Piano Concerto no. 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Bernard Haitink & Alfred Brendel

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83, is the second piano concerto by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed and first performed in 1881. The four-movement Romantic concerto features expansive symphonic writing, lyrical piano passages and contrapuntal textures, reflecting Brahms's mature orchestral technique and placing the work prominently in the late-19th-century concerto repertoire.

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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
    18:05
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
    9:25
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: III. Andante – Più adagio
    12:14
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    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto
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