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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: III. AndanteKirill Kondrashin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Emil Gilels Year: 1952	1952	Мелодия	11:48
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoKirill Kondrashin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Emil Gilels Year: 1952	1952	Мелодия	8:06
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoKirill Kondrashin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Emil Gilels Year: 1952	1952	Мелодия	16:35
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat Major: III. AndanteRolf Reinhardt, Monique de la Bruchollerie Year: 1952	1952	TOWER RECORDS	11:30
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat Major: II. Allegro appassionatoRolf Reinhardt, Monique de la Bruchollerie Year: 1952	1952	TOWER RECORDS	8:36
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat Major: IV-Allegretto graziosoRolf Reinhardt, Monique de la Bruchollerie Year: 1952	1952	TOWER RECORDS	8:45
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat Major: I. Allegro non troppoRolf Reinhardt, Monique de la Bruchollerie Year: 1952	1952	TOWER RECORDS	16:58
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoCarl Schuricht, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus Year: 1952	1952	Decca Records	8:18
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante – Più adagioArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1951	1951	RCA Victor Red Seal	10:54
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più prestoArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1951	1951	RCA Victor Red Seal	9:46
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1951	1951	RCA Victor Red Seal	8:17
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoArturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1951	1951	RCA Victor Red Seal	16:32
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoKirill Kondrashin, Czech Philharmonic, Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1950	1950	Urania	16:35
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoKirill Kondrashin, Czech Philharmonic, Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1950	1950	Urania	8:28
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoKirill Kondrashin, Czech Philharmonic, Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1950	1950	Urania	9:05
Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. AndanteKirill Kondrashin, Czech Philharmonic, Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1950	1950	Urania	11:28
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: III. AndanteIssay Dobrowen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Solomon Cutner Year: 1947	1947	History	12:45
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: IV. Allegro graziosoIssay Dobrowen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Solomon Cutner Year: 1947	1947	History	8:29
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoIssay Dobrowen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Solomon Cutner Year: 1947	1947	History	16:04
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoIssay Dobrowen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Solomon Cutner Year: 1947	1947	History	8:13

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