Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

by Sergey Rakhmaninov

Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 March 1950
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This historical archival recording features the legendary Russian composer performing his most famous and enduringly popular concerto. His interpretation offers a remarkably fluid, unsentimental approach, prioritizing structural clarity and forward momentum over excessive romantic rubato.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, orchestral, virtuosic, melodic, majestic

Tracklist

  1. First Movement: Moderato (Part 1)
  2. First Movement: Moderato (Part 2)
  3. First Movement: Moderato (Concluded)
  4. Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 1)
  5. Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 2)
  6. Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Concluded)
  7. Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 1)
  8. Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 2)
  9. Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Concluded)
  10. Impromptu No. 3, In G-Flat, Op. 51

Credits

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff - primary artist, composed by
  • Arthur Rubinstein - primary artist, piano
  • Vladimir Golschmann - primary artist, conductor
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin - composed by

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