - Più adagioDaniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic Year: 1979	1979	CBS Records Masterworks	12:55
Konzert Nr. 2 B-dur, op. 83 für Klavier und Orchester: 4. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più prestoEugen Jochum, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Michel Béroff Year: 1979	1979	Weitblick	8:47
Konzert Nr. 2 B-dur, op. 83 für Klavier und Orchester: 2. Allegro appassionatoEugen Jochum, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Michel Béroff Year: 1979	1979	Weitblick	8:46
Konzert Nr. 2 B-dur, op. 83 für Klavier und Orchester: 3. Andante - Più adagioEugen Jochum, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Michel Béroff Year: 1979	1979	Weitblick	12:33

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