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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)

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, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoColin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Kovacevich Year: 1998	1998	Philips Classics	17:59
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più prestoColin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Kovacevich Year: 1998	1998	Philips Classics	9:10
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: III. AndanteColin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Kovacevich Year: 1998	1998	Philips Classics	14:34
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 (rehearsal)Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1998	1998	Naxos Historical	18:05
Concerto pour piano n° 2 en si bémol majeur (Allegro appassionato)Kurt Masur, Cécile Ousset Year: 1998	1998	-	8:49
Piano Concerto No.2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 83: IV Allegretto GraziosoAndrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 1998	1998	Erato	9:46
Piano Concerto No.2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III AndanteAndrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough Year: 1998	1998	Erato	13:09
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: AndanteStanislav Gorkovenko Year: 1997	1997	High Definition Classics	13:00
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appasionatoStanislav Gorkovenko Year: 1997	1997	High Definition Classics	9:28
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro AppassionatoHenry Mazer, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1997	1997	Jingo Records	8:41
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro Non TroppoHenry Mazer, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1997	1997	Jingo Records	16:58
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegro GraziosoHenry Mazer, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1997	1997	Jingo Records	9:37
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteHenry Mazer, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1997	1997	Jingo Records	11:42
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: 3rd Movement: AndanteHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Hans Richter-Haaser Year: 1996	1996	Disky	12:48
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteAntoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, İdil Biret Year: 1996	1996	Naxos	13:28
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoAntoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, İdil Biret Year: 1996	1996	Naxos	9:38
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoAntoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, İdil Biret Year: 1996	1996	Naxos	18:32
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoAntoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, İdil Biret Year: 1996	1996	Naxos	9:11
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoClaudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini Year: 1995	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	17:45
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoClaudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini Year: 1995	1995	Deutsche Grammophon	9:24

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