The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900. The complete work was premiered, again with the composer as soloist, on 9 November 1901, with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting.
| Date of composition | 1901 |
| Premiered | 1901, November 9th in Russia, Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov |
| Type | Concerto |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 18 |
| Approx. duration | 32 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
Orchestra |
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Sergueï Rachmaninov: Concerto pour piano n°2 en do mineur, Op. 18 Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov: Concerto per pianoforte n. 2 in do minore, Op. 18 Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Konzert Nr. 2 für Klavier c-moll, Op. 18 |
Piano Concerto number 2 in C minor, op 18 - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) I. Moderato II. Adagio sostenuto (11:04 ) III. Allegro scherzando (22:31) Final of the XVIII Santander Piano Competition "Paloma O'Shea" (2015), Palacio de Festivales of Santander Orchestra: Spanish Radio Orchestra (Orquesta de la RTVE) Conductor: Pablo González Juan Pérez Floristán, winner of the 2015 Santander Piano Competition Instagram: @juanfloristanpiano Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuanFloristan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juanperezfloristanpiano Website: http://www.juanperezfloristan.com
Includes all 3 movements. Taken from "Sergey Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos 2 & 3 (2004)" Mvt. 1 is 0:00 to 11:10 Mvt. 2 is 11:14 to 22:10 Mvt. 3 is 22:20 to 34:00 Quality - FLAC, audio bitrate: 512kbps* Video MP4 - 358kbps Audio should be perfect in 720p quality. I also should note that this is my favorite version of this Piano Concerto, as the intro is slightly "better paced" then other versions, where I believe it to be played too quickly, not savoring the notes enough. Credits: Yefim Bronfman (Piano) The Philharmonica Esa-Pekka Salonen Gary Schultz (Producer) Kevin P. Boutote (Engineer) Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio 1 London England, October 5-8th, 1990 www.sonyclassical.com This record was enhanced using 20-bit technology for "high-definition sound". *Change to 720p Video to get the a 192 kbps Audio Stream (the highest you can get on YouTube) SMK 93105 0931052000 Sergei Rachmaninov
I Moderato - II Adagio sostenuto - III Allegro scherzando. ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conductor ARVO VOLMER, soloist DARIA PARKHOMENKO (Russia) Tallinn International Piano Competition 2016: Third prize
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18 1. Moderato Più vivo Allegro 2. Adagio sostenuto 3. Allegro scherzando Lang Lang Piano The Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev Conductor
Support us on Patreon and get more content: https://www.patreon.com/classicalvault --- Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 1 Moderato 2 Adagio sostenuto - Più animato - Tempo I 3 Allegro scherzando Denis Matsuev, piano Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra Han-Na Chang, conductor London, Proms 2014
Arthur Rubinstein, piano; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, cond. RCA/BMG, recorded Jan. 9, 1956 I Moderato II Adagio sostenuto III Allegro scherzando
Provided to YouTube by Believe SAS Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato · San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Jorda, Alexander Brailowsky Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 ℗ De Ferrari Comunicazione s.r.l. Released on: 2017-09-19 Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov Auto-generated by YouTube.