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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

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

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 of 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
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Eberhard Finke Year: 1967	1967	Deutsche Grammophon Resonance	9:09
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoVladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	High Definition Tape Transfers	8:53
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. AndanteVladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	High Definition Tape Transfers	12:33
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appasionatoVladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	High Definition Tape Transfers	9:13
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoVladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	High Definition Tape Transfers	17:36
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Eberhard Finke Year: 1967	1967	Deutsche Grammophon Resonance	17:42
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Eberhard Finke Year: 1967	1967	Deutsche Grammophon Resonance	9:52
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante - Più adagioDaniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	Warner Classics	13:00
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoDaniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	Warner Classics	9:21
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoDaniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	Warner Classics	19:19
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoDaniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	9:34
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	17:10
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83 II. Allegro appassionatoJohn Barbirolli, The Hallé, John Ogdon Year: 1966	1966	BBC Legends	8:37
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83 III. Andante più adagioJohn Barbirolli, The Hallé, John Ogdon Year: 1966	1966	BBC Legends	11:35
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più prestoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1966	1966	Columbia Masterworks	9:36
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante - Più Adagio - Tempo IGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	12:39
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83 I. Allegro non troppoJohn Barbirolli, The Hallé, John Ogdon Year: 1966	1966	BBC Legends	16:55
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	8:40
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83 IV. Allegretto grazioso un poco più prestoJohn Barbirolli, The Hallé, John Ogdon Year: 1966	1966	BBC Legends	8:51
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Istomin Year: 1965	1965	Sony Classical	9:34

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