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
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	2001	RCA Red Seal	11:27
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	2001	RCA Red Seal	10:08
Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Benno Moiseiwitsch · view	2001	BBC Legends	10:04
Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Benno Moiseiwitsch · view	2001	BBC Legends	11:07
Malcolm Sargent, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Benno Moiseiwitsch · view	2001	BBC Legends	9:54
Alexander Gibson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2001	Planet Media	10:33
Alexander Gibson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2001	Planet Media	12:01
Alexander Gibson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2001	Planet Media	11:23
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2001	Warner Classics	11:56
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2001	Warner Classics	11:57
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	2001	Warner Classics	11:31
Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	2000	Sony Music UK	12:27
Vladimir Golschmann, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Pennario · view	2000	EMI Classics	11:13
Vladimir Golschmann, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Pennario · view	2000	EMI Classics	10:49
Vladimir Golschmann, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Pennario · view	2000	EMI Classics	10:25
Antoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, İdil Biret · view	2000	Naxos	12:01
Arvo Volmer, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra · view	2000	Consonant Works	12:16
Arvo Volmer, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra · view	2000	Consonant Works	11:17
Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	2000	Classic FM	11:08
Stanisław Wisłocki, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter · view	2000	Deutsche Grammophon	2:29