Piano Concerto no. 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado & Alfred Brendel

Piano Concerto No. 2 is the second piano concerto by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed and premiered in 1881. The work blends symphonic breadth with virtuosic piano writing across four movements, featuring expansive melodies, dense orchestration and contrapuntal development that mark a mature stage in Brahms's career and his consolidation of concerto and symphonic practices.

Piano Concerto no. 2 by Brahms - album cover

First released: 9th April 1992

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. Andante
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegro grazioso - un poco più presto
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