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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
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Istomin Year: 1965	1965	Sony Classical	18:13
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Istomin Year: 1965	1965	Sony Classical	9:08
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Istomin Year: 1965	1965	Sony Classical	13:10
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante – Più adagioAlexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1963	1963	BBC Legends	12:22
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più prestoAlexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1963	1963	BBC Legends	9:33
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoAlexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1963	1963	BBC Legends	8:59
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoAlexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1963	1963	BBC Legends	18:20
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoCarlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1962	1962	EMI Studio DRM	9:59
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoCarlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1962	1962	EMI Studio DRM	19:17
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionataCarlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1962	1962	EMI Studio DRM	9:22
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteCarlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau Year: 1962	1962	EMI Studio DRM	12:08
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Leon Fleisher Year: 1962	1962	Sony Classical	9:02
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Jules Eskin Year: 1962	1962	Sony Classical	12:55
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Leon Fleisher Year: 1962	1962	Sony Classical	8:33
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Leon Fleisher Year: 1962	1962	Sony Classical	17:02
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1962	1962	Мелодия	12:01
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1962	1962	Мелодия	9:14
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1962	1962	Мелодия	17:56
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1962	1962	Мелодия	8:34
Concerto no. 2 op. 83: III. AndanteMario Rossi, Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1962	1962	Stradivarius	13:02

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