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
Alain Trudel · view	2017	ATMA Classique	11:15
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Alexis Weissenberg · view	2017	Decca Classics	11:32
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Alexis Weissenberg · view	2017	Decca Classics	11:47
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Alexis Weissenberg · view	2017	Decca Classics	13:15
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	2017	Dutton Epoch	11:30
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	2017	Dutton Epoch	10:08
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein · view	2017	Dutton Epoch	11:16
Alain Trudel · view	2017	ATMA Classique	9:38
Krzysztof Urbański, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Anna Vinnitskaya · view	2017	Alpha Classics	11:53
Krzysztof Urbański, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Anna Vinnitskaya · view	2017	Alpha Classics	10:12
Krzysztof Urbański, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Anna Vinnitskaya · view	2017	Alpha Classics	11:21
Alexander Vedernikov, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Alexandre Tharaud · view	2017	Radio Classique	11:03
André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2017	Classic FM	11:55
Paavo Järvi, Czech Philharmonic, Khatia Buniatishvili · view	2017	Sony Classical	10:55
Eileen Joyce · view	2017	Decca Classics	11:05
Eileen Joyce · view	2017	Decca Classics	11:39
Eileen Joyce · view	2017	Decca Classics	10:35
Paavo Järvi, Czech Philharmonic, Khatia Buniatishvili · view	2017	Sony Classical	10:44
Paavo Järvi, Czech Philharmonic, Khatia Buniatishvili · view	2017	Sony Classical	10:00
RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Kyōhei Sorita · view	2016	-	12:31