Piano Concerto no. 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Vladimir Ashkenazy & Wiener Philharmoniker & Bernard Haitink

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 is the second piano concerto by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed in 1881. The four-movement Romantic concerto combines symphonic scope with demanding solo piano writing, featuring expansive themes, dense orchestral textures and a broadly lyrical slow movement, and it occupies a pivotal place in Brahms's middle-period output as a demonstration of his mature orchestral and pianistic synthesis.
First released: 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
    18:46
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appasionato
    9:32
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: III. Andante
    13:08
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso
    9:29

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