Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor is a piano concerto by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. The concerto exemplifies late-Romantic Russian orchestral and piano writing, combining expansive lyrical themes, rich harmonic language and demanding piano writing, and it marked a major step in Rachmaninoff's return to composition after a period of creative difficulty.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Moderato (Part 1)
    2:58
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Moderato (Part 2)
    3:22

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - First Movement: Meno Mosso (Concluded)
    3:11
  2. 3.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 1)
    2:55

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 2)
    2:26
  2. 4.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Part 3)
    2:34

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto (Concluded)
    2:42
  2. 5.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 1)
    3:49

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Allegro Scherzando (Part 2)
    3:43
  2. 6.
    Concerto no. 2, in C minor, op. 18 - Third Movement: Meno Mosso (Concluded)
    3:14

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