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
Stanisław Wisłocki, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter · view	1959	Deutsche Grammophon	11:11
Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	1959	Decca Classics	11:10
Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	1959	Decca Classics	9:48
Georg Solti, London Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	1959	Decca Records	11:57
Stanisław Wisłocki, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter · view	1959	Deutsche Grammophon	11:54
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn · view	1958	RCA Red Seal	10:55
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn · view	1958	Time–Life Music	11:43
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn · view	1958	RCA Red Seal	11:28
Willem van Otterloo, Residentie Orchestra, Cor de Groot · view	1953	Philips	-
Willem van Otterloo, Residentie Orchestra, Cor de Groot · view	1953	Philips	-
Willem van Otterloo, Residentie Orchestra, Cor de Groot · view	1953	Philips	-
Vladimir Golschmann, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	1952	RCA Red Seal	9:18
Vladimir Golschmann, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	1952	RCA Red Seal	9:59
Vladimir Golschmann, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	1952	RCA Red Seal	10:04
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1951	Monopoly Records	10:49
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1951	RCA Victor Gold Seal	10:57
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1951	Monopoly Records	9:48
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1940	RCA Victor	2:55
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1940	RCA Victor	3:49
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia Orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff · view	1940	RCA Victor	2:59