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
Kurt Sanderling, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter · view	2018	Yedang Entertainment Company	11:42
Yuri Temirkanov, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Krainev · view	2018	Мелодия	11:28
Yuri Temirkanov, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Krainev · view	2018	Мелодия	10:15
Yuri Temirkanov, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Krainev · view	2018	Мелодия	11:23
Vladimir Ponkin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Boris Berezovsky · view	2018	Мелодия	11:19
Vladimir Ponkin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Boris Berezovsky · view	2018	Мелодия	10:32
Vladimir Ponkin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Boris Berezovsky · view	2018	Мелодия	11:00
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov · view	2018	Deutsche Grammophon	11:47
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Aldo Ciccolini · view	2018	LPO	11:57
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Aldo Ciccolini · view	2018	LPO	12:41
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Aldo Ciccolini · view	2018	LPO	11:24
Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Denis Matsuev · view	2018	Mariinsky	9:52
Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Denis Matsuev · view	2018	Mariinsky	11:21
Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Denis Matsuev · view	2018	Mariinsky	9:52
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov · view	2018	Deutsche Grammophon	12:16
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov · view	2018	Deutsche Grammophon	11:14
Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, Leff Pouishnoff · view	2018	Marston Records	10:43
Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, Leff Pouishnoff · view	2018	Marston Records	9:47
Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, Leff Pouishnoff · view	2018	Marston Records	10:33
Alain Trudel · view	2017	ATMA Classique	10:30