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
Alberto Lizzio · view	1993	Diamond	10:59
Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Sultanov · view	1992	Warner Music	6:42
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Yefim Bronfman · view	1992	Sony Classical	11:43
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Yefim Bronfman · view	1992	Sony Classical	11:13
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset · view	1992	HMV Classics	10:48
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra, Yefim Bronfman · view	1992	Sony Music Japan International Inc.	11:04
Alfred Scholz · view	1992	PILZ	10:33
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1992	RCA Red Seal	10:44
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1992	RCA Red Seal	9:27
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1992	RCA Red Seal	10:14
György Lehel, Jenő Jandó · view	1992	Naxos	5:22
Kirill Kondrashin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1992	Decca Records	10:56
Kirill Kondrashin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1992	Decca Records	11:53
Kirill Kondrashin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra · view	1992	Decca Records	11:30
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset · view	1992	EMI Classics	12:09
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset · view	1992	EMI Classics	12:06
Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Sultanov · view	1992	Apex	12:00
Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Sultanov · view	1992	Apex	10:51
Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Sultanov · view	1992	Apex	11:36
James Newton, Erik Friedlander, Fred Hersch · view	1992	Angel Records	8:16