Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.83

Album by Johannes Brahms & Van Cliburn & Fritz Reiner & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 is a piano concerto by Johannes Brahms, completed and premiered in 1881. A large-scale Romantic work for solo piano and orchestra, it is notable for its four-movement, symphonic scope and for combining expansive lyrical writing, virtuosic passages and contrapuntal textures, representing Brahms's mature approach to the concerto genre following his earlier piano concerto.
First released: 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.83: I. Allegro non troppo
    17:45
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.83: II. Allegro appassionato
    8:37
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.83: III. Andante - Piu adagio
    12:36
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op.83: IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco piu presto
    8:57

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