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
Walter Goehr, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Philippe Entremont · view	-	-	9:26
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	-	Parlophone France	4:49
Jesús López Cobos, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hélène Grimaud · view	-	Union Square Music	11:41
Valentina Lisitsa · view	-	-	-
Yoel Levi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Martino Tirimo · view	-	Classics for Pleasure	11:37
Yoel Levi, Philharmonia Orchestra, Martino Tirimo · view	-	Classics for Pleasure	11:47
Witold Rowicki, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter · view	-	Philips	-
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Moura Lympany · view	-	Classics for Pleasure	-
Nikolai Malko, Philharmonia Orchestra, Moura Lympany · view	-	Music for Pleasure	10:45
Nikolai Malko, Philharmonia Orchestra, Moura Lympany · view	-	Music for Pleasure	10:16
Anatole Fistoulari, New Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	-	Audio Archive Classics	11:08
Anatole Fistoulari, New Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	-	Audio Archive Classics	11:17
Anatole Fistoulari, New Symphony Orchestra, Julius Katchen · view	-	Audio Archive Classics	9:47
Kirill Petrenko, Dejan Lazić · view	-	Channel Classics	3:58
Kirill Karabits, Vanessa Benelli Mosell · view	-	Decca Classics	11:39
Kirill Karabits, Vanessa Benelli Mosell · view	-	Decca Classics	11:54
Kirill Karabits, Vanessa Benelli Mosell · view	-	Decca Classics	11:07
Gennady Provatorov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Svetlana Navasardyan · view	-	Amadis	12:23
Gennady Provatorov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Svetlana Navasardyan · view	-	Amadis	13:03
Gennady Provatorov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Svetlana Navasardyan · view	-	Amadis	10:42