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
Michael Sanderling, Dresden Philharmonic · view	2015	Sony Classical	11:44
Michael Sanderling, Dresden Philharmonic · view	2015	Sony Classical	11:45
Michael Sanderling, Dresden Philharmonic · view	2015	Sony Classical	11:29
Heiko Mathias Förster, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear · view	2015	Steinway & Sons	11:31
Heiko Mathias Förster, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear · view	2015	Steinway & Sons	12:01
Heiko Mathias Förster, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear · view	2015	Steinway & Sons	10:40
Fabio Luisi, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Lise de la Salle · view	2015	Philharmonia Records	12:59
Fabio Luisi, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Lise de la Salle · view	2015	Philharmonia Records	12:16
Fabio Luisi, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Lise de la Salle · view	2015	Philharmonia Records	11:35
Michael Francis, London Symphony Orchestra, Valentina Lisitsa · view	2015	Classic FM	10:11
Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic · view	2014	RCA Red Seal	11:56
Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic · view	2014	RCA Red Seal	10:27
Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic · view	2014	RCA Red Seal	10:53
Volodymyr Sirenko, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Klára Würtz · view	2014	Brilliant Classics	11:07
Maurice Abravanel, Raymond Lewenthal · view	2014	Deutsche Grammophon	11:15
Maurice Abravanel, Raymond Lewenthal · view	2014	Deutsche Grammophon	9:21
Maurice Abravanel, Raymond Lewenthal · view	2014	Deutsche Grammophon	10:12
Lang Lang · view	2013	Deutsche Grammophon	4:20
Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra · view	2013	Sony Music	12:33
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Denis Matsuev · view	2013	RCA Red Seal	11:19