Late RomanticConcerto

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Concerto. 699 recordings in this catalogue, from 1940 to 2024. Scored for Piano.

Rank #22 Iconic Masterpiece699 recordings

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London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 rec

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 50 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 47 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 43 rec

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 40 rec

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 37 rec

Kurt Sanderling

Conductor · 30 rec

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Soloist · 30 rec

Recordings (699)

Conductor

Vladimir Ashkenazy40 Kurt Sanderling30 Leopold Stokowski27 Charles Dutoit15 Jean-Pierre Wallez14 Claudio Abbado13 Leonard Slatkin13 Michael Tilson Thomas13 André Previn12 Kirill Kondrashin12 Edo de Waart11 Stanisław Wisłocki11

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra57 Philadelphia Orchestra50 Philharmonia Orchestra47 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra43 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra26 Berlin Philharmonic21 State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation14 Chicago Symphony Orchestra13 BBC Symphony Orchestra12 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra12 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic11 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra11

Label

Decca Classics60 Sony Classical47 EMI Classics43 Deutsche Grammophon38 Decca Records34 RCA Red Seal33 Warner Classics32 Brilliant Classics25 Naxos20 RCA Victor20 Мелодия18 Philips17

Decade

1940s10 1950s18 1960s11 1970s24 1980s66 1990s155 2000s130 2010s124 2020s49

Credited instrument

Piano491 Clarinet2 Flute1 Saxophone1

Performers	Year	Label
Andrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough · view	2004	Classic FM	9:59
Theodor Guschlbauer, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, François-René Duchâble · view	2004	Apex	12:00
Erich Leinsdorf, Eileen Joyce · view	2004	Decca Records	11:37
Andrew Litton, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Hough · view	2004	Hyperion	11:03
Hans Rosbaud, Munich Philharmonic · view	2004	Deutsche Grammophon	11:18
Hans Rosbaud, Munich Philharmonic · view	2004	Deutsche Grammophon	10:40
Hans Rosbaud, Munich Philharmonic · view	2004	Deutsche Grammophon	12:01
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	2003	Golden Legacy	10:45
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	2003	Golden Legacy	10:19
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	2003	Golden Legacy	9:26
Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Krystian Zimerman · view	2003	Deutsche Grammophon	11:34
Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Krystian Zimerman · view	2003	Deutsche Grammophon	11:46
Jesús López Cobos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2003	Brilliant Classics	10:52
Jesús López Cobos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2003	Brilliant Classics	11:16
Jesús López Cobos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2003	Brilliant Classics	11:45
Rafael Kubelík, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	2003	Q Disc	11:23
Rafael Kubelík, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	2003	Q Disc	9:43
Rafael Kubelík, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	2003	Q Disc	11:12
Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Krystian Zimerman · view	2003	Deutsche Grammophon	12:15
Jean-Pierre Wallez, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	2003	International Masters Publishers	11:03